One of Francis Ford Coppola's earliest films, YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW is a wacky joy ride back to the 1960s. You're a Big Boy Now movie In New York City, 19-year-old Bernard Chanticleer (Peter Kastner) is a library clerk, roller-skating between the stacks of the New York Public Library. Bernard moves away from home and the clutches of his overprotective parents (Geraldine Page and Rip Torn) and into a boardinghouse run by the spinster Miss Thing (Julie Harris). He soon gets a crash course in women by way of Amy (Karen Black), a library assistant who falls in love with him, and Barbara Darling (Elizabeth Hartman), a wacky Greenwich Village actress/go-go dancer. Bernard tries hard to lead the life of a swinging playboy like his friend Raef (Tony Bill), but his love of milk, his mother's nagging, and his dog named Dog all seem to get in his way. Over the course of the film, the clumsy, naive Bernard becomes a man--but not before his heart gets broken once or twice. The Lovin' Spoonful performs the music for the film, including the title track.
In this early comedy from filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, virginal 19-year-old Bernard Chanticleer (Peter Kastner) escapes his sheltered life with Mom and Dad (Geraldine Page and Rip Torn) and moves to a New York City rooming house. One night after work, Bernard meets a beautiful go-go dancer, Barbara Darling (Elizabeth Hartman). But his landlady, Miss Thing (Julie Harris), keeping a careful watch on Bernard for his mother, tries to thwart his independence. Coppola directs at a wacky, fun pace, and the music of the Lovin' Spoonful creates just the right 1960s tone.
Theatrical release: March 20, 1966.
Filmed on location in New York City.
Geraldine Page and Rip Torn were married in real life when they played Bernard's parents, Margery and I. H. Chanticleer.
Francis Ford Coppola wrote and directed the film for his master's thesis when he was a student at the UCLA Film School.
You're a Big Boy Now Reviews:
"Shot in an around New York, with both the bohemian Chelsea Hotel and the construction of Madison Square Garden as constant backdrops, it has impeccable counterculture credentials..."-- Uncut Staff, Uncut
"[With] fantasy inserts, jump cuts, mixing actuality with dramatisation..."-- David Thompson, Sight and Sound
An Early Coppola Gem This is an early comedic gem from Francis Ford Coppola. The performances by Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Julie Harris, and Elizabeth Hartman are first rate. One of the best coming of age and familiy comedies of the period. By ronald.headen
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Like opening a 60's time capsule! This is the real thing - a big slice of genuine 60's nostalgia packaged into a clever coming of age comedy from a novice Francis Ford Coppola. Take a peek at New York City (including Greenwich Village), Go-Go clubs, etc. in the decade of awakening. Also features early work from Rip Torn and Karen Black (in her film debut). Obviously, recommended! By a reviewer
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