Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
by Henry Koster
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Actor: Fabian, James Stewart, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Maureen O'HaraDirector: Henry Koster
Cinematographer: William C. Mellor
Editor: Marjorie Fowler
Producer: Jerry Wald
Producer: Marvin A. Gluck
Writer: Edward Streeter
Writer: Nunnally Johnson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie Review: Still Holds Its Charm
Summary: 4 Stars
I fondly remember this film from my childhood. It was charming then and it's still charming after all these years. What a delight! It's light and breezy with endearing performances by the entire cast. Stewart and O'Hara seem so at ease as a 'married with children' couple that you'd almost swear they were married in real life.
There is some criticism from others regarding Fabian. I always found him irresistably cute. I don't mind his scenes. Not even the one in the pizza parlor. John McGiver and Marie Wilson add a touch of lunacy.
The laughs are mostly gentle ones that warm your heart. In fact, heartwarming is the perfect word to describe this little gem. Another Amazon reviewer expressed surprise that many people have never heard of this film. It surprises me, too. For anyone who hasn't seen it, watch it and feel warm and fuzzy all over while your funny bone is being gently tickled.
Summary of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
When James Stewart decides to take his family on vacation in California, he needs another vacation to recover. Co-stars Fabian.James Stewart reunites with his Harvey director, Henry Koster, in this 1962 comedy, which is charming enough even though it doesn't seem quite up to the level of talent involved. (The screenwriter is the legendary Nunnally Johnson--writer and director of The Three Faces of Eve, among many other titles--and the music is by Henry Mancini.) But it is pleasant, summery entertainment with Stewart and his screen wife, Maureen O'Hara, taking their urban family to a crumbling, seaside house for a vacation. The film was calculated to pull in older fans with Stewart as well as draw in a younger crowd that would enjoy the fairly extensive beach scenes with pop-star Fabian. Stewart is deft with the easy jokes about bad plumbing and such, and golden in several nice moments where he gets to play an attentive dad to his kids. --Tom Keogh
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