Stanley Waltz (Jackie Gleason) is seeking forgiveness in Lourdes, France, after a good deed had backfired at him, regarding a poem "How do I love thee?".Stanley Waltz (Jackie Gleason) is seeking forgiveness in Lourdes, France, after a good deed had backfired at him, regarding a poem "How do I love thee?".Stanley Waltz (Jackie Gleason) is seeking forgiveness in Lourdes, France, after a good deed had backfired at him, regarding a poem "How do I love thee?".
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- TriviaMaureen O'Hara was injured on the set, O'Hara and Jackie Gleason were in the middle of a scene. O'Hara was sitting on a garden bench, the cushions had been removed exposing the cyclone fence wire that supported them. O'Hara's right hand was resting on the wire and as a very drunk Jackie Gleason was delivering his lines, he tripped and accidentally fell on top of her hand. The cyclone wire gave way and the weight of his body crushed her hand. She had to be rushed to the hospital; her hand required orthopedic surgery. As a result, she has no cartilage on the fingers of her right hand and is missing a joint on her index finger.
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Funny and touching
The set-up to How Do I Love Thee? Is a bit disjointed, but once you get into the meat of the story, it's pretty funny. In the beginning, Rick Lenz (the guy who looks like James Stewart) gets a phone call from his mother, Maureen O'Hara. His father is dying and Rick is conflicted about visiting him since they haven't spoken in years. But why? Through flashbacks, we see Rick's relationship with his father, Jackie Gleason, since childhood.
Interspersed into family comedy and an overshadowing cloud of mortality, there's a huge battle between Maureen and Jackie about religion. Obviously, she's a Catholic and he has no faith. The movie sort of feels like it doesn't know what type of comedy it wants to be at times, but you can stick with it for the very touching end result.
For me, the funniest parts of the movie were the scenes involving Shelley Winters. If you read her memoirs, you learned she had a sense of humor about her weight gain, so you can feel free to laugh alongside her. She plays an arty photographer whom Jackie Gleason is constantly trying to seduce - if only she'd give up a little of her romantic demands. In one scene, she wants to literally be swept away, and he picks her up. But while staggering to the bedroom, he drops her! In another, he wants a quick rendezvous, but she asks for time and sweet nothings. Love should bloom like a flower, she says. His reply: "If it's going to flower, it'd better flower fast. I'm a married man with a kid outside and my truck is double parked." I love it!
It's a bit of an oddball, but life isn't always straightforward either. A boy's relationship with his father can be complex with a bunch of different "vignettes" interspersed in memories. This movie will definitely make you laugh, and it might make you cry. Give it a shot, if only for Shelley's sake.
Interspersed into family comedy and an overshadowing cloud of mortality, there's a huge battle between Maureen and Jackie about religion. Obviously, she's a Catholic and he has no faith. The movie sort of feels like it doesn't know what type of comedy it wants to be at times, but you can stick with it for the very touching end result.
For me, the funniest parts of the movie were the scenes involving Shelley Winters. If you read her memoirs, you learned she had a sense of humor about her weight gain, so you can feel free to laugh alongside her. She plays an arty photographer whom Jackie Gleason is constantly trying to seduce - if only she'd give up a little of her romantic demands. In one scene, she wants to literally be swept away, and he picks her up. But while staggering to the bedroom, he drops her! In another, he wants a quick rendezvous, but she asks for time and sweet nothings. Love should bloom like a flower, she says. His reply: "If it's going to flower, it'd better flower fast. I'm a married man with a kid outside and my truck is double parked." I love it!
It's a bit of an oddball, but life isn't always straightforward either. A boy's relationship with his father can be complex with a bunch of different "vignettes" interspersed in memories. This movie will definitely make you laugh, and it might make you cry. Give it a shot, if only for Shelley's sake.
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- Jul 10, 2022
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- $90,000
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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