The One and Only (1978)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Carl Reiner

Writer:

Steve Gordon (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

She had to marry him. She was too embarrassed to have him as a date.

Plot:

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips...

Plot Keywords:

Wrestling | Independent Film | Number In Title

Cast

Henry Winkler	...	Andy Schmidt
Kim Darby	...	Mary Crawford
Gene Saks	...	Sidney Seltzer
William Daniels	...	Mr. Crawford
Harold Gould	...	Hector Moses
Polly Holliday	...	Mrs. Crawford
Hervé Villechaize	...	Milton Miller
Bill Baldwin	...	Announcer in Des Moines
Anthony Battaglia	...	Little Andy
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Arnold - The King
Peter Brocco	...	Autograph Hound
Brandon Cruz	...	Sherman
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Agatha Franklen
Charles Frank	...	Paul Harris
Chavo Guerrero Sr.	...	Indian Joe (as Chavo Guerrero)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Company:

Balmoral Associates

Trivia:

At one point the entire family is watching "Your Show of Shows" (1950) starring Sid Caesar, the TV program on which director Carl Reiner first made his mark.

Quotes:

Hector Moses: If your legs were as long as your schlong, you'd be a basketball player.

Movie Connections:

Features "Your Show of Shows" (1950)

Soundtrack:

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Finally a Winkler movie comes along thats better than Nightshift

Ah gees...well so many fantastic words you could use to describe The One & Only. Words such as.....er....um...ah..well atleast it's better than Nightshift. Look out for a surprise appearance from none other than Tom Bosley - as the bad guy wrestler Mr.C