Their marriage was on the rocks at the time, and he was having an affair with Sophia, so she wound up with the part. But who cares, as it's a lot of fun and yet another nice outing from Grant. A train hits their new home-in-tow and instead of a collision the viewer just sees some (fake) lumber thrown onto their car. Just thought you might like to know that HOUSEBOAT was partially shot at Fort Washington, Maryland.... right on the Potomac, south of Washington, DC. Read Next: What’s Coming to Disney Plus in January 2021, Rick Squire, Director and Network Marketing Executive, Dies at 68, Sony Music Entertainment Names Andrew Davis Executive VP, Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Columbia Records Promotes Sarah Mary Cunningham and John Salcedo to Vice President, How a Lucasfilm Exec’s Tweet Reopened the Wounds of ‘The Last Jedi’, Nick McGlashan, 'Deadliest Catch' Star, Dies at 33, L.A. 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This OscarеЁ-nominated film has the legendary Cary Grant as a government attorney who can't seem to shake his bad fortune. Cary and Sophia scratch and claw at each other first, but then instead of fur, sparks fly. "Houseboat" is set in Washington, DC and nearby Virginia, including the houseboat on the Potomac. Due to the war housing shortage, they live on a houseboat moored in a river. Cary Grant plays the dad with an amusing mixture of concern, consternation and suspicion; he enjoys a good time, but he goads his kids into being more than what he sees, and when his son pushes back it seems an exceptionally realistic reaction. Formulaic? Komedie uit Verenigde Staten. It's done that way a bit here as well with Loren, except the script offers her character a bit more warmth and depth. Getting a nanny sure would be nice, plus a bigger place. Para cuidarlos contrata como niñera a Cintia (Sophia Loren), una bella italiana que oculta su verdadera identidad. Warm romance classic has realistic kid behavior. Grant and Loren were NOT in a hot and heavy affair when this picture was made. Houseboat. 'Houseboat' is a throwback to the kind of sweet, happy comedies Cary Grant did in the late '40s-early 50s, and it foreshadows the domestic comedies James Stewart and Henry Fonda would do in the sixties. Predictable,...yes. Good acting? It worked out best for us as it would have been a far different movie with Drake, who had a pretty bland screen presence. A van is driving along with 1 guy and 2 girls, who straight away establish that they’re going to the country to film a music clip. Our eyes feast on the beautiful pleasant countryside. The idea of using a houseboat (a real one in Maryland) is a great money saving device, no doubt, and it gives everything an offbeat air. It's really just one more of the bland family-friendly sitcoms that blight his later career, but more interesting than most for a couple of reasons. It cracks me up when movies of the 50's portrayed Italian women as fiery and impulsive. Certainly. In the very next scene he is completely clean and dry-wearing the same white tux. Predictable? VARIETY Film Review - September 10, 1958 - by "Ron" - submitted by Barry Martin The voyage of "Houseboat" is to a nearly extinct era in motion pictures when screens and hearts bubbled over with the warmth of original family humor. About the only serious negative is the REALLY annoying song that Loren sings throughout the movie. He believes Sophia to be a maid but, in fact, she's the daughter of a famous Italian conductor. Cary Grant scored still another box-office smash with his 1958 vehicle Houseboat. | Cary Grant was contractually obligated to do "Houseboat" with Miss Loren. Cary Grant, prominent diplomat and widower, is trying to get acquainted again with his three kids, Paul Petersen, Mimi Gibson, and Charles Herbert. The other is the presence of Sophia Loren -- raw-boned, gauche, gorgeous, and in real life determined not to become the fourth Mrs. Grant. "Houseboat" proves that being a Cary Grant film is NOT a guarantee for entertainment. This is a very cute and inconsequential family film starring Cary Grant and the very young Sophia Loren. Film review: HOUSEBOAT (Melville Shavelson, 1958) This review is my entry to Phyllis Loves Classic Movies’s fabulous Cary Grant blogathon, where every entry is a celebration of the man’s varied and illustrious CV. As for Sophia Loren, basking in her movie-star close-ups, she takes a cartoonish character (which is written like a cynical refugee from "Roman Holiday") and gives the lady a big heart. While it is not a movie that will change your life or make a huge impression, it's still an awful lot of fun. As one might expect, the moppets steal the show. The movie appeals to all the sadly outdated bourgeois values of postwar America, i.e. Living on a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids, he hires Sophia Loren as a governess. Despite the names on the marquee, spare yourselves by skipping this one. It’s a perfect role for Cary Grant, who plays a government lawyer separated from his wife and who, upon her accidental death, is brought into contact with his three children, none of whom are very friendly toward him. That would have made more sense. Our Houseboat Magazine TOP10 list. Widowed lawyer Cary Grant hires Sophia Loren to take care of his three kids and moves them all onto a houseboat. Hollywood stereotypes of Italians have improved until "The Sopranos" came along forty years later. A surprising jewel. It stars Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert, Harry Guardino and Mimi Gibson. Considering she was a great housekeeper (though she couldn't cook), loved the kids and was built like,....Sophia Loren, it certainly isn't surprising that by the end of the film Cary has also recognized her as prime wife material. The three kids are played by Paul Peterson (of Donna Reed Show fame), Charles Herbert (13 Ghosts, among others), and Mimi Gibson (this is probably her best role). The decrepit houseboat of the title is miraculously transformed from scene to scene into a handsome abode with no more visible exertion than the use of a paint brush in a couple of frames. Comedy and romance ensues. Sadly I learned an hour ago, that it's the latter. Viata i se schimba in momentul in care copiii But this is not just a bad movie, it is offensive. SYNOPSIS: A horrible rock band and a camera crew filming a cheesy music video in the backwoods of Au review by Zach B. and Anthony D. Not Rated. Without doubt. Nothing unpredictable or deep but good fun. Captain Pippi is a 120m2 houseboat, a true Amsterdam watervilla. Click aici pentru a te autentifica. With Grant showing more comic ability with just facial expressions than many of today's comedy actors can provide in an hour of film, Houseboat is very much essential viewing for the Grant purists. Last Free Ride, a hip pirate movie filmed in the Sausalito houseboat community in Northern California by Roy Nolan DVD Extreme Houseboats Season 1 ... Houseboat is also a rare movie that deals honestly with the issue of children's reaction to remarriage. I was pleasantly surprised, and enthralled. The voyage of Houseboat is to a nearly extinct era in motion pictures when screens and hearts bubbled over with the warmth of original family humor. It is said that Grant was once in love with his co-star Sophia Loren and, since she married Carlo Ponti, he did not want to make this film. Regie Melville Shavelson. Houseboat is directed by Melville Shavelson who also co-writes the screenplay with Jack Rose. Director, Writer. Aside from his Hitchcock movies and "Charade," this is virtually the only watchable movie Cary Grant made after 1944. Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Dierks Bentley? She's sexy, funny, and charming. Yes. Awards. Cary Grant repeating his romantic comedy work for the umpteenth time, works well with the ravishing and radiant Sophia Loren. go figure). The guy they bought the houseboat from cruises up to it in his speedboat. Their affair was more or less over before this film was started. The voyage of Houseboat is to a nearly extinct era in motion pictures when screens and hearts bubbled over with the warmth of original family humor. Divorced-father-reconnects-with-kids a well-worn theme, but the script and acting here carry you along. An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children. True, Loren is hardly providing any acting gravitas here, but by the time she wanders into view looking absolutely knockout in a gold dress, nothing else really matters! He agreed to, with the chance he could still win over his co-star. Overview. I've commented on about 2000 films. It looks a mess at first. Harry Guardino is a treat as the guy who sells Cary the houseboat after destroying their other house. I agree with "WRONG WIFE" post. Since the movie was made there is now a COMMUNITY built up around the fort ALSO called "Fort Washington".... zip code 20744. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 5.84/10. Running Time: 109 minutes. Cary Grant is stranded, late for work. Martha Hyer is cool as a sister-in-law.There are songs and some scenic shots of Washington in this Paramount color film, but they fail to provide this creaky "Houseboat" with much-needed buoyancy. Love his scenes with Sophia. It feels odd for many reasons. Cary Grant was in love with Sophia Loren (who wouldn't be) when that film began. Tom Winters (Cary Grant) works for the government, his divorced wife was recently killed in a car wreck, and the grandparents were set to get custody of the three young children, papers already to be signed by Tom. *** from ****. Off goes everyone to the country, and through living together begin to understand and love each other. Family Fun... watched it with my children when they were little. Komische verwikkelingen rond de gescheiden advocaat Tom, die de zorg voor zijn drie kinderen op zich moet nemen nadat zijn … Grant plays a man who has been separated from his wife for several years and has rarely seen his three kids in the meantime. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Houseboat - Original Soundtrack on AllMusic - 2006 Almost a decade before Robert Wise's blockbuster,this fairly entertaining little comedy had almost everything that was brought to epic proportions in the sixties:a widower(Grant)with three "charming" children -"sound of music is an improvement on it for that with seven brats-,a chic lady(Hyers) who is the equivalent of the baroness and an Italian Cinderella(Loren)-complete with magnificent dress and ball- who's hired by Grant to take care of his offspring.And Sophia Loren does sing,and her voice is so nice that the children do backing vocals.Like Julie Andrews. Welcome to Houseboat Horror. Saccharin-prone viewers might bail early, but give it time. A feeble, predictable movie wasting two great talents. At first glance, "Houseboat" looks like the worst type of sitcom: stern father gets saddled with his estranged children, later hiring a governess who is really a runaway from high society. So it's all enjoyable if nothing remarkable, more or less typical of this low point in Hollywood movie-making. Houseboat; Houseboat Review. Who knows? Cozy romp with some surprising emotional resonance, "Hesto, Presto, One of Cary's Very Besto", Warm, with a witty Cary Grant and stiff Sofia Loren...and a forced plot. At one point of the film I started to wish that he would marry his sister-in-law instead. This, of course, makes their romance scenes all the more tense and interesting. Jean-Georges Launches Special Prix Fixe Menus for Your Home New Year’s Eve Feast, Titans Owner Closes On Sale of One-Third Stake In NFL Team To Family, Modern Love: The Best Books on Dating and Relationships for Men to Read. User Ratings Houseboat es una película dirigida por Melville Shavelson con Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Eduardo Ciannelli .... Año: 1958. Watch Houseboat movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. They had previously co-starred in "The Pride And The Passion" with Frank Sinatra. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Sentimental? Awards But it is entirely too predictable, takes too little advantage of Grant's comic skills and has Loren doing little more than look gorgeous in designer clothing that a pretend "nanny" could not have afforded, much less packed in a single small suitcase. The Houseboat Magazine TOP10 most popular Houseboats, Products, Services, & Boating Tips With more than 30 years boating experience, and over a decade as a houseboat liveaboard, I have assembled a list of the TOP 10 products or services related to houseboats and houseboating. Loren acts better in irate Italian than in emotional English, but she is believable and sometimes downright warm as the lover of Grant and his children. Distributie Cary Grant, Sophia Loren. Part of the famous Waterlands, and only a little while away from the Amsterdam city center (see exact details in 'More about the location', below). Vintage Cary Grant with fresh Sophia Loren. Vezi ce filme ai la cinema în Octombrie. I also agree the kids were annoying and shallow and not worthy of Sophia's attention. Houseboat (1958) 12 11/19/1958 (US) Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance 1h 50m User Score. We still sing the song, and watched it again last week (they're teens now. This Oscar-nominated film has the legendary Cary Grant as a government attorney who can't seem to shake his bad fortune. Harry Gaurdino has a good and humorous supporting role. Ordinarily, I kind of enjoy these tame old Sixties comedies, but watching Cary Grant in a role written for a B- or C-lister is always painful. Regizat de Melville Shavelson. The children are all good in their parts (despite the naysayers here) and of course Grant and Loren shine. In 1958 the couple were the focus of Hollywood gossip columnists when they starred together in the romantic comedy Houseboat, set in Washington … Granted, there is more romance (and with Sophia Loren as the objection of affection, Cary has it all OVER Jimmy and Hank!) Sinoposis Houseboat: Tom Winston era vaduv si facea tot posibilul sa isi creasca cei 3 copii in cele mai optime conditii. Celebrating 60 years is Paramount's HOUSEBOAT starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. the era in which I grew up. He has great chemistry with Sophia, who pretty much owns the picture. Why didn't the guy just give him a ride to shore on his speedboat? The guy shrugs and tells Grant that he will need to wait till high tide to get the houseboat towed back, before he can get to his job. PRO TV 22:30. I've known of this film for years and finally decided to watch it, expecting the usual corny/glitzy rom-com. But Tom would have none of that, instead took them to his hotel apartment in DC. Loren's artless singing of the fine ballad "Almost in Your Arms" is haunting; their subsequent dance has an emotional fierceness that practically burns a hole in the screen. But the story has a tenderness and charm that draws you in. Metacritic Reviews. In 1958 Fort Washington, Maryland was part of Oxon Hill, MD. Over the years part of my focus has been to caution newbies on the pitfalls of purchasing old steel, and wood framed glass boats without having someone knowledgeable giving them guidance. Cary's then-wife Betsy Drake was originally set to star. But, once again, being Sophia Loren, most audiences of the day probably weren't there to hear her singing. Movies: Houseboat; Tom Winston, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. A Vista Vision production in Technicolor, music is by George Duning and cinematography by Ray June. I feel a bit sad for the progressive Bolshies who find the movie offensive (check the one star reviews). As time goes by and the economy gets worse, there are more derelict houseboats advertised as "once in a lifetime bargains","fixer uppers", "project boat" or "distress sales". And if you are a fan of either star, it will be that much better. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. They're all good, particularly Herbert. | Pretty good Cary Grant film, but it still felt kind of weak. But with a little paint, and some Hollywood magic dust, all of a sudden it appears to be a typical, cozy, middle class home. I can find something interesting in just about any film, the worse the better. By the time, 'Passion' was completed, Loren was no longer interested in Grant. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Harry Guardino is outstanding as a fiery wolf who will take anything but a wife, and Martha Hyer, as the rich ‘other’ woman, is beautiful and skillfully competent. Read Common Sense Media's Houseboat review, age rating, and parents guide. As a previous reviewer mentioned, Miss Loren was determined to NOT be the next Mrs. Grant. Título original: Houseboat. 1958: Nominations: Best Original Story & Screenplay, Song (‘Almost in Your Army’). When I first stumbled across a movie title 'Houseboat' a thousand years ago, and saw the casting, I speculated that it could only be a euro-tweaked piece of frisson, OR a vapid, one-idea dud. 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