Father Goose
starring: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Sharyl Locke
directed by: Ralph Nelson
directed by: Ralph Nelson
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Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was thischeerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbanesophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a WorldWar II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australiannavy 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 nearbyplane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960shit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly),Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its moresuspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character isespecially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in someentertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treatin the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was thischeerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbanesophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a WorldWar II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australiannavy 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 nearbyplane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960shit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly),Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its moresuspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character isespecially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in someentertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treatin the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
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- Father Goose ~ classic movie !
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.
Rating: - Father Goose with Cary Grant
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
Rating: - Charming movie
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.
Rating: - Cary Grant's Last Great Film
If you love Cary Grant you should go wild over this movie, where he spends most of his time in a grisly half-beard and scruffy clothes.It was his last great movie.
Grant, playing against type, ends up helping the U.S. in World War II by being a spotter on a Pacific island.Who else could capture the screen time so well when being all alone on the island (maybe Tom Hanks, since he did it too?).When Grant meets Caron and the little girls it turns into a hilarious battle.The ending ... Read More
Rating: - Father Goose
I received this new remastered DVD in a matter of days after ordering.The product is excellent, and the story "Father Goose" is humorous family entertainment.
- Father Goose ~ classic movie !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.
- Father Goose with Cary GrantFather 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
- Charming movieMy 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.
- Cary Grant's Last Great FilmIf you love Cary Grant you should go wild over this movie, where he spends most of his time in a grisly half-beard and scruffy clothes.It was his last great movie.
Grant, playing against type, ends up helping the U.S. in World War II by being a spotter on a Pacific island.Who else could capture the screen time so well when being all alone on the island (maybe Tom Hanks, since he did it too?).When Grant meets Caron and the little girls it turns into a hilarious battle.The ending ... Read More
- Father GooseI received this new remastered DVD in a matter of days after ordering.The product is excellent, and the story "Father Goose" is humorous family entertainment.
