Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan

A society girl falls for her sister's charming, eccentric fiance.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: George Cukor

Release Date: June 15, 1938

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DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006

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  • May 20, 2008
    This isn't as deliriously paced or as quirky as other screwball comedies, but it's still completely delightful. Because it is immediately obvious that Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn will fall for one another eventually, the joy in watching "Holiday" comes from the circuitous ro...( read more)ute taken to get to the inevitable. Lew Ayres' character, Hepburn's younger brother, cuts through the frothy fun to add a genuine note of darkness and despair. The-ghost-of-Grant-yet-to-pass, Ayres' financial trader with an artistic soul, slipping into apathy and alcoholism because he's been trammelled by materialism, represents Grant's dreamer as compromised by his practical fiancée and prospective father-in-law. The whole cast is marvellous, but I especially like Henry Daniell and Binnie Barnes as Hepburn's catty cousins. Hepburn is at her loveliest here, less cynical than usual. "I've got all the faith in the world in Johnny...If he wants to dream for a while, he can dream for a while. And if he wants to come back and sell peanuts, oh, how I'll believe in those peanuts!"
  • November 30, 2007
    A lightweight and lovely romantic film. Grant and Hepburn are always amazing together.
  • July 12, 2007
    chemistry is chemistry, so don't mess w/it, ok? something about these two clicked. she was quicksilver smart and bold and he was man enough to take it like a man maybe...whatever, a great movie team the star system, in it's infinite wisdom, saw fit to reteam over and over again. ...( read more)yer not gonna argue w/ the studio heads are you?
  • November 15, 2009
    Of course you are going to get a charming and fun comedy from a Grant/Hepburn screwball comedy from the 30's, but this one had potential to a lot better. Grant is a everyman who is going to marry into a rich family, but falls for his fiancee's more grounded sister. Cukor's direct...( read more)ion is great and the actors are easy to watch and believable in their roles. Holiday starts off strong, but there is something missing, and it doesn't have the magic that Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story have. Good movie, but not a classic.
  • October 17, 2008
    I love this movie. I've seen it countless time since I was a child and it always makes me laugh and wins me with it's romantic charm.
  • October 21, 2009
    Definitely not what I expected, but I love Katharine Hepburn when she's with Cary Grant!
  • October 3, 2009
    A man and woman fall in love and plan to immediately marry. He is stunned to find she is very wealthy. Soon they discover they have different goals. Funny, great dialog, could have easily been a stage play. Not as good as some of the comedic classics from this era, though.
  • June 6, 2009
    It isn't my favorite Grant/Hepburn pairing but it's still good none the less.
  • April 9, 2009
    Despite the truly wonderful cast, this film lacks the punch that some of the other classic screwball comedies have. For die-hard Hepburn and Grant fans only.
  • March 29, 2009
    want to see sometime in my life.

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