Goodbye Charlie (1964)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1964 Wide
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George Axelrod's Goodbye Charlie flopped on Broadway with Lauren Bacall in the lead, but fared a little better as a film vehicle for Debbie Reynolds. Charlie (Harry Madden) is an inveterate philanderer who is shot dead by jealous husband Walter Matthau. Through a celestial fluke, Charlie's soul enters the well-rounded body of Debbie Reynolds. In this form, Charlie/Debbie seeks to settle old scores with her murderer as well as several other enemies. As if these aren't complications enough,
Jan 1, 1964 Wide
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Cast
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Tony Curtis
George Tracy -
Debbie Reynolds
Charlie Sorel (Female) -
Pat Boone
Bruce Minton -
Joanna Barnes
Janie -
Ellen Burstyn
Franny -
Ellen McRae
Franny -
Walter Matthau
Sir Leopold Sartori -
Laura Devon
Rusty -
Martin Gabel
Norton Craft -
Roger C. Carmel
Inspector -
Michael Romanoff
Patron -
Anthony Eustrel
Butler -
Donna Michelle
Guest on Yacht -
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Jerry Dunphy
TV Newscaster -
Myrna Hansen
Starlet -
Harry Madden
Charlie Sorel (Male) -
Sydney Guilaroff
Patrons at Beauty Salon -
Jack Richardson
Party Guest
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Minnelli wanted Marilyn Monroe for the lead, and indeed Debbie Reynolds is doing too much in this comedy about gender reversal and transgressive conduct, though Tony Curtis has some good moments
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