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Father Goose
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Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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Directed By: Ralph Nelson
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical Release: December 10, 1964
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Sharyl Locke
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
User Submitted Father Goose Reviews
September 6, 2008
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.
August 7, 2008
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
August 4, 2008
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.
July 29, 2008
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 has some suspense before it all ends happily ever after.
A great movie for Grant fans. Too bad he didn't end with this one instead of going on to make Walk, Don't Run as his final film!
July 18, 2008
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.
July 16, 2008
Father Goose DVD
I was pleasently surprised at how sharp and clear the DVD transfer for Father Goose is.
While not one of Cary Grant's all-time best, he is thoroughly enjoyable acting with Leslie Caron and a group of young schoolgirls in this WWII comedy/adventure. This was one of Grant's last starring roles, and he plays against type as a somewhat grizzled loner who likes his alcohol a little too much. He plays an American thrust into becoming a civilian spotter (watching for aircraft and shipping movements) for the Australian military in a Japanese-occupied area of the south pacific by an officer friend in the Australian navy (Trevor Howard).
Grant's character is asked to transport another spotter from an island where the Japanese have gained a stronghold. This doesn't work out as planned, and there he runs into Caron and her schoolgirl charges who need to get off the island, as well. His only choice is to take them all back to his lookout hut on his own, safer, island, until they can all be rescued by the navy, but the rescue is delayed and Caron and the girls soon take over and turn his life upside-down.
The eventual rescue and ending to the story is satisfying and sweet, and there is nothing in this movie that parents need be concerned about their children seeing (or hearing), although there is a scene where Grant and the girls are fired upon by a Japanese plane, and another where Grant thinks Caron is in danger of dying from a snake bite, but no worries, this is a comedy, after all.
June 21, 2008
Father Goose
This movie is Cary Grant at his comedic best. He and Leslie Caron are perfect foils for each other. Grant is the reluctant hero who rescues Caron and seven daughters of diplomats she is in charge of during WWII. Grant is a coast watcher for the allies. They are the only people on an island and are trying to avoid detection by the Japanese, who of course want to eliminate anyone who can report their movements. They interplay between Grant and the eight females is hilarious. This is a movie the whole family will enjoy watching together.
June 12, 2008
Father Goose, lots of laughs!
A great depiction of its time an excellent Cary Grant movie. If you haven't seen it, it's a must!
May 10, 2008
A comedic love affair during war
Cary Grant & Leslie Caron find love in this screwball comedy set during WWII with the backdrop of the Pacific. Grant, a washed up alcholic soldier, is sent to an island to identify enemy bombers. A teacher of foreign diplomatic children & her charges are forced to house themselves with Grant. An assortment of calamities befall the children, Caron, & Grant as cupid dances among them. This movie is great for a laugh, & is also a love story that isnt your typical sappy stuff. Men even love it!
May 4, 2008
Goody 2 Shoes and the Filthy Beast~ CLASSIC MOVIE FUN~~
PLOT: American Cary Grant is "black mailed" into help "spot" Japanese planes in World Word 2 Pacific~ suddenly his UNWELCOME GUEST a French School teacher and her 7 little girl PUPILS become stranded with him~ charming FUNNY~
Cary Grant needs more supplies including his favorite "supply" BOOZE the British decide to use Grant to help SPOT" Japanese planes...how do they get his cooperation? hide the booze and when he spots a plane tell him where a bottle is~ the grumpy Grant suddenly rescues a French Teacher Leslie Caron and her 7 little girl students~ the nicknames for Grant is THE FILTHY BEAST & Caron is dubbed GOODY 2 SHOES~ MOST FUNNY~ THE game begins when the girls take all his clothes and possessions to tide them over until the brits can get them off the island. Grant is beyond funny as the irritable bachelor who wants to drink alone on his island~ the little girls are quite charming and Caron is the pretty teacher who suddenly is dying from a snake bite~ so Grant decides she needs some "pain medicine" and the ONLY thing he has is BOOZE.... to make her "last " hours less painful what a great scene that is..and of Course being a Gentleman he will not "allow her to drink alone~ LOL~..Caron was NOT bit by a snake but the fun is watching her believe she was. While under the influence of the booze both Caron and Grant reveal some very "private" secrets which adds to the fun~ with the Japanese closing in on them Grant and Caron battle it out and find them selves falling in love~ Great classic comedy ....a family favorite~ I GIVE IT A SOLID 10 OUT OF 10 FOR CLASSIC FUN~ Cary Grants last picture~
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