Un affermato compositore di musica con una casa bellissima, una donna altrettanto bella, è eternamente insoddisfatto, passa il suo tempo ad osservare le giovani donne libere, che poi valuta ... Leggi tuttoUn affermato compositore di musica con una casa bellissima, una donna altrettanto bella, è eternamente insoddisfatto, passa il suo tempo ad osservare le giovani donne libere, che poi valuta con un voto dall'1 al 10.Un affermato compositore di musica con una casa bellissima, una donna altrettanto bella, è eternamente insoddisfatto, passa il suo tempo ad osservare le giovani donne libere, che poi valuta con un voto dall'1 al 10.
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- David Hanley
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- QuizGeorge Segal originally was cast in the lead role but walked off the set shortly after filming began. Rumor had it that this was because Dame Julie Andrews' role had been built up. Allegedly, after the movie had been released, Segal was asked if he had seen it, and he replied by giving "the finger". This marks the first time that George was replaced by Dudley Moore. This happened again for the title role of Arturo (1981). Conversely, in L'amore ha due facce (1996), Moore was replaced by Segal.
- BlooperWhen George is driving past the limo (as Jenny arrives at her wedding), he is driving on the wrong side of the road, having crossed a double-yellow line, and crashes head-first into a police car. The officer gives George a ticket for an expired license, no registration, and reckless driving, yet George is allowed to drive away. The officer even yells at George to "Go on, move it!"
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George Webber: I was in the Royal Air Force as a matter of fact.
Bill Collins: I thought you had to be English to be in that.
George Webber: You do.
Bill Collins: You an English fella, huh?
George Webber: Mm-hmm.
Bill Collins: [after long reflection] That's all right.
- Curiosità sui creditiWhen the credits of the cast begins to scroll up and out of the iris of the telescope's view into George and Samantha's penthouse, the members of the cast are listed but not the characters they played.
- Versioni alternativeThe TV print substitutes tamer versions for some of movie's racier moments. In particular, scenes featuring porn star Annette Haven as Dudley Moore's exhibitionist neighbor have been removed, replaced with scenes involving another actress. On scene features Moore's character using a telescope to watch a naked Haven making love. (In the TV version, a substitute actress kisses a man while wearing a robe.) A later nude orgy is replaced by a similar scene, but with everyone wearing bathing suits. In addition, the comedic lovemaking scene between Derek and Moore is played in the dark in the TV version.
Actually, Dudley Moore was a box-office star, too. Nobody had heard of Derek before this, but this film certainly made her an overnight sensation. She didn't have to say anything in the film, just walk down a beach. Certainly, the number "10" now had a new meaning in the culture.
Basically, the film is about a guy who spots Derek, and then totally makes a fool of himself over her. Most guys would have done the same thing. Moore, making an idiot of himself as "George Webber," provided a lot of laughs and Bo had to just....well....just let herself be photographed. Fortunately, in real life, she turned out to be far more than just some hot- looking bimbo. I've heard her on several talk shows in recent years, and she's no dummy.....and still looks tremendous. Meanwhile, Moore, who had some tough physical ailments, really didn't have a noteworthy career after this film with one exception: Arthur (1981). The poor man died in 2002.
One forgets that a huge big-name actress co-starred with Moore in this movie: Julie Andrews. Perhaps a good part of that reason we forget that is she doesn't play a memorable character. It fact, she's downright unappealing as Moore's girlfriend "Samantha Taylor."
It's also easy to forget about some of the cultural issues songwriter "Webber" dealt with, bemoaning the shallowness of the current generation and its music tastes, and finally realizing his own shallowness won't lead to happiness just by being with a woman half his age. There are some profound things to ponder in this film even though it often concentrates on the slapstick humor angle. As a guy who has gone through the usual "mid- life" crisis, I would to sympathize with Webber's dilemmas but since this idiot is drunk half the time and an extremely self-indulgent person, I found it hard to "root" for him. Drunks have never been funny to me. So, when I watched this film on VHS 15 years later, it wasn't as fun as the fist time.
Speaking of drinks, Brian Dennehy was excellent as a bartender. I wish he had played more "nice guy" roles like this during his career, instead of so many evil and profane villains.
Along with millions of others, I enjoyed the movie 30 years ago, but now it's kind of sad, too slow and even painful to watch at times. For those of us who saw in the theater, the film now appears somewhat dated, but so are all of us, I guess, are dated, too.
- ccthemovieman-1
- 3 giu 2007
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Botteghino
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 74.865.517 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 3.526.692 USD
- 7 ott 1979
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 74.865.517 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 2 minuti
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.39 : 1