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
Jack Lemmon
Harvey Fairchild
Julie Andrews
Gillian Fairchild
Sally Kellerman
Holly Parrish
Robert Loggia
Father Baragone
Jennifer Edwards
Megan Fairchild Bartlet
Robert Knepper
Steve Larwin
Matt Lattanzi
Larry Bartlet
Chris Lemmon
Josh Fairchild
Cynthia Sikes
Janice Kern
Dana Sparks
Fanny Ward
Emma Walton Hamilton
Kate Fairchild
Felicia Farr
Madame Carrie
Teddy Wilson
Corey
Jordan Christopher
Dr. Keith Romanis
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.
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