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Cactus Flower is a 1969 comedic film directed by Gene Saks and starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, and Goldie Hawn. The film is adapted from an earlier Broadway stage play, written by Abe Burrows, which in turn was based upon the French play Fleur de cactus. The film was the seventh highest grossing film of 1970. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
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I.A.L. Diamond (27 June 1920 - 21 April 1988) was a comedy writer in Hollywood during the 1940 and 50s. ...
Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award winning American comedy actor. ...
(pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ...
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Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award winning American comedy actor. ...
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Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ...
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Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. The film begins with 21-year-old Toni Simmons trudging across the road at night to post a letter. Subsequently, she returns to her apartment and attempts to gas herself using a "second-hand" stove. Fortunately for her, her neighbor, Igor Sullivan, smells the smoke and rescues her from imminent death using rescue breathing, which evolves into a French kiss after Toni regains consciousness. // Definition Rescue Breathing is a First Aid protocol which refers to the delivery of air from a person into a patient who has stopped breathing but continues to have a pulse. ...
The movie then moves to the cause of the suicide attempt. Julian, a dentist and philanderer, had previously told Toni that he has a wife and three kids, in order to avoid commitment issues. However, upon learning of the suicide attempt, he decides to rethink his bachelor status and to marry Toni, resulting in him needing a wife to divorce.
In order to resolve his dilemma, Julian decides to ask Miss Stephanie Dickinson, his spinsterish Swedish assistant of ten years, to pose as his wife. At first unwilling, she ultimately accepts the role, since she has secretly developed a crush on Julian. However, upon meeting Miss Dickinson, Toni intuitively senses Miss Dickinson's love for Julian. This causes her to ask Julian to help Miss Dickinson find another man, in order for everyone to be happy. In order to resolve the situation, Julian involves several other characters, including Julian's friend Harvey, Señor Arturo Sánchez, and Igor. Ultimately, Toni finds out about the lie and leaves Julian for Igor, while Julian falls in love with Miss Dickinson.
Spoilers end here. The namesake of the film is a prickly cactus that Miss Dickinson keeps on her desk at the dentist's office. Similar to Miss Dickinson, the cactus is cold and inhospitable. However, by the end, both the cactus and Miss Dickinson have bloomed.
Cast | Actor | Role | Other notes | | Walter Matthau | Dr. Julian Winston | a dentist | | Ingrid Bergman | Stephanie Dickinson | Dr. Winston's assistant | | Goldie Hawn | Toni Simmons | Dr. Winston's girlfriend | | Jack Weston | Harvey Greenfield | a friend and patient of Dr. Winston | | Rick Lenz | Igor Sullivan | a writer and Toni's neighbor | | Vito Scotti | Señor Arturo Sánchez | a diplomat and patient of Dr. Winston | | Irene Harvey | Mrs. Durant | a patient of Dr. Winston | | Eve Bruce | Georgia | a date of Harvey Greenfield's | | Irwin Charone | Record Store Manager | Toni's employer | | Matthew Saks | nephew | one of Mrs. Dickinson's nephews | Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award winning American comedy actor. ...
(pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ...
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ...
Weston as Pig in The Cincinnati Kid Jack Weston (August 21, 1924 - May 3, 1996), born Jack Weinstein, was an American movie and television actor. ...
Vito Scotti (1918-1996) was a character actor who played many roles, primarily from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. ...
Reception On release, the film received considerable acclaim from both the critics and the general public, becoming one of the highest grossing films of 1970. Howard Thompson of The New York Times stated that "both the expansive scenario of I. A. L. Diamond and the flexible direction of Gene Saks open up and even ventilate the story."[1]. Roger Ebert declared that "the chemistry works" and "the movie is better than the play."[2] Howard Thompson was a wargame designer and founder of Metagaming Concepts. ...
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I.A.L. Diamond (27 June 1920 - 21 April 1988) was a comedy writer in Hollywood during the 1940 and 50s. ...
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In her first major film role, Goldie Hawn, who had earlier been described as the "dizzy cream puff who is constantly blowing her lines [on Laugh-In],"[3] was especially commended for being "a natural reactress; her timing is so canny that even her tears run amusingly."[4] In fact, her performance in Cactus Flower led to her only Academy Award win to date. Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC Network. ...
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Awards Goldie Hawn won two awards for her supporting role: In addition, there were a nomination for Ingrid Bergman and an additional one for Goldie Hawn: // The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. ...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actresses of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ...
Memorable lines - Julian: "I'll divorce my wife."
- Toni: "But what about the children?"
- Julian: "I'll divorce them, too"
- Miss Dickinson: "Your girlfriend has a 7 a.m. appointment."
- Harvey: "But I'll be in bed then."
- Miss Dickinson: "The appointment is for your friend."
- Harvey: "She'll be in bed too!"
- Miss Dickinson gives him an icy stare.
- Harvey: "Does that shock you?"
- Miss Dickinson: "No, but it must shock her."
- Miss Dickinson (reading a wine bottle label): "I didn't know they made champagne in Idaho!"
- Miss Dickinson: "Well... I am no sex goddess, but I haven't spent my life up on a tree."
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Notes Howard Thompson was a wargame designer and founder of Metagaming Concepts. ...
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Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American film critic. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ...
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