| Come Blow Your Horn | |
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| Directed by | Bud Yorkin |
| Screenplay by | Norman Lear |
| Based on | Come Blow Your Horn by Neil Simon |
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| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Frank P. Keller |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.7 million |
Come Blow Your Horn is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin from a screenplay by Norman Lear, based on the 1961 play of the same name by Neil Simon. The film stars Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon, Barbara Rush, and Jill St. John.
Plot
Buddy Baker is bored living with his parents. He goes to the big-city apartment of older brother Alan, who works for their father's artificial-fruit company but never lets business interfere with a good time.
A confirmed bachelor, Alan is all too willing to teach his younger brother a few tricks, improve his wardrobe, even introduce him to Peggy, a girl with an apartment upstairs. Alan's steadiest companion is Connie, but even she's running out of patience with his lack of interest in settling down.
A jealous husband accuses Alan of running around with his wife and beats him up. Alan begins rethinking his life. He proposes marriage to Connie and then intervenes when he hears that his own parents are contemplating a divorce. Giving up his own ways for good, Alan even turns over his swinging bachelor pad to Buddy.
Cast
- Frank Sinatra as Alan Baker
- Lee J. Cobb as Harry R. Baker
- Molly Picon as Mrs. Sophie Baker
- Barbara Rush as Connie
- Jill St. John as Peggy John
- Dan Blocker as Mr. Eckman
- Phyllis McGuire as Mrs. Eckman (buyer for Neiman-Marcus)
- Tony Bill as Buddy Baker
Norman Lear and Dean Martin both make cameo appearances in this film.
Reception
Box office performance
Come Blow Your Horn was the 15th highest-grossing film of 1963, grossing $12,705,882 in the United States, earning $6 million in domestic rentals.
Awards
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Samuel M. Comer, James W. Payne). Sinatra, St. John, Picon and Cobb each earned Golden Globe nominations for their performances.
References
- ^ Box Office Information for Come Blow Your Horn. Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, January 8, 1964 p 69
- Crowther, Bosley (June 7, 1963). "The Screen: 'Come Blow Your Horn':Sinatra Film Arrives at the Music Hall". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Come Blow Your Horn". Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
External links
- Come Blow Your Horn at IMDb
- Come Blow Your Horn at Rotten Tomatoes
- Come Blow Your Horn at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Come Blow Your Horn at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1963 films
- 1963 directorial debut films
- 1963 comedy films
- 1960s English-language films
- American comedy films
- American films based on plays
- Films based on works by Neil Simon
- Films directed by Bud Yorkin
- Films scored by Nelson Riddle
- Films set in New York City
- Films with screenplays by Norman Lear
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films produced by Norman Lear
- 1960s American films