For Pete's Sake (1974)
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57% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(1,269 ratings)
Barbra Streisand returns to the screwball-comedy milieu of What's Up Doc? in the lightweight For Pete's Sake. As a Brooklyn hausfrau named Henry (!), our heroine will do anything to help her cabdriver husband Pete (Michael Sarrazin) get ahead. When Pete begins to play the stock market, Henry… More Barbra Streisand returns to the screwball-comedy milieu of What's Up Doc? in the lightweight For Pete's Sake. As a Brooklyn hausfrau named Henry (!), our heroine will do anything to help her cabdriver husband Pete (Michael Sarrazin) get ahead. When Pete begins to play the stock market, Henry borrows three grand from a loan shark, thereby setting off a series of comic catastrophes. Molly Picon is perfection itself as a money-savvy madam who holds the key to Pete and Henry's happiness and well-being. For Pete's Sake was originally titled July Pork Bellies, a curious cognomen that makes perfect sense within the context of the plotline. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Yates
- Written By
- Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Phil Hall, Film Snobbery
If it never soars, at least it hums along with a cheery, sloppy abundance of goodwill.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never scores the belly laughs it desires.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Mediocre Streisand vehicle.
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Cast
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Barbra Streisand
as Henry
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Michael Sarrazin
as Pete
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Estelle Parsons
as Helen
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William Redfield
as Fred
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Molly Picon
as Mrs. Cherry
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Louis Zorich
as Nick
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Wil Albert
as Cop In Drag
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Herb Armstrong
as Insurance Man
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Ed Bakey
as Angelo
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Vivian Bonnell
as Loretta
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Heywood Hale Broun
as Judge Hiller
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Bella Bruck
as Lady In Supermarket
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Joseph Maher
as Mr. Coates
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Peter Mamakos
as Dominic
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Bill McKinney
as Rocky
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Gary Pagett
as Assistant Bank Manager
- Joe Pantoliano
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Anne Ramsey
as Telephone Lady
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Fred Stuthman
as Loan Officer
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Martin Erlichman
as Man in Theater
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Joseph Hardy
as Second Cop
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Sidney Miller
as Drunk Driver
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Vincent Schiavelli
as Checkout Man
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Richard Ward
as Bernie
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Jack Hollander
as Loan Shark
- Joe Maher
