Cactus Flower Movie Review 1969

Good cast doesn't quite suffice to make this adaptation of a Broadway hit work. A middle-aged bachelor dentist gets involved with a kookie mistress, refusing to admit his real love for his prim and proper receptionist. Hawn's big leap to stardom.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Stolen from France, Romantic Triangles, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

I.A.L. Diamond

Cast

Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Weston, Rick Lenz

Cinematography

Charles B(ryant) Lang

Director

Gene Saks

Music

Quincy Jones

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1969: Support. Actress (Hawn); Golden Globes 1970: Support. Actress (Hawn).