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Goodbye Charlie

Year:

1964

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1964-11-18

Filming Locations: Stage 2, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Laura Devon

Tony Curtis

George Tracy

Debbie Reynolds

Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason

Pat Boone

Bruce Minton III

Joanna Barnes

Janie Highland

Ellen Burstyn

Franny Saltzmann (as Ellen McRae)

Martin Gabel

Morton Craft

Roger C. Carmel

Inspector Frank McGill (as Roger Carmel)

Harry Madden

Charlie Sorel

Myrna Hansen

Starlet

Michael Romanoff

Patron

Michael Jackson

Anthony Eustrel

Butler (as Antony Eustrel)

Donna Michelle

Guest on Yacht

Walter Matthau

Sir Leopold Sartori

James Brolin

Man Doing the Twist on Yacht (uncredited)

Jerry Dunphy

T.V. Newscaster (uncredited)

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairdresser at Beauty Salon (uncredited)

Rudy Hansen

German in Bistro (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan

Elegant Bistro Customer (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ed Wermer

German in Bistro (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The costumes Helen Rose created for Debbie Reynolds cost $250,000.

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The original Broadway production of "Goodbye Charlie" by George Axelrod opened at the Lyceum Theater on December 16, 1959 and ran for 109 performances starring Lauren Bacall.

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The title role was offered to Marilyn Monroe shortly before her death. She rejected it judging the role as "not feminine at all".

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Goofs

In one shot when Laura Devon is racing over to Malibu in the vintage Rolls Royce, the film has been printed in reverse. The car's license number is shown backwards.

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Quotes

Sir Leopold Sartori: You speak in riddles, my Sphinx.

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Rusty Sartori: All that screaming in five different languages - four of which I couldn't even understand!

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Sir Leopold Sartori: Turn down the air conditioning in the bowling alley.

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Faq

Marilyn Monroe & James Garner---Were They Suppose to Star in "Charlie"?

Chicago Tribune, Monday, January 30, 1961:LOOKING AT HOLLYWOODGarner Gets Offer to Co-Star with Marilynby Hedda HopperHollywood, Jan. 29---James Garner, the star of Maverick on TV, has an offer to co-star with Marilyn Monroe in "Goodbye Charlie." He will if Marilyn does. Lauren Bacall did this play on Broadway. Last year when Garner couldn't work on screen or TV, he earned $64,000 in summer stock . . .__________________________________

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