A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaAll the scenes in the diner were filmed last, after the cast got to know each other. The dialogue in those scenes is a combination of scripted and improvisational.
- GoofsWhen discussing marriage outside the diner, Eddie tells Shrevie that he and Elyse will be vacationing in Cuba, which had already been taken over by Castro on 1 January 1959. By New Years Day 1960, a honeymoon in Cuba would have been considered out of the question.
- Quotes
Timothy Fenwick, Jr.: Do you ever get the feeling that there's something going on that we don't know about?
- Crazy creditsThe end credits run as another diner conversation between the guys is heard.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 16 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990)
- SoundtracksIt's All in the Game
Written by Carl Sigman and Charles Dawes
Performed by Tommy Edwards
Courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
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A nice visit with recognizable characters.
I wasn't really wowed by this film.It doesn't really have a captivating story,great scenery or great special effects (the latter is never really necessary anyway).What you have is a group of guys,each of them representing someone most of us know or have heard of.We are introduced to them,and over the course of the film,we get to know them,and by film's end,we had an overall pleasant time.The film has a place on the AFI's 100 Years,100 Laughs list,which brought me to watch it.I don't question it's placement there because we all have different senses of humor,but I can't say that it really generated a lot of laughs for me personally.Overall,it was enjoyable enough and I may visit it again one day.
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- Jan 19, 2014
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- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,099,953
- Gross worldwide
- $14,099,953
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