The Great Gatsby

1974
PG
2h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

27K

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Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in The Great Gatsby (1974)

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

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Tragedy Drama Romance

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

Director
- Jack Clayton
Writers
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Francis Ford Coppola
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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

27K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jack Clayton
Writers
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Francis Ford Coppola
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Mia Farrow was pregnant during filming. Director Jack Clayton did a lot of close-up shots and put her in a lot of flowing costumes.

Goofs
The puppy that Tom buys Myrtle ages at least 6 months by the time it gets to the apartment.

Quotes
Daisy Buchanan: And when I was in the delivery room, waking up from the ether, I asked the nurse whether it was a boy or a girl. She said it was a girl - and I turned my head to the side and cried. And then I said, I hope she grows up to be a pretty little fool. That's about the best a girl can hope for these days, to be a pretty little fool.

Alternate versions
In the movie's original theatrical release, Tom Ewell played a small part at the cemetery near the end. Several weeks into the run, theaters were sent a new last reel from which Tom Ewell's part had been removed.

Connections
Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

Soundtracks
What'll I Do?
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by William Atherton (as Bill Atherton)

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Featured review

Looks great, tastes awful

This adaptation may have worked with the mute button on, but the cheezy movie-of-the-week score, the shrill cries of Mia Farrow, and the pallid reading by Robert Redford doom this film. Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan makes as much sense as Jimmie 'J.J.' Walker as Muhammad Ali - the physical strength that defined Tom is totally missing.

The staging, costumes, and incidentals (cars, etc.) are gorgeous, but the beauty of Fitzgerald's prose is nowhere to be found. This must be a difficult work to film, and it shows.