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Lord Love a Duck (1966)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2

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Release Date: Jan 1, 2000 Wide

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An intelligent, eccentric high school senior devotes his life to indulging the every whim of the beautiful girl he adores in this quirky, dark-humored comedy. Roddy McDowall plays Alan Musgrave, an odd duck who immediately falls for the school's new student, Barbara Ann Greene (Tuesday Weld). Using his quick wits, he helps her win acceptance amongst the popular girls and a cushy job in the principal's office. Never demanding anything in return, Alan doesn't even complain when she falls for an

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: George Axelrod

In Theaters: Jan 1, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Dec 2, 2003

Cast

Roddy McDowall
Alan "Mollymauk" Musgra...
Tuesday Weld
Barbara Ann Greene
Lola Albright
Marie Green
Martin West
Bob Barnard
Ruth Gordon
Stella Barnard
Harvey Korman
Weldon Emmett
Sarah Marshall
Miss Schwartz
Lynn Carey
Sally Grace
Max Showalter
Howard Greene
Don Murphy
Phil Neuhauser
Judith Loomis
Mrs. Butch Neuhauser
Joseph Mell
Dr. Lippman
Dan Frazer
Used Car Salesman
Martine Bartlett
Inez
Jo Collins
Kitten
Martin Gabel
Harry Belmont
Hal Baylor
Jack
Phyllis Davis
David Draper
Billy Gibbons
Gay Gordon
Vicki London
Laurie Mitchell
Jack's Wife
Donald Foster
Mr. Beverly
Donald Murphy

Critic Reviews for Lord Love a Duck

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)

Kooky satire.

February 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Bizarre, underrated black comedy deserving rediscovery

September 4, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment

Shane Burridge

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This is a fun movie, I loved Roddy McDowall and Ruth Gordon together in the movie they were hilarious. This comedy is really zany and very funny. I really liked it.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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If you're one of those people who wanted to hug Ferris Bueller rather than throw him under the wheels of Mr. Frye's prize Ferrari, then you'll hold Roddy McDowell's smarmy, obnoxious character in "Lord Love a Duck" close to your heart. Hey, at least Matthew Broderick wasn't a 37-year-old trying to pass himself off as a

November 11, 2009