Cactus Flower

1969
M
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, and Walter Matthau in Cactus Flower (1969)

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.

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A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Bar Patron
(uncredited)

Robert Buckingham

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Linda Burton

Waitress
(uncredited)

Hy Chase

First Waiter
(uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Mwako Cumbuka

Man dancing in club
(uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Don Furneaux

Parcel Post Man
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Making this movie was the first time Ingrid Bergman had been on a Hollywood sound stage since the 1940s--all her subsequent films up to that point had been made in Europe, even those for American studios.

Goofs
When Julian is driving Stephanie home, the shot from the driver's side of the car reveals the shadow of the car against the traffic on the movie screen behind them.

Quotes
Dr. Julian Winston: I must say, it's grotesque. A woman your age, throwing yourself at a kid like that!
Stephanie: And what about that eh, father-daughter thing of yours, if you don't think that's ridiculous...
Dr. Julian Winston: Well, it's different for a man. If a man is with a younger woman it looks entirely appropriate, but when it's the other way around, it's disg...
Stephanie: Well, you go to your church and I'll go to mine.

Connections
Featured in Ingrid (1984)

Soundtracks
A Time for Love Is Anytime
Music by Quincy Jones
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Vocal by Sarah Vaughan

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7/10

Classy comedy, unbeatable Bergman

Ingrid Bergman, playing dentist Walter Matthau's faithful receptionist who harbors a little crush on her boss, is absolutely wonderful in this film. She handles the witty repartee in the script with aplomb and steals a terrific scene where she and Goldie Hawn talk in a record booth (Ingrid's monologue is a front, but her face tells you she believes in it with all her heart). Matthau is an odd choice for the leading man (he's too old for Goldie Hawn and too unrefined for Bergman, not to mention too unfocused to be a dentist), but I liked the way he tries hard to please Goldie and stumbles around trying to free himself from a lie. Hawn (who won a Supporting Oscar) is just as fresh and bubbly as she is today. This bedroom farce isn't terribly sophisticated (and faintly reminds one of "Any Wednesday" besides), but it's a welcome relief from the noisy, teen-oriented comedies churned out of present-day Hollywood. "Cactus Flower" is a lovely sigh! *** from ****