US (1972): Comedy

Long before he became a cable TV talk show host, Charles Grodin made a good living playing contemporary heels in films like this one. Grodin stars as Lenny, a slick salesman who, while honeymooning with his new bride Lila (Jeannie Berlin, the daughter of Elaine May, the film's director), begins having second thoughts about his marriage. Once Lenny spots the gorgeous Kelly (Cybill Shepherd), he is lost forever. Legally divesting himself of poor Lila, he follows Kelly to her upper-middle-class home, where he runs into the formidable opposition of her father (Eddie Albert). who states bluntly that he'd rather be tortured by the Spanish Inquisition than allow Lenny to become his son-in-law. Thanks to Neil Simon's adroit screenplay, May's knowing direction, and Grodin's on-target performance, the audience is hooked into a story about an unabashedly self-centered character. (Palomar/20th Century-Fox) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

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2 nominations