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"A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count."

1979 2h 2m EN

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5.8

MID

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64%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 323🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 20,310

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

“A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.”

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Cast

Dudley Moore
George Webber
Julie Andrews
Samantha Taylor
Bo Derek
Jenny Hanley
Robert Webber
Hugh
Dee Wallace
Mary Lewis
Sam J. Jones
David Hanley
Brian Dennehy
Donald
Max Showalter
Reverend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Blake Edwards
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $107M — a 15.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Frank Stanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews and Bo Derek carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078721 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Blake Edwards directs. Frank Stanley behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $107M — a 15.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Frank Stanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews and Bo Derek carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.".
8IMDB entry: tt0078721 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "beach", "mexico", "midlife crisis", "honeymoon".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank Stanley
Original score: Henry Mancini
Editing: Ralph E. Winters
Production design: Rodger Maus
Makeup / hair: Bron Roylance
Sound: Bob Minkler
Stunt coordinator: Dick Crockett
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Box office: $107,000,000
Return: 1529% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 10 (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 68/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 20,310 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 12 nominations total

Also by

Blake Edwards

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What people are saying

Andres Gomez2015-10-14
★ 6/10
Another stupid comedy about the mid-life crisis of a man and his obsession with a beautiful woman, until he realizes that the obsession is senseless. Quite similar to other movies la "The Woman in Red".
katch222021-09-23
★ 7/10
First half is pretty slow, but it gets much funnier once Dudley Moore begins his famous drunk routine.

Production companies

Who made it

Orion Pictures
US

Key crew

ProducerTony Adams
ProducerBlake Edwards
EditorRalph E. Winters
Second Assistant DirectorKaren Murray
Assistant EditorRobert Pergament
Second Assistant DirectorNick Marck
Camera OperatorWilliam N. Clark
Music EditorJohn C. Hammell
Sound Re-Recording MixerBob Minkler
Sound MixerBruce Bisenz
Costume DesignerPatricia Edwards
Sound EffectsGordon Daniel
Still PhotographerBruce McBroom
Makeup ArtistBron Roylance
Special EffectsFred Cramer
Sound EffectsGil Marchant
Sound Re-Recording MixerSteve Maslow
Construction CoordinatorGary Martin
Makeup ArtistBen Nye II
Stunt CoordinatorDick Crockett
Production ManagerChuck Murray
Property MasterBill MacSems
Sound Re-Recording MixerBill Varney
First Assistant DirectorMickey McCardle

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

beach
mexico
midlife crisis
honeymoon
crisis
marriage
romance
love
songwriter
cliché

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1979-10-05R

Also known as

International titles

TenUS
La mujer perfectaVE
Blåst på konfektenSE
10 - La mujer perfectaPE
Drømmekvinnen 10NO
BombanőHU
DekaGR
ElleFR
10 - nainen kuin unelmaFI
Mulher Nota 10BR
La chica 10AR
10 La Mujer PerfectaSV
10 - Die TraumfrauDE

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