We both fell hard for ingrid bergman and enjoyed goldie hawns oscar winning debut, too. Cactus flower 1969 cactus flower 1969, the film version of a broadway romantic farce, was a personal triumph for its three stars. Goldie hawn won an academy award for best supporting actress. Cactus flower full full movie, cactus flower full full movie streaming cactus flower full movie engsub watch cactus flower full english full movie online cactus flower full film online watch. Buy cactus flower movie posters from movie poster shop. Sure, theres sex in it or rather the overt idea of sex, that would surely make some back in the day blush or rather the parents of the teenagers that watched the film blush. Costar ingrid bergman was the leading actress in this one, but i think hawn was in a lead actress role, as well. An extrasloaded british bluray of the former all by itself sells for more than double the price. In 1969, the year of flower power, the sexual revolution, hippies, and vietnam, bergman came back to a different america and hollywood. He spends the first anniversary of his affair with 21yearold toni simmons on a date with an australian airhostess. As for goldie hawn, shes done so much since then its easy to not be impressed. Walter matthau the odd couple, 1968 also stars as julian winston, an easygoing bachelor dentist whose delicately balanced scheme to get married crumbles under some unexpected circumstances. Humpps research on a youthsustaining elixir is missing a. Cactus flower has a ton of great one liners, a strong 60s aesthetic, and extremely adapted from a play energy.
I just finished watching the 1969 movie cactus flower starring walter matthau and goldie hawn. She was riding high at the time as perhaps the most popular cast member of laughin, one of the toprated shows. With walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn, jack weston. Walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn language. Walter matthau also stars as julian winston, an easygoing bachelor dentist whose delicately balanced scheme crumbl. Media in category cactus flower film the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Sep 21, 2012 cactus flower is a film of miscommunication, mistaken identity, and aches for the ability to trust in those you love to hilarious effect. Mar 09, 20 cactus flower is a very quite comedy to me, in that the humor, while funny, isnt over the top or very blatant. Twentyone year old toni simmons and middle aged married dentist dr. The script, based on the broadway play of the same name which was produced by david merrick and starred lauren bacall, is excellent. This has previously been a weak spot in the films of director gene saks, whose barefoot in the park and the odd couple were both terribly tied to one set. The clever dialogue and situations have that stage play feel. Cactus flower film calcutta 1969 film caliche sangriento. Cactus flower directed by gene saks is a very amusing film featuring three stars, ingrid berman, walter matthau, and a very young goldie hawn who won an.
Cactus flower really revolves around these third wheels, these third participants, as igor and stephanie are at least at first to toni and julian. It played for years on broadway before being adapted by i. This is the movie debut of the young actress, plucked from the laughin television. Nov 28, 2012 because theres so little about cactus flower that actually reflects the year in which it was made, i think it plays better now than it did in 1969. Cactus flower is a 1969 american comedy film directed by gene saks and starring walter matthau, ingrid bergman, and goldie hawn, who won an oscar for. Cactus flower is the story of a dentist walter matthau who has told. Cactus flower is an awardwinning arizona florist, with a reputation of high quality and unique design. Cactus flower 1969 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free cactus flower full movie online on marvel biggest. Cactus flower was an enormous hit on broadway, and bacall garnered strong personal notices for her performance as stephanie, playing the role for nearly two years. Film music site cactus flower soundtrack quincy jones. Toni values honesty above all else, but their relationship is based on a lie.
The movie in general is a film you can tell is a play adaptation. All the trivia you can handle about cactus flower, 1969, directed by gene saks, with walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn. In cactus flower, just as in the importance of being earnest 75 years ago, or in she stoops to conquer 200 years ago, the plot depends upon a romance developed through mistaken identity. Im also here for the greenwich village record store and the guggenheim if youre curious about the kind of art in the guggenheim in 1969, it seems like it was mostly coathanger wire sculptures. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie cactus flower composed by quincy jones, released by bell records us in 1969. In the year of woodstock, the stonewall riots, charles manson, and the vietnam war, america could certainly use a few laughs, but cactus flower s midlife comedy must have seemed a tad out of touch. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist julian winston reconsiders marrying toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Cactus flower is a film directed by gene saks with walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn, jack weston, year. Can heironymus merkin ever forget mercy humppe and find true happiness. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he f. Locally owned and operated, cactus flower delivers to phoenix, scottsdale, paradise valley, carefree, cave creek.
Walter matthau ingrid bergman goldie hawn jack weston rick lenz vito scotti. Frankovich cast ingrid bergman in the film version. As a result, cactus flower doesnt feel very modern despite some modern themes. Couples, laden with one extra, splinter off and recouple. She was riding high at the time as perhaps the most popular. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Goldie played under her full name, goldie jeanne hawn, in walt disneys one and only genuine original family band. And of course it has ingrid bergman dancingin 1969. A pretty good time highlighted by some great performances. Directed by gene saks 1969 united states starring goldie hawn, ingrid bergman, walter matthau this charming romantic farce stars walter matthau as a dentist who, in order to keep from having to propose to his younger girlfriend goldie hawn, enlists his assistant ingrid bergman to play the part of his wifea situation that gets complicated when it becomes apparent that the older. Cast includes walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn, jack weston, rick lenz, vito scotti.
Vintage 1969 vhs cactus flower, walter matthau, goldie hawn, ingrid bergmanthis is a vintage vhs tape of the original 1969 movie cactus flower made by columbia pictures. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. So abe burrows wasnt inventing anything new when he wrote the play. Cactus flower british board of film classification. A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife. Diamond, based on abe burrowss broadway adaptation of a play by barillet and gredy. Walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn, jack weston, rick lenz director. Kaktusov cvijet je americka filmska komedija snimljena 1969. Cactus flower 1969 stream and watch online moviefone.
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with butch cassidy and the sundance kid dominating the u. Cactus flower 1969 walter matthau dvd cactus flower. Cactus flower directed by gene saks is a very amusing film featuring three stars, ingrid berman, walter matthau, and a very young goldie hawn who won an oscar for best supporting actress. Cactus flower is a 1969 american comedy film directed by gene saks and starring walter matthau, ingrid bergman, and goldie hawn, who won an oscar for her performance the screenplay was adapted by i. Protagonist, ciji lik tumaci walter matthau, je dr. It was hawns first feature film, and she won an oscar for best supporting actress. Humpp is a film with zombielike creatures wearing what appears to be dimestore rubber halloween masks who kidnap various sexy subjects and bring them to the islandbased laboratory of the title crazy doctorscientist, dr. Cactus flower is a 1969 american comedy film directed by gene saks and starring walter matthau, ingrid bergman, and goldie hawn, who won an oscar for her performance. By widening the background, diamond or somebody has managed to really convince us that cactus flower does take place now or about now in a real city. Distraught when her middleaged lover breaks a date with her, 21yearold toni simmons attempts suicide. Cactus flower 1969 pg 1h 43min comedy, romance 16 december 1969 usa a dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife. From the 1969 film starring walter matthau, ingrid bergman and goldie hawn. This was his film debut, and i dont see any other major roles in his filmography. Because theres so little about cactus flower that actually reflects the year in which it was made, i think it plays better now than it did in 1969.
Released 1969, cactus flower stars walter matthau, ingrid bergman, goldie hawn, jack weston the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. In manhattan, dentist julian winston works with his efficient nursereceptionist stephanie dickinson, whom he compares to a cactus flower because she represses her emotions. In manhattan on their firstever daytime date, now that theyve decided to get married, dentist julian walter matthau discovers girlfriend toni goldie hawn will insist on meeting his fictional wife, at the guggenheim, in cactus flower, 1969. Cactus flower 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Clearly based on a play, this film is all dialogue, manic energy, and confusion and lies. Toni simmons believes that the only reason her married lover wont leave his wife is because of the children.
Cactus flower 1969 movie clip i m no sex goddess dentist julian walter matthau, who knows nothing about the personal life of his nurse stephanie ingrid bergman, explains over drinks that he needs somebody to play the wife he made up, to reassure his girlfriend that she s okay with them getting married, in cactus flower, 1969. The movie press agents have a theory that critics shouldnt be allowed to see a comedy in a screening room. There are no surprises in terms of where cactus flower ends up, but the journey is pretty satisfying. Cactus flower was a big hit, a starmaking film for hawn who won the oscar for best supporting actress and it helped solidify matthaus unconventional status as a leading man. Cactus flower film culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. If you dont understand the scene, a word or a sentence, feel free to ask any questions. By widening the background, diamond or somebody has managed to really convince us that cactus flower does take place now or about now in a real city new york.
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