How Sweet It Is!

This article is about the 1968 film. For other uses, see How Sweet It Is (disambiguation).
How Sweet It Is!
Directed by Jerry Paris
Produced by Jerry Belson
Garry Marshall
Written by Jerry Belson
Garry Marshall
Based on The Girl in the Turquoise Bikini 
by Muriel Resnik
Starring James Garner
Debbie Reynolds
Maurice Ronet
Penny Marshall
Music by Pat Williams
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Edited by Bud Molin
Production
company
Cherokee Productions
Distributed by National General Pictures
Release dates
 August 1968[1]
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2,700,000 (US/ Canada)[2]

How Sweet It Is! is a 1968 comedy movie starring James Garner and Debbie Reynolds, with a supporting cast including Terry-Thomas and Paul Lynde.

Garner plays a photographer who brings his wife, Jenny, and teenage son, David, along on a Paris shoot, with both husband and wife struggling to stay faithful under extreme temptation. The film was written by producers Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson (adapting Muriel Resnik's novel The Girl in the Turqoise Bikini) and directed by Jerry Paris. Jimmy Webb wrote the title song, and Patrick Williams scored the sound track.

Cast

Production and release

How Sweet It Is! was the first production for National General Pictures. The title is taken from a television catchphrase popularized in the 1950s by comedian Jackie Gleason.[3]

Upon its release in August 1968,[1] the film received a mixed response with critics and audiences.[3] According to Howard Thompson of The New York Times, "This tired, aimlessly frisky comedy ... is about as sweet as a dill pickle."[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thompson, Howard (August 22, 1968). "Screen: 'How Sweet It Is!' Begins Run; Debbie Reynolds Stars With James Garner". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). p. 47. Retrieved November 29, 2010. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
  3. 1 2 Marshall, Garry; Marshall, Lori (1997). "Writing for Film and Theater and Not Making a Fortune". Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break Into Show Business and Stay There. Newmarket Press. pp. 91–92. ISBN 1-55704-288-8. Retrieved November 29, 2010.

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