Lovers and other strangers 1970 cast and crew as mike michael brandon and susan bonnie bedelia prepare to wed, the couples families bring their. Renee taylor is an american actress, perhaps best known for playing fran dreschers voracious and outspoken mother, sylvia fine, on the tv series the nan. The film nicely infuses humor into such weighty issues as divorce, sexual dissatisfaction, and infidelity. Lovers and other strangers 1970 sylvester stallone. Wellknown actors in their very early years play some of the roles. At the center are the newlyweds, whove been shacked up for a year each with an imaginary roommate who mysteriously fails to appear at the ceremony. The odd thing is that todays younger generation will probably miss the film s focus and say. But since uncooked tots rapidly disintegrate upon contact. Cloris leachman celebrity profile check out the latest cloris leachman photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Lovers and other strangers script scripts on screen. The cast includes richard castellano, gig young, cloris leachman, anne jackson, beatrice. Even though abortion was legal in new york state, it was illegal in many other regions of the country, and as such sparked controversy.
Upon its release, the film of lovers and other strangers proved an. Accomplished writers and actors, theirs is one of the more enduring pop culture. Lovers and other strangers tells in a delightful way of the marriage of a young couple who have been making it on the sly for over a year. Can you name the best supporting actor nominees 1970 present test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The episode title is a take on the title of the 1970 comedy film based on a play lovers and other strangers. Oscar winning song from lovers and other strangers.
Perry was a guest star on the star trek tv series in a memorable first season episode in 1967, tomorrow is yesterday, playing captain john christopher. Lovers and other strangers is as pleasant and genuinely amusing a comedy as were likely to find this year. Also, susans father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in tv serials including the virginian. Roger ebert november 03, 1970 lovers and other strangers is as pleasant and genuinely amusing a comedy as were likely to find this year. Weenie tot lovers and other strangers married with.
Those who lived through the 70s will enjoy it more than those born since the last. Lovers and other strangers 1970 jay higgins 20090802. Directed by gerry cohen and written by kevin curran, the episode originally aired on fox on march 24, 1991. Quiz by cschleichsrun best supporting actor nominees 1970 present quiz by cschleichsrun. Mikes brother richie and his wife joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout catholic mother beatrice. Sailor suit lily lovers 1983 art history 2011 rope and boys 1987. Lovers and other strangers is a 1970s comedic film based on a famous play by renee taylor. Based on a broadway play, lovers and other strangers takes a hilarious look at the generation gap and at the differing love lifestyles of the parents, friends and relatives at a young couples wedding. To give the film a boxoffice name, susskind and howard cast gig young as the. Lovers and other strangers 1970 cy howard synopsis.
With ed oneill, katey sagal, amanda bearse, christina applegate. Also, susans father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister wilma is going. This film worked for me years ago when i first sw it, and it still draws laughs today. Hysterically funny film with a once in a lifetime cast. The first deals with the leadup to a seduction, the second with a married couples quarrel, the third with a groom getting cold feet the night before.
Bonnie bedelia culkin born march 25, 1948 is an american actress. Father of the bride hal has problems with his longsuffering mistress, cathy anne jackson, who spends much of the film sitting on the toilet, crying her eyes out. Watch lovers and other strangers 1970 movie online. Its from 1970, and captures that period quite well. Lovers and other strangers dvd, 2019 for sale online ebay. Lovers and other strangers written by renee taylor and joseph bologna came into the spotlight in the 60s. He was nominated twice for the golden globe award for best supporting actor. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. The title is a riff on the 1970 film love and other strangers.
Cy howard s 1970 film lovers and other strangers, which stars bea arthur, bonnie bedelia, michael brandon, anne jackson, diane keaton, and cloris leachman, celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. Lovers and other strangers is neither the classiest nor most accomplished romantic comedy ever made, but it does manage to reflect its times without undue embarrassment, something few movies achieved in 1970. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Although lovers and other strangers in which taylor starred as the. Lovers and other strangers 1970 plot keywords imdb. After beginning her career in theatre, she starred in the cbs daytime soap opera love of life 19611967 before making her movie debut in the gypsy moths 1969. Marian hailey was born on february 1, 1941 in portland, oregon, usa.
Sure, the film opens with groomtobe mike michael brandon neurotically ranting about his cold. Its plot, which defies summary, circles about a wedding. By todd garbarini cy howards 1970 film lovers and other strangers, which. Lovers and other strangers 45th anniversary screening, l. Aug 14, 2017 bologna and taylor cowrote and starred in the broadway show lovers and others strangers in 1968. The pair then earned oscar nominations for their screenplay adaptation for the 1970 film starring gig young and bea arthur. Castellano, gig young, cloris leachman, anne jackson, bea arthur, bonnie bedelia, michael brandon, harry guardino, anne meara, bob dishy, marian hailey, joseph hindy, and, in her film debut, diane keaton. Also, susans father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister wilma is going through her.
This engaging comedy focuses on the effect that susan and mikes marriage has on their family and friends. Lovers and other strangers 1970 mike vecchio and susan henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. With gig young, bea arthur, bonnie bedelia, diane keaton. Murder, she wrote lovers and other killers tv episode 1984. In 2002, she starred in the onewoman show bea arthur on broadway. Le film lovers and other strangers 1970 vostfr film complet. When mike and susan are introduced, mike does not wish to get married, and only agrees after speaking to susans father. Bedelia was nominated for a golden globe award for her performance in the 1983 film heart like a wheel, and for an independent spirit award for the. Susans father hal has been having an affair for years, unknown to his wife.
Gilbert, david zelag goodman, joseph bologna, renee taylor. When she was starring in maude 1972, she was doing an episode about abortion. Renee taylor, joseph bologna lead lovers and other strangers. It follows the story of mike and susan, a man and a woman who are about to get married. By todd garbarini cy howards 1970 film lovers and other strangers, which stars bea arthur, bonnie bedelia, michael brandon, anne jackson, diane keaton, and cloris leachman, celebrates its 45th. Cinerama releasing corporation crc was a motion picture company established in 1967 that originally released films produced by its namesake parent company that was considered an instant major. The story is essentially a series of vignettes and anecdotes, unified by an impending marriage. Comedy vignettes reveal amusing and compassionate fashion. Lovers, friends and strangers is the seventh studio album released by american country music singer, barbara mandrell, released in may 1977 mandrells success was beginning to build with the release of this album. But, according to imdb, this msw episode contains the smallest credited cast of the series, while not acknowledging several performers having speaking roles. Lovers and other strangers 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The wedding sequence features cloris leachman, bea arthur, gig young, bonnie bedelia, anne meara and the great richard castellano.
Oct 18, 2015 richard salvatore castellano was an american actor who is best remembered for his oscarnominated role in lovers and other strangers and his subsequent role as peter clemenza in the godfather. One of the things that distinguishes 1970s ensemble comedy lovers and other strangers is the way that it uses a wedding to explore the dynamics of malefemale relationships without relying too hard on the triedandtrue tropes of the wedding film. Leadoff single married, but not to each other, which originally appeared on 1976s midnight angel, was mandrells biggest hit yet on the billboard country. When kelly lands the spot, al gets a years supply of his favorite mock food. Guardinos other film credits include houseboat, pork chop hill about the korean war, the five pennies, king of kings, madigan, lovers and other strangers, dirty harry and the enforcer. Taylor was nominated for an academy award for cowriting the screenplay for the film lovers and other strangers 1970. This was the first r rated film that we ever took my mother to see. Audio commentary by film historian lee gambin trailers. Lovers and other strangers dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Lovers and other strangers 1970 cast and crew moviefone. Her film appearances include lovers and other strangers 1970 and mame 1974. Lovers and other strangers is a pleasant exception that hits the mark. Lovers and other tanners is episode five in season six of full house. Mike vecchio and susan henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding.
Lovers and other strangers is a 1970 american romantic comedy film directed by cy howard, adapted from the 1968 broadway play of the same name by. The pair also won a writers guild award for their 1971 movie made for each other in which they also starred. Harry guardino, 69, an actor in romantic and gangster roles. Le film lovers and other strangers 1970 vostfr admin 20170407t02. Keaton made her film debut in lovers and other strangers 1970. Its divided into perhaps two dozen isolated scenes that still look ready to be presented on a stage. Lovers and other strangers 1970 cy howard, gig young, bea arthur, bonnie bedelia february 8, 2020 mike vecchio and susan henderson are preparing for. This episodes title may parody that of the 1970 film lovers and other strangers, containing an allstar cast, a factor which this program also mirrors. Lovers and other strangers is a 1970 comedy film based on the play by renee taylor and joseph bologna.
A classic early 70s comedy concerning the events leading up to and including the traditional family wedding. Lovers and other strangers 1970 as mike michael brandon and susan bonnie bedelia prepare to wed, the couples families bring their own relationship troubles to the festivities. Mikes brother richie and his wife joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout catholic mother. She is an actress, known for harvey 1972, the survivors 1983 and lovers and other strangers 1970. Al forgoes giving money to bud for a class trip to washington dc in order to give to kelly whos going to an audition for the miss weenie tot spokesperson. Lovers and other strangers bluray disc, 2019 for sale. The whole family saw it at the dyker theater in brooklyn, and we just about fell out of the. He and his wife wrote their first broadway show lovers and other strangers, which was directed by charles grodin and ran for two months in 1968. Lovers and other strangers 1970 the movie database tmdb. Through a series of amusing vignettes, the film comically portrays old and new approaches to love and marriage. Jul 18, 1995 harry guardino, the toughtalking actor who supported himself by working at odd jobs before establishing a career in movies and television and on the stage, died yesterday at desert hospital in. Lovers and other strangers is a little known gem of a movie, and well worth watching. Charles grodin born april 21, 1935 is an american actor, comedian, author, and former television talk show host. Best supporting actor nominees 1970 present quiz by.
Joseph bologna, actor and oscar nominated screenwriter of. The classic comedy lovers and other strangers, written by and starring academy award nominees renee taylor and joseph bologna, stops in las vegas at the suncoast showroom for two performances. By todd garbarini cy howards 1970 film lovers and other strangers, which stars bea arthur, bonnie bedelia, michael brandon, anne jackson, diane keaton, and cloris leachman, celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. The film focuses on our clutural shallowness and moral immaturity. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Lovers and other strangers bluray disc details highdef digest. The cast includes richard castellano, gig young, cloris leachman, anne jackson, beatrice arthur, bonnie bedelia and, in her film debut, diane keaton. She also played sylvia fine on the television sitcom the nanny 19931999. Oscar welcomed a new wedding standard to the party when the 1970 best song award. Lovers and other strangers online 1970 movie yidio.
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