Based on the play by Neil Simon, Plaza Suite is a 1971 movie starring Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris, and Lee Grant. The film is divided into three acts, all of which take place in Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award winning American comedy actor. ... Maureen Stapleton. ... This article is about the actress. ... Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Plaza Hotel as seen from the corner of 5th Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan For the music festival PlazAid, click here The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South in Manhattan, currently...

The first act introduces the audience to not-so-blissfully wedded couple Sam and Karen Nash, who are revisiting their honeymoon suite in an attempt - by Karen - to bring the love back into their marriage. Her plan backfires and the two become embroiled in a heated argument about whether or not Sam is having an affair with his secretary. The act ends with Sam leaving (allegedly to attend to urgent business) and Karen sadly reflecting on how much things have changed since they were young. This is by far the most serious of the three vignettes. Image File history File links PlazaSuite. ...

The second act involves a meeting between former movie producer Jesse Kiplinger and his old flame, suburban housewife Muriel Tate. Muriel - aware of his reputation as a smooth-talking ladies' man - has come for nothing more than a chat between old friends, promising herself she will not stay too long. Jesse, however, has other plans in mind and repeatedly attempts to seduce her.

The third act revolves around married couple Roy and Norma Hubley on their daughter Mimsey's wedding day. In a rush of nervousness, Mimsey has locked herself in the suite's bathroom and refuses to leave. This is the most comic of the acts, filled with increasingly outrageous slapstick moments depicting her parents' frantic atempts to cajole her into attending her wedding while the gathered guests await the trio's arrival downstairs. Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ...

Principal Cast

Walter Matthau .... Sam Nash/Jesse Kiplinger/Roy Hubley
Maureen Stapleton .... Karen Nash
Barbara Harris .... Muriel Tate
Lee Grant .... Norma Hubley
Tom Carey .... Borden Eisler
Jenny Sullivan .... Mimsey Hubley

Trivia

• In the third act, an exterior shot shows Matthau on the ledge outside the room, but he obviously is not on the seventh floor.
• New York City Mayor John Lindsay was on hand to wish the crew and actors "good luck" before filming started in October, 1970.
• Exterior shots were filmed on location, but most of the interiors were filmed on the Paramount Pictures soundstages in Hollywood.
• In the original Broadway production, Maureen Stapleton starred in all three acts along with co-star George C. Scott.

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External link

• Plaza Suite at the Internet Movie Database