SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH
"SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH" --- (1962)
SYNOPSIS: "After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago, a movie star on the wane. Chance quickly falls back into his old rut -- he's still smitten with his former sweetheart, Heavenly Finley, but her thuggish brother and her crooked politician father both hate him. When Alexandra leaves town, Chance is left with little more than trouble."
STARRING: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Rip Torn, Ed Begley, Madeline Sherwood, Dub Taylor, Barry Cahill and Corey Allen.
SCREENPLAY: Richard Brooks; Based on "Sweet Bird of Youth" a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams.
DIRECTOR: Richard Brooks
AWARDS AND HONORS:
It was nominated for three (3) Academy Awards and won one (1) of them for:
"Best Supporting Actor" --- Ed Begley
It was nominated for an additional seven (7) awards, by various entities, and won two (2) of them.
MOVIE FUN FACTS: The film was written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. The adaptation of the original play by Tennessee Williams went through several drafts, with Brooks unsure how to film the play's controversial ending in which Chance is castrated by Finley's hoods. The castration was cut from the film and replaced by Finley's son clubbing Chance in the face with a cane, followed by Chance and Heavenly escaping together.
The film was a hit, making almost $8,000,000 on a $2,000,000 budget.
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