How Sweet It Is!
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| Directed by | Jerry Paris |
| Produced by | Jerry Belson Garry Marshall |
| Written by | Jerry Belson Garry Marshall |
| Based on | The Girl in the Turquoise Bikini by Muriel Resnik |
| Starring | James Garner Debbie Reynolds Maurice Ronet Penny Marshall |
| Music by | Pat Williams |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Bud Molin |
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Production
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Cherokee Productions
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| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Release dates
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August 1968[1] |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,700,000 (US/ Canada)[2] |
How Sweet It Is! is a 1968 comedy movie starring James Garner and Debbie Reynolds, with a supporting cast including Terry-Thomas and Paul Lynde.
Garner plays a photographer who brings his wife, Jenny, and teenage son, David, along on a Paris shoot, with both husband and wife struggling to stay faithful under extreme temptation. The film was written by producers Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson (adapting Muriel Resnik's novel The Girl in the Turqoise Bikini) and directed by Jerry Paris. Jimmy Webb wrote the title song, and Patrick Williams scored the sound track.
Cast
- James Garner as Grif
- Debbie Reynolds as Jenny
- Maurice Ronet as Phillipe
- Alexandra Hay as Gloria
- Terry-Thomas as Gilbert
- Paul Lynde as the Purser
- Donald Losby as Davey
- Hilary Thompson as "Bootsie"
- Marcel Dalio as Louis
- Gino Conforti as Agatzi
- Vito Scotti as the chef
- Don Diamond as the bartender
- Penny Marshall as school girl
- Erin Moran as little girl
- Walter Brooke as Haskell
- Elena Verdugo as Vera
- Ann Morgan Guilbert as Bibi
Production and release
How Sweet It Is! was the first production for National General Pictures. The title is taken from a television catchphrase popularized in the 1950s by comedian Jackie Gleason.[3]
Upon its release in August 1968,[1] the film received a mixed response with critics and audiences.[3] According to Howard Thompson of The New York Times, "This tired, aimlessly frisky comedy ... is about as sweet as a dill pickle."[1]
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). How Sweet It Is! at IMDb
- How Sweet It Is! at the TCM Movie Database
- James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
- James Garner interview at Archive of American Television
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