Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Movie · NR · 120 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics
A celebrated fishing expert is secretly a complete novice, and his reputation is put to the test when he’s pushed into entering a big tournament. As he scrambles to learn the basics, a persistent new acquaintance keeps stirring up mishaps, misunderstandings, and romantic complications.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-01-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (144 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like breezy, old-school romantic farces built on misunderstandings and pratfalls, with a glossy, silly tone; Not for you if you need sharp comedy or tight logic like Alice's Restaurant.
Pros: light farce premise; a few slapstick bits; charming lead energy | Cons: uneven laughs; slow, overlong pacing; thin, contrived story
Themes
- fishing
- romcom
- contest
- screwball comedy
- fiancé fiancée relationship
- farce
Cast & crew
Rock Hudson
as Roger Willoughby
Paula Prentiss
as Abigail Page
Maria Perschy
as Isolde 'Easy' Mueller
John McGiver
as William Cadwalader
Charlene Holt
as Tex Connors
Roscoe Karns
as Major Phipps
James Westerfield
as Policeman
Norman Alden
as John Screaming Eagle
Forrest Lewis
as Harvey Skaggs
Regis Toomey
as Bagley
Directed by Howard Hawks