

A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.
Acting
Lemmon's volcanic self-loathing meets Andrews' iceberg composure.
Direction
Edwards films his own demons through Lemmon's character.
Cinematography
Malibu sunset beauty mocking interior rot.

Director
Blake Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edwards wrote this while battling his own health crises and depression; the film is essentially group therapy with a budget.
Jennifer Edwards, who plays Harvey's daughter Megan, is Blake Edwards' actual daughter—making her on-screen mother Julie Andrews her real-life stepmother.