Me, Natalie (1969)

Synopsis of Me, Natalie

Since she was a child, Natalie Miller (Patty Duke) has always thought she was an ugly ducking. When a boy called her "clown face", the six-year-old knocked out his front teeth with a shovel. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be pretty, Natalie has never believed it will happen. When her parents bribe a young medical student to date her, Natalie discovers the ruse and moves out of her parent's house. She rents a Greenwich Village apartment from an eccentric landlady (Elsa Lanchester) and gets a job at the Topless Bottom Club. She rides a motorcycle to work, decorates her loft with a moose head, and rides up and down a dumbwaiter to get to her apartment. There Natalie meets David (James Farentino) an artist, and the two have a love affair before she discovers he is married. She considers returning home after finding him in bed with his wife. Al Pacino makes his first screen appearance in a minor role in this engaging drama. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Director(s):

Fred Coe

Writer(s):

Martin Zweiback, Stanley Shapiro

Producer(s):

Stanley Shapiro

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG(Questionable for Children)

• 1969 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

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