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A timid professor in San Francisco for a conference bumps into an eccentric, disaster-prone woman whose antics throw his carefully ordered life into upheaval - while a case of mistaken identity involving a jewel thief and a government whistle-blower only adds to his woes. Comedy, starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and Madeline Kahn
1972
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16x9
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Barbra Streisand
(Actor)
.. Judy Maxwell
Ryan O'Neal
(Actor)
.. Professor Howard Bannister
Madeline Kahn
(Actor)
.. Eunice Burns
Kenneth Mars
(Actor)
.. Hugh Simon
Sorrell Booke
(Actor)
.. Harry
Austin Pendleton
(Actor)
.. Frederick Larrabee
Michael Murphy
(Actor)
.. Mr Smith
Phillip Roth
(Actor)
.. Mr Jones
Peter Bogdanovich
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Barbra Streisand
(Actor)
.. Judy Maxwell
Born:
April 24, 1942
in
New York
Best Known For:
Her hugely successful singing and acting careers
Early-life:
Barbra Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. She has an older brother and a younger half-sister. Her father, a respected teacher, died when she was 15 months old. Her mother later remarried briefly. Streisand did well in her studies and became interested in show business. She gained a place at the MGM training school, but her mother refused to let her go. However, Streisand won a singing contest while on holiday, and then began performing professionally.
Career:
At 17, Streisand landed her first acting job in the play Driftwood, co-starring Joan Rivers. She sang in clubs before winning a Tony award for her performance in Broadway's I Can Get It for You Wholesale. She won an Oscar for her first film, Funny Girl, in 1968, and another for co-writing the theme for A Star Is Born. Since then, she's become one of the best-selling recording artists in US history. She's starred in and directed several films, including Yentl (which she also produced and co-wrote).
Quote:
'I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.'
Trivia:
Streisand holds the record for the highest-grossing concert in Las Vegas for her Millennium Eve gig in the city.
Ryan O'Neal
(Actor)
.. Professor Howard Bannister
Born:
April 20, 1941
in
Los Angeles, California
Madeline Kahn
(Actor)
.. Eunice Burns
Kenneth Mars
(Actor)
.. Hugh Simon
Sorrell Booke
(Actor)
.. Harry
Austin Pendleton
(Actor)
.. Frederick Larrabee
Michael Murphy
(Actor)
.. Mr Smith
Phillip Roth
(Actor)
.. Mr Jones
Peter Bogdanovich
(Director)
Born:
July 30, 1939
in
New York
Best Known For:
His success in the 1970s.
Early-life:
Peter Bogdanovich was born on July 30, 1939, in New York. His father was a Serbian artist, his mother came from a wealthy Austrian family. They fled Europe to escape from the Nazis. Bogdanovich originally wanted to be an actor and trained with famous teacher Stella Adler before tackling several professional roles on stage and TV. But writing well-received magazine articles about films began dominating his time. He also put together retrospectives of various directors' works at New York's Museum Of Modern Art.
Career:
Bogdanovich continued his journalism career, but also began making his own films after working for legendary low-budget producer and director Roger Corman. Bogdanovich's breakthrough came with 1968's Targets, in which he also appeared alongside Boris Karloff. Three years later, The Last Picture Show became a critical and commercial success. What's Up Doc and Daisy Miller followed, but he hasn't had a major hit film since 1976's Nickelodeon. He continues to act, cropping up in such TV series as Bella Mafia, The Sopranos and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Quote:
'You get luck in pictures, and most of the time it's bad luck.'
Trivia:
Bogdanovich has written several books chronicling his friendships with actors and directors.
