The April Fools (1969)
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Virtually the first third of The April Fools takes place at a trendy party held by sharkish executive Ted Gunther (Peter Lawford). It is here that Howard Brubaker (Jack Lemmon), one of Gunther's employees, makes the acquaintance of the boss' lovely young trophy wife Catherine (Catherine… More Virtually the first third of The April Fools takes place at a trendy party held by sharkish executive Ted Gunther (Peter Lawford). It is here that Howard Brubaker (Jack Lemmon), one of Gunther's employees, makes the acquaintance of the boss' lovely young trophy wife Catherine (Catherine Deneuve). It happens that Brubaker is unhappily wed to Phyllis (Sally Kellerman, who gives an excellent performance in an essentially one-note role) and that Catherine is equally unhappy in her relationship with Gunther. The two lost souls run off together, planning to fly to Paris. There's approximately 25 minutes' worth of plot in The April Fools; much of the leftover time is eaten up by a protracted drunken-driving sequence involving suburban hubbies Lemmon, Jack Weston, Harvey Korman and Kenneth Mars, and by a lengthy episode featuring Charles Boyer and Myrna Loy as a robust, free-thinking elderly married couple. Some good dialogue, notably Lemmon's shaggy-dog story about goldfish and Chinese food, cannot hide the slightness of the piece. Still, a great many filmgoers were charmed by The April Fools. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 28, 1969 Wide
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Cast
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Jack Lemmon
as Howard Brubaker
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Catherine Deneuve
as Catherine Gunther
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Peter Lawford
as Ted Gunther
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Jack Weston
as Potter Shrader
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Myrna Loy
as Grace Greenlaw
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Charles Boyer
as Andre Greenlaw
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Harvey Korman
as Benson
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Melinda Dillon
as Leslie Hopkins
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Kenneth Mars
as Don Hopkins, Les Hopkins
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Janice Carroll
as Mimsy Shrader
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David F. Doyle
as Walters
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Gary Dubin
as Stanley Brubaker
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Susan Barrett
as Party Singer
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Dee Gardner
as Secretary
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Tom Aheame
as Doorman
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Nancy Howard
as Connie Archer
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Sally Kellerman
as Phyllis Brubaker
