Cactus Flower (1969)
- Starring:
- Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gene Saks
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
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Goldie Hawn won an Oscar for her performance as a Greenwich Village free spirit in Cactus Flower. Middle-aged dentist Winston (Walter Matthau) is enjoying an affair with Toni (Goldie Hawn) but doesn't want to be hemmed in by marriage. He prevails upon his non-glamorous assistant Stephanie (Ingrid Bergman) to pose as his wife so as to keep from campaigning for a ring. Then, to justify his "infidelity," Winston talks his pal (Jack Weston) into pretending to be Stephanie's illicit lover. Flattered by all the attention, Stephanie begins to "doll up." Confronted by a newly gorgeous Stephanie, Winston realizes that his Dream Girl has been right there in his office all along. As for Toni, she ends up in the arms of a writer (Rick Lenz), who has loved her since Reel One. Cactus Flower was adapted by Billy Wilder's frequent collaborator I.A.L. Diamond from the play by Abe Burrows -- which in turn was adapted from a French farce. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast:
- Walter Matthau - Julian Winston
- Goldie Hawn - Toni Simmons
- Rick Lenz - Igor Sullivan
- Eve Bruce - Georgia
- Irene Hervey - Mrs. Durant
- Ingrid Bergman - Stephanie Dickinson
- Jack Weston - Harvey Greenfield
- Vito Scotti - Senor Sanchez
- Irwin Charone - Store Manager
- Mathew Saks - Nephew
- Director(s):
- Gene Saks
- Writer(s):
- I.A.L. Diamond
- Producer(s):
- Mike J. Frankovich
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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- 1969 - Cactus Flower - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
