What a Way to Go! [Blu-ray]

What a Way to Go! [Blu-ray]

Director: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Paul Newman
Paul Newman
, Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
, Dean Martin
Dean Martin
J. Lee Thompson
What a Way to Go! [Blu-ray]

What a Way to Go! [Blu-ray]

Director: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Paul Newman
Paul Newman
, Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
, Dean Martin
Dean Martin
J. Lee Thompson

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Overview

This lavishly produced, big-budget comedy (it cost $20 million in 1964 dollars) stars Shirley MacLaine as Louisa, a widow who is worth $200 million dollars. However, she's convinced that her fortune is cursed, and she wants to give all her money to the IRS. As she explains her sad tale to her psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Robert Cummings), it seems that when Louisa was young she had the choice of marrying rich playboy Leonard Crawley (Dean Martin) or poor but decent Edgar Hopper (Dick Van Dyke). She chose Edgar, but soon he became obsessed with providing a fine home and fortune for her; he got rich but worked himself to death in the process. Despondent, Louisa flies to Paris, where she strikes up a romance with expatriate artist Larry Flint (Paul Newman). When Larry invents a machine that creates paintings based on sounds, he becomes wealthy and famous -- and dies. Louisa returns to America, where she figures to break her streak by marrying Rod (Robert Mitchum), a business tycoon who already has lots of money. He resolves to take life easier and becomes a farmer, only to die in a strange accident with a bull. Louisa is drowning her sorrows one night at a sleazy night spot when she falls for second rate entertainer Jerry (Gene Kelly). They marry, and a now-wealthy Jerry develops a relaxed, carefree quality to his act that makes him a huge star, which leads to his being crushed by a mob of his biggest fans. What a Way to Go! boasted a screenplay by Betty Comdon and Adolph Green that featured many amusing film parodies and a score by Nelson Riddle; it also marked the final screen appearance of comic actress Margaret Dumont, best remembered as Groucho Marx's straight woman in several films.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/07/2017
UPC: 0738329207434
Original Release: 1964
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language: English
Time: 1:51:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Shirley MacLaine Louisa May Foster
Paul Newman Larry Flint
Robert Mitchum Rod Anderson, Jr.
Dean Martin Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley
Gene Kelly Jerry Benson
Robert Cummings Dr. Stephanson
Dick Van Dyke Edgar Hopper
Reginald Gardiner Painter
Margaret Dumont Mrs. Foster
Roy Gordon Minister
Phil Arnold Publicity and Press Agent,Mr. Foster
Dick Wilson Driscoll
Lou Nova Tentino
Fifi D'Orsay Baroness
Maurice Marsac Rene
Wally Vernon Agent
Jane Wald Polly
Lenny Kent Hollywood Lawyer,Hollywood Lawyer
Sid Gould Movie Executive
Paula Lauc Movie Executive's Girl
Army Archerd TV Announcer
Tracy Butler Movie Star
Burt Mustin Crawleyville Lawyer
Pamelyn Ferdin Geraldine Crawley (age 4)
Jeff Fithian Jonathan Crawley (age 5)
Billy Corcoran Leonard Crawley (age 7)
Helen Winston Doris
Jack Greening Chester
Queenie Leonard Lady Kensington
Tom Conway Lord Kensington
Barbara Bouchet Girl on Plane
Marjorie Bennett Mrs. Freeman
Milton Frome Lawyer
Anthony Eustrel Willard
Marcel Hillaire French Lawyer
Eugene Borden Neighbor,Actor
Christopher Connelly Ned
Cleo Ronson Actor
Patrick O'Moore Actor,Actor
Justin Smith Actor
Teri Garr Actor
Nelson Riddle Composer

Technical Credits
L.B. Abbott Special Effects
Arthur P. Jacobs Producer
Emil Kosa Jr. Special Effects
Dick Smith Special Effects
J. Lee Thompson Director
Betty Comden Screenwriter
Adolph Green Screenwriter
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