California Suite (1978)

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 124 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four different sets of guests stay at the same luxury hotel suite in Beverly Hills. Each story involves personal conflicts and comic situations, from bickering couples to a family visit gone wrong.

lightheartedwittybittersweetcomedicensemblefast-pacedpoignantslightly dated

What happens

California Suite is a 1978 American anthology comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his 1976 play. Similar in format to Simon's earlier work Plaza Suite, the film follows four separate stories involving guests staying in a suite in a luxury hotel. The film stars Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Richard Pryor and Maggie Smith. The movie was released in December 1978, and received mixed reviews. It received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Simon, with Maggie Smith winning Best Supporting Actress. Smith also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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