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Father Goose

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Manufacturer: Republic Pictures Starring: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good (II), Sharyl Locke Directed By: Ralph Nelson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780782011203 Format: Closed-captioned ISBN: 0782011209 Label: Republic Pictures Manufacturer: Republic Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Republic Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2001-09-18 Running Time: 118 Studio: Republic Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 1964-12-10
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Editorial Reviews:
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Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was this cheerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbane sophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Great gift Comment: I got this for my father for Christmas---the wrapping paper was barely off of it before it was in the DVD player! A great film showing a very different Cary Grant.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Cute movie! Comment: I like this movie a lot. Again, it always entertains me to see a guy like Carey Grant with unruly children. Great movie!!!
Customer Rating:      Summary: Father Goose ~ classic movie ! Comment: Light-hearted, yet philosophical and with a spark of "danger"
thrown in at just the right times.
Brilliant role by Cary Grant, with his classic expressions, and
subtle moves. Just a great sit-back-and-enjoy movie.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Father Goose with Cary Grant Comment: Father Goose is not only a showcase of cry Grant's considerable acting talents, but an excellent example of American culture and social attitudes during World War Two. Although set in the Pacific, this film (by turns dramatic, romantic and very, very funny) shows American mores and values of yesteryear. All in all, a great film that I'd recommend to anyone!
Father Goose
Customer Rating:      Summary: Charming movie Comment: My husband and I both enjoyed this charming movie very much, very entertaining, lots of humour. There were some glitches in the script, but we forgave that. We enjoyed it very much. AND it was not at all dated.
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