Man's Favorite Sport? (1963)
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64% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(2,346 ratings)
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is a super salesman of sporting goods who sells fishing equipment but knows nothing about the sport. Roger's boss Cadwalader (John McGiver) gets an idea from publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) to enter him in a fishing contest, and the inept angler has a… More Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is a super salesman of sporting goods who sells fishing equipment but knows nothing about the sport. Roger's boss Cadwalader (John McGiver) gets an idea from publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) to enter him in a fishing contest, and the inept angler has a series of comic consequences before he wins the contest with some help from a bear. When Roger admits that his winning the event was merely luck, he turns in the prize and loses his job. Roger eventually wins Abigail's heart and gets his job back. Howard Hawks directs this slapstick comedy with his typical flair -- witty dialogue and effective sight gags included. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Howard Hawks
- Written By
- John Fenton Murray, Steve McNeil
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1964 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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, Variety
Matters are helped along somewhat by an attractive and spirited cast, but not enough to keep the film consistently amusing.
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, Time Out
In many ways the quintessential Hollywood auteur movie.
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A.H. Weiler, New York Times
Man's Favorite Sport?, the film's theme song has it, is girls. It certainly is not originality or comedy.
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, Chicago Reader
Outdoorsman-columnist Rock Hudson suddenly finds he has to live up to his reputation in this 1964 Howard Hawks comedy that's funnier than it has any right to be.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Hawks delivers his usual heavy-handed direction, but the film's premise is too flimsy to spread over two hours. The script is marred by tired comic routines and slow pacing.
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Cast
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Rock Hudson
as Roger Willoughby
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Paula Prentiss
as Abigail Page
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Maria Perschy
as Isolde "Easy" Mueller
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John McGiver
as William Cadwalader
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Charlene Holt
as Tex Connors
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Roscoe Karns
as Maj. Phipps
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James Westerfield
as Policeman
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Norman Alden
as John Screaming Eagle
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Forrest Lewis
as Skaggs
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Regis Toomey
as Bagley
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Tyler McVey
as Customer Bush
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Kathie Browne
as Marcia
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Don Allen
as Tom
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Jim Bannon
as Forest Ranger
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Paul Bryar
as Policeman
- Chuck Courtney
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Med Flory
as Tucker
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Paul Langton
as Mr. Stern
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Margaret Sheridan
as Cadwalader's Secretary
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Edmund Williams
as Desk Clerk
- John Zaremba
- Joan Tewkesbury
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Ollie O'Toole
as Waiter
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Holger Bendixen
as Fisherman
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Lincoln Demyan
as Scoutmaster
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Betty Hanna
as Women in Elevator
- Tom Allen
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Christopher White
as Boy Scout
