Father Goose
by Ralph Nelson
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Actor: Cary Grant, Jack Good (II), Leslie Caron, Sharyl Locke, Trevor HowardDirector: Ralph Nelson
Brand: FATHER GOOSE (DVD MOVIE)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Republic Pictures
Movie Reviews of Father Goose
Movie Review: Father Goose
Summary: 5 Stars
Cary Grant is cast as Walter Eckland in this very funny classic comedy. His normal sexy leading man characteristics are downplayed to let his comedic genius shine through. He stars opposite Leslie Caron cast as Catherine Freneau. They are an accident waiting for a place to happen at their first meeting, and it just gets worse from there. Walter is bribed and threatened into service as a watcher in WWII. Catherine is a diplomat's daughter given the responsibility of escorting several school children into a safer area. When they are all stranded together, the hilarity, and battle of the sexes begins.
This is one of my favorite comedies, and one of Cary Grant's last movies. No one does it like he does. A great film that the entire family can enjoy together.
Summary of Father Goose
Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace - until the Allies recruit him to be a lookout on the South Pacific isle. During an enemy attack he answers a distress call and discovers a beautiful French schoolmarm (Leslie Caron) and her seven girl students. And so begins a hilarious battle of the sexes between a messy American a prim Mademoiselle and seven mischievous little girls. Who will win is anybody s guess but you can be sure that Father Goose delivers plenty of romantic fun and adventure along the way.System Requirements:Starring: Cary Grant Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard. Directed By: Ralph Nelson. Running Time: 118 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 1999 Artisan Live Entertainment.Format: DVD MOVIECary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was this cheerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbane sophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
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