Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Richard Brooks
Written By: Richard Brooks, Tennessee Williams
Starring: Rip Torn, Dub Taylor, Paul Newman, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Geraldine Page, Corey Allen, Mildred Dunnock, Philip Abbott, Madeleine Sherwood, Barry Cahill
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Sweet Bird of Youth belongs to 11 collections
1. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
3. Women+ (collaborative: moderated by paulofilmo - 18 stars)
4. Adapted from a play/based on a play (collaborative: moderated by djross - 13 stars)
5. Anamorphic Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
6. Southern Gothic (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
7. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 5 stars)
8. Triumvirate of Oscar Winning Actors/Actresses in the Cast (3 or more) (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
9. Real Life Spouses Acting together. (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 1 star)
10. Tennessee Williams adaptation (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed)
11. Theme: Based on a play (public: KasperL)
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| Jul 16, 2022 |  |
Timon88 | 67 62nd |
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Boy this is campy, but without quite enough verve to be a camp classic. Pauline Kael, right as usual: "This hysterical twaddle features a sadistic attack on Newman, engineered by Heavenly's father (Ed Begley), a crooked political boss, and a climactic telephone soliloquy by Page - we hear her part of a long-distance conversation with Walter Winchell, who convinces her that, far from being a flop in her last picture, she has scored her greatest hit. Rip Torn [is] also involved in the madness."
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| Jun 27, 2022 |  |
War Machine | 30 1st |
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Nicemonsteretclol+barelypaidattention
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| Aug 07, 2018 |  |
Darren | 74 63rd |
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They kinda wimped out on the ending but it's a great adaptation. I never really got Paul Newman until this
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| Jun 16, 2015 |  |
Carlospro | 80 81st |
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Geraldine Page <3
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| May 22, 2014 | Ella May | 60 19th |
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Interesting ending was not worth waiting for.
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| Dec 21, 2011 | myfavchords | 69 27th |
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This movie was alright. The acting was really good but I didn't like the ending. I also found this movie took awhile to get going. There were some good moments so I am sitting on the fence on this one.
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| Jun 21, 2011 |  |
Luna6ix | 71 37th |
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It seems like Tennessee Williams was only capable of producing melodrama--and of extreme variety at that--laced with or caused by drug abuse and physical abuse. This makes for a one trick pony that ends up being very hit or miss (mostly miss) depending on who's hands it's in. This one lies mostly in the miss category.
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| Feb 22, 2011 |  |
helfen419 | 70 39th |
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I guess they laced weed with meth back in the 60's.
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| Apr 25, 2009 |  |
paulofilmo | 48 8th |
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The characters and themes are quite interesting, but it's such an ugly and poorly made film - which is surprising when I enjoyed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof so much. Blehhhh.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
djross | 70 76th |
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Score based on distant memory.
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| Average Percentile 55.75% from 134 Ratings |  |