Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
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83% of critics liked it
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59% of users liked it
(695 ratings)
This filmization of Neil Simon's first Broadway hit was adapted for the screen by Norman Lear. Once we get past the illogical casting of middle-aged Frank Sinatra and twentysomething Tony Bill as brothers, we're home free. Sinatra, a swinger supreme, uses his New York apartment as a harem of… More This filmization of Neil Simon's first Broadway hit was adapted for the screen by Norman Lear. Once we get past the illogical casting of middle-aged Frank Sinatra and twentysomething Tony Bill as brothers, we're home free. Sinatra, a swinger supreme, uses his New York apartment as a harem of sorts for his legion of lady friends. Bill, wishing to break loose from his protective parents (Lee J. Cobb and Molly Picon), moves in with older brother Sinatra, hoping to emulate his sibling in the sex department. Sinatra teaches Bill the tricks of the trade--to his everlasting regret, since Bill soon wins such prizes as Jill St. John and Barbara Rush away from Sinatra. The third act finds Sinatra behaving more like a parent than his parents, steering Bill on the straight and narrow and finally settling down with Rush. Also appearing in Come Blow Your Horn is singer Phyllis McGuire (an offscreen Sinatra vis-a-vis), Dan Blocker, and, in the uncredited role of a wino, Dean Martin. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bud Yorkin
- Written By
- Norman Lear
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 5, 1963 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... like a cartoonish fantasy of the Mad Men sensibility of philandering men who treat the female sex as a buffet for their perusal.
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Dated, very dated, but a few good laughs.
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Cast
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Frank Sinatra
as Alan
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Lee J Cobb
as Mr. Baker
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Molly Picon
as Mrs. Baker
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Barbara Rush
as Connie
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Jill St. John
as Peggy
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Tony Bill
as Buddy
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Dan Blocker
as Mr. Eckman
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Phyllis McGuire
as Mrs. Eckman
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Herbie Faye
as Waiter
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Romo Vincent
as Barber
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Charlotte Fletcher
as Manicurist
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Greta Randall
as Tall Girl
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Joyce Nizzari
as Snow
- Grady Sutton
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Carole Wells
as Eunice
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Dean Martin
as The Bum
