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If a Man Answers

  • 1962
  • A
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.3K
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Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in If a Man Answers (1962)
ComedyRomance

Rich socialite Chantal marries Eugene, a photographer, and everything seems blissful until her envious friend attempts to break them up. In desperation, she turns to her mother, but the advi... Read allRich socialite Chantal marries Eugene, a photographer, and everything seems blissful until her envious friend attempts to break them up. In desperation, she turns to her mother, but the advice she receives may do more harm than good.Rich socialite Chantal marries Eugene, a photographer, and everything seems blissful until her envious friend attempts to break them up. In desperation, she turns to her mother, but the advice she receives may do more harm than good.

  • Director
    • Henry Levin
  • Writers
    • Richard Morris
    • Winifred Wolfe
  • Stars
    • Sandra Dee
    • Bobby Darin
    • Micheline Presle
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Richard Morris
      • Winifred Wolfe
    • Stars
      • Sandra Dee
      • Bobby Darin
      • Micheline Presle
    • 27User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Sandra Dee
    Sandra Dee
    • Chantal Stacy
    Bobby Darin
    Bobby Darin
    • Eugene Wright
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Germaine Stacy
    John Lund
    John Lund
    • John Stacy
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Robert Swan…
    Stefanie Powers
    Stefanie Powers
    • Tina
    Christopher Knight
    Christopher Knight
    • Richard
    Ted Thorpe
    • Florist
    Roger Bacon
    • Messenger
    John Bleifer
    John Bleifer
    • Mr. Riordan - Tobacconist
    Pamela Searle
    Pamela Searle
    • Model
    Warrene Ott
    Warrene Ott
    • Rita
    Dani Lynn
    Dani Lynn
    • Bunny
    Charlene Holt
    Charlene Holt
    • Lisa - Model
    Gloria Camacho
    • Model
    Edmay Van Dyke
    • Model
    Rosalee Calvert
    Rosalee Calvert
    • Model
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Richard Morris
      • Winifred Wolfe
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    bizatchgirl

    Finally!

    It has been long in coming but the movie is now out on DVD. I had found it before on VHS on ebay but it was going for $15 +. It looks like it's about $12 on DVD! I was lucky enough to have this recommended by a friend and watched her copy. I have looked through movie stores and even had one of the video rental stores order something with a similar title that turned out to be a B horror flick. Luckily they just put it on the shelf and didn't make me buy it. I can't wait to get the DVD and watch it again. I'm sure I've forgotten just how funny it is since I haven't seen it in about 8 years. They just don't make movies like this anymore. Sweet, wholesome fun.
    6ksf-2

    gidget grows up !

    The second of three films with sandra dee and bobby darrin. Chantel has the same squeaky clean image as dee's earlier role as gidget. When chantel and eugene get hitched, it's a bumpy road. Chantel's friend gets involved, and in an attempt to untangle things, her own parents are making things even worse. It's the silly, anti-establishment 1960's now, but not quite the flower power days yet. It's okay. A lot of talking, and towards the end, it gets pretty silly. Keep an eye out for cesar romero and stefanie powers in small roles. Directed by henry levin. Story by winifred wolfe. Dee and darin were actually married in life, as well as in the films, for an extra twist. It's okay. It helps to know dee's history and her earlier films!
    tackett-1

    Great Classic Kitsch

    If you love the lighthearted, romantic comedies of the 1960s, then you'll consider this one of the all time classics. In the same genre as the wonderful Doris Day movies of the same era, this will provide fun, wholesome viewing. A must-have for movie collectors of this time period!
    8SimonJack

    Unique twist to a good comedy-romance

    "If a Man Answers" is a nice comedy-romance that stars two of the most promising new actors from the late 1950s. Sandra Dee and Bobby Darrin had each won a Golden Globe as the most promising newcomer to film. She for her role as Evelyn Leslie in "Until They Sail" of 1957, and he for his role as Tony in "Come September" of 1961. Dee also was in the latter film, and the couple was married by then. This is one of three films they made together while married (1960-67).

    This film has a very good plot and script. Darin and Dee play newlyweds, Eugene and Chantal. Micheline Presle and John Lund are very good and funny as her parents, John and Germaine Stacy. Cesar Romero is very funny in his short supporting role as Eugene's father, Adam Wright, who poses as Robert Swan, a fictitious love interest of Chantal (and of her mother in days gone by). The plot has a unique aspect, but to tell more would give it away. It's hilarious. Darin sings two songs with the title and credits of this film.

    This is a film that most people should enjoy for the plot, the characters and the acting. Darin's songs add some flavor and a touch of nostalgia.

    Darin will be remembered much longer for his great musical talent. He composed music, wrote songs and had a voice that made him one of the great male singers of the 20th century. But for his early death in 1973, Darin likely would have given us many more hit songs and memorable tunes. Can anyone hear "Mack the Knife" being sung and not picture Darrin singing the song that topped the charts in 1959? It continues to be played and heard in movie soundtracks, on radio, and in other venues well into the 21st century. Among his other hit songs were, "Beyond the Sea," "Splish Splash," "Dream Lover," "Let's Fall in Love," and "One for My Baby."

    Darin and Dee's marriage may have been ideal at the start, but it ended in 1967.

    Darin died at age 37 after open-heart surgery on Dec. 20, 1973. He had severe rheumatic fever as a child, and wasn't expected to live beyond his teens. Only late in his life and after his death did much of his background become public. Not even he had known that the woman whom he thought was his older sister, Nina, was actually his mother; and that Polly, whom he thought was his mother was really his grandmother. He learned the truth from Nina just five years before he died.

    Darin was born Walden Robert Cassotto, May 14, 1936, in East Harlem, New York City. His name was that of his mother and maternal grandparents. Nina became pregnant with him in the summer of 1935 when she was 17. Out of wedlock births in those days were very scandalous, and the family wouldn't consider an illegal abortion. So, they moved a few blocks and Polly passed Bobby off as her new son and brother of her teenage daughter Nina. Bobby's maternal grandfather was a gangster who died of pneumonia in prison a year before Darin's birth. Even after Nina told Bobby the truth about their relationship in 1968, she never revealed to him or anyone else who Darin's biological father was. While the family was poor, they were all close. Bobby's health suffered as a child, but he had a great singing voice, and he taught himself to play several instruments

    Sandra Dee had come from a marriage that ended when she was five. She was born Alexandra Zuck in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1942. She was abused by her stepfather and was anorexic most of her life. She was driven by her mother who wanted her to become an actress. She was a model at age four and then an actress in TV commercials. She moved to Hollywood in 1957 and made her first film that year. She became well known and liked in her ingénue roles. Her movie career began waning after her marriage to Darin, and when they separated she became a recluse and alcoholic. She died of kidney disease on Feb. 20, 2005, at age 62.

    Darin and Dee had one son, Dodd (born in 1961), who wrote a book in 1994 about his parents, "Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee." He also worked on films about his parents and Bobby's music. Kevin Spacey played Darin and Kate Bosworth played Dee in a 2004 biopic, "Beyond the Sea." Before that, PBS aired a 90-minute documentary in 1998, "Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song," and the A&E Biography series ran a 2001 episode, "Bobby Darin: I Want to Be a Legend." Darin had a popular TV show in 1973, "The Bobby Darin Show."

    While both of these young stars of the mid-20th century had troubled childhoods and tragic ends, they made good marks on society and American culture. We would be missing something had they not been born.
    lemonice70

    Sad to see it's not on video!

    This movie is the cutest!!! One of my favorites of all time. Sad to see it's not on video. How do we get this one on video? Who do we write to? I give this film a 10 out of 10. Enjoy!

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    • Trivia
      Producer Ross Hunter originally announced this in 1961 as a vehicle which he hoped to cast with David Niven, Nancy Kwan and Claudette Colbert.
    • Goofs
      As Sandra prepares to arise from bed, she holds the sheet to her bosom; immediate next shot, a close-up on Bobby, her hand is on his shoulder; quick back to her, she is again (still) holding the sheet to her bosom.
    • Quotes

      Eugene: May I remind you that New York is full of great restaurants, very few of which serve peanut butter. For a buck and a half an hour, the dishes will disappear. And as for companionship, well I have a little black book with the names and phone numbers of 111 models. Bachelorhood is the ideal state for a man. Marriage, little Miss Stacy, is an institution sponsored by women for women.

    • Crazy credits
      The film ends with the French word "Finis" displayed on the screen, and after a slight pause, the words "We hardly think so." appear.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Biography: Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      If A Man Answers
      Music and Lyrics by Bobby Darin

      Performed by Bobby Darin

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • ...gefrühstückt wird zu Hause
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Ross Hunter Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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