Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Written by | Ian Bernard |
| Based on | Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (play) by Arthur L. Kopit |
| Produced by | Stanley Rubin Ray Stark |
| Starring | Rosalind Russell Robert Morse Barbara Harris Hugh Griffith Jonathan Winters |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Warren Low David Wages |
| Music by | Neal Hefti |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.175 million[1] or $3.5 million[2] |
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad is a 1967 American black comedy film directed by Richard Quine, based on the 1962 play Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition by Arthur L. Kopit. The screenplay was written by Ian Bernard. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse and Barbara Harris; Harris was the only main cast member who had also appeared in the original, Off-Broadway production of the play.
Plot
Described by Kopit as a "farce in three scenes", the story involves an overbearing mother who travels to a luxury resort in the Caribbean, bringing along her son and her deceased husband, preserved and in his casket.
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Madame Rosepettle
- Robert Morse as Jonathan
- Barbara Harris as Rosalie
- Hugh Griffith as Commodore Roseabove
- Jonathan Winters as Dad (Narrator)
- Lionel Jeffries as Airport Commander
- Cyril Delevanti as Hawkins
- Hiram Sherman as Breckenduff
- George Kirby as Moses
- Janis Hansen as The Other Woman
Production
Filming was completed by July 1965. However it was decided to re-edit the movie entirely and add new scenes after previews. New scenes were directed by Alexander Mackendrick. An entirely new music score was added too.[2]
References
- ^ Dick, Bernard F. "Engulfed: the death of Paramount Pictures and the birth of corporate Hollywood" (p. 105). The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2001). ISBN 0-8131-2202-3.
- ^ a b 'Oh Dad, Poor Dad' Film Going Back Into Closet Till Next Year By VINCENT CANBY. New York Times 27 Aug 1966: 18.
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