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Man's Favorite Sport?

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

One of director Howard Hawks' late-career efforts comes to DVD in a sharp, economical package. Universal's disc boasts the film's original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and transfers the original print's mono sound to 2.0 Dolby Digital presentation. Though short on features, the disc does provide the original Man's Favorite Sport trailer, as well as subtitles and closed-captioning.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2003
UPC:	0025192264429
Original Release:	1963
Rating:	NR
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	17,108

Special Features

Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rock Hudson	Roger Willoughby
Paula Prentiss	Abigail Page
Maria Perschy	Isolde "Easy" Mueller
John McGiver	William Cadwalader
Charlene Holt	Tex Connors
Roscoe Karns	Maj. Phipps
James Westerfield	Policeman
Norman Alden	John Screaming Eagle
Forrest Lewis	Skaggs
Regis Toomey	Bagley
Tyler McVey	Customer Bush
Kathie Browne	Marcia
Don Allen	Tom
Jim Bannon	Forest Ranger
Paul Bryar	Policeman
Chuck Courtney	Actor
Paul Langton	Mr. Stern
Ollie O'Toole	Waiter
Margaret Sheridan	Cadwalader's Secretary
Joan Tewkesbury	Actor
Edmund Williams	Desk Clerk
John Zaremba	Actor
Betty Hanna	Women in Elevator
Holger Bendixen	Fisherman
Lincoln Demyan	Scoutmaster
Med Flory	Tucker
Tom Allen	Actor
Christopher White	Boy Scout

Technical Credits

Howard Hawks	Director,Producer
Alexander Golitzen	Art Director
Stuart Gilmore	Editor
Russell Harlan	Cinematographer
Edith Head	Costumes/Costume Designer
Joe Lapis	Sound/Sound Designer
Tambi Larsen	Art Director
Henry Mancini	Score Composer
Steve McNeil	Screenwriter
John Fenton Murray	Screenwriter
Terence Nelson	Production Manager
Robert Priestley	Set Decoration/Design
Waldon O. Watson	Sound/Sound Designer
Bud Westmore	Makeup

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [2:05]
2. Roger and Abigail [5:39]
3. Abercrombie and Fitch [4:37]
4. A Contestant [9:21]
5. Roger's Inexperience [6:12]
6. At the Lake [13:23]
7. Goin' Fishin' [14:51]
8. Plaster Casting [7:10]
9. Slumber Party [10:11]
10. Sleeping Bag Blues [6:17]
11. The Fishing Tournament [6:59]
12. The Zipper [3:36]
13. The Tournament - Day 2 [7:53]
14. The Tournament - Day 3 [3:02]
15. The Trophy [5:41]
16. Where's Abigail? [7:33]
17. Good Publicity [3:56]
18. Roger Gets the Girl [1:27]

Editorial Reviews

Director Howard Hawks gave Hollywood some of its most memorable comedies (and dramas, for that matter), but by 1963 his best days were behind him. Still, Man's Favorite Sport? has some flashes of the dependable old Hawks, and the basic theme -- strong willed woman hunts down reluctant man -- is a familiar one that worked well for him before (as in Bringing Up Baby, for example). There's some good physical comedy and a few funny lines, although the movie goes on too long and lacks the snappy pace we expect of the director. Rock Hudson is appealing in the kind of light comedy role at which he excelled; it's not an outstanding performance, but it's smooth and professional. Paula Prentiss, on the other hand, is exceptional, never falling into the trap of playing scenes like other Hawks women (Hepburn, Russell), even when it would seem inevitable. She plays the physical comedy with assurance and expert timing, and creates a character that is winsome and lovable in spite of her over aggressiveness; the audience realizes the character can't help being the way she is and so forgives her the occasional excess. When she interrupts Hudson in mid-sentence, it's because she can't help herself, and Prentiss makes that flaw almost commendable. A decent film, Sport as a whole is no one's favorite -- but Prentiss is hard to resist.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler