Sweet Bird of Youth Movie Review 1962

An acclaimed adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play about Chance Wayne, a handsome drifter who travels with an aging movie queen to his small Florida hometown, hoping she'll get him started in a movie career. However, coming home turns into a big mistake, as the town boss wants revenge on Chance for seducing his daughter, Heavenly. Williams's original stage ending was cleaned up, providing a conventional "happy" movie ending for the censors. Remade for TV in 1989 with Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon in the lead roles.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Play, American South, Plays to Film: Tennessee Williams

Screenplay

Richard Brooks

Cast

Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Ed Begley, Mildred Dunnock, Rip Torn, Shirley Knight, Madeline Sherwood, Kelly Thordsen

Cinematography

Milton Krasner

Director

Richard Brooks

Producer

MGM, Roxbury

Awards

Oscars 1962: Support. Actor (Begley); Golden Globes 1963: Actress--Drama (Page).