''Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad'' is a 1967 American

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directed by

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, based on the 1962 play '' Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition'' by Arthur L. Kopit. The screenplay was written by Ian Bernard. The film stars

Rosalind Russell Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907November 28, 1976) was an American actress, comedienne, screenwriter, and singer,Obituary '' Variety'', December 1, 1976, p. 79. known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the H ...

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and Barbara Harris; Harris was the only main cast member who had also appeared in the original, Off-Broadway production of the play.

Plot

Described by Kopit as a "farce in three scenes", the story involves an overbearing mother who travels to a luxury resort in the Caribbean, bringing along her son and her deceased husband, preserved and in his casket.

Cast

Production

Filming was completed by July 1965. However it was decided to re-edit the movie entirely and add new scenes after previews. New scenes were directed by

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. An entirely new music score was added too.

References

External links

* 1967 films 1960s black comedy films American black comedy films American films based on plays Films directed by Richard Quine Films scored by Neal Hefti Films set in the Caribbean Films set on islands Paramount Pictures films 1967 comedy films 1967 drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub