Youre a big boy now was francis ford coppolas ucla film school masters thesis and a hilarious, highspeed debut in film comedy for the future maker of the godfather and apocalypse now. Francis ford coppolas youre a big boy now 1966 the. Bernard knows that his first step is to find a girl whos willing, but. Coppola uses every film student trick in the book to express bernards clueless charm. Best performance by an actress in a supporting role. Youre a big boy now is a 1966 american comedy film about an uppermiddleclass young mans coming of age in 1960s manhattan written and directed by francis ford coppola.
Good verse melody you know the girls are taking notice of you, they say your hair is getting curly too, so shave today youll shave tomorrow as well, youre run by you and not a classroom bell. Official feel films spanish region 0 region free pal dvd release as pictured. Composed entirely by spoonful member john sebastian, it contains several songs performed by the band, as well as instrumental music from the film score. Youre a big boy now is a 1966 american comedy film about an uppermiddle class young. Lindsey had just recently opened the mayors office of theater, film and television and youre a big boy now was among the first films to enjoy the tax credits that the office offered. Francis ford coppolas second film, youre a big boy now, was a major step forward from dementia, and still feels like one of the most personal and spontaneous films of his whole career, especially in contrast to the stately classicism of his 70s output, and then the stagnant classicism that settled over much of his 80s output as he. Director francis ford coppola hired lovin spoonful leader john sebastian to compose music for his romantic comedy, youre a big boy now, and sebastian brought his band in to perform many of the songs, including the ballad darling be home soon, which became the spoonfuls next hit. Some will find it tedious, annoying, and empty, a technical exercise turned loose on a vapid story. The warner archive collection dvdr of youre a big boy now is a good transfer of this infectiously aggressive comedy. In spite of coppolas own opinion of the film, youre a big boy now was chosen as the only u. Short on plot but rich with incident, it was the story of a virginal young man played by peter kastner looking for love while in the employ of the new york. Early years directed the charming comingofage tale youre a big boy now also 1966, which served as his masters thesis film. Youre a big boy now the original sound track album. All the great songs and lyrics from the youre a big boy now album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource.
His second novel, youre a big boy now, was made into a 1966 feature film directed by francis ford coppola. This effort was 1966s youre a big boy now, a feature adaptation of the david benedictus novel. Well i dont know how but youre a big boy now come on and take a bow cause youre a big boy now. Youre a big boy now is significant as an early example of the developing talent of one of the most important if not the most important american directors of the.
Directed by francis ford coppola, youre a big boy now also known as buttati bernardo. Youre a big boy now 1966 region free pal, plays in original english audio without subtitles. Dodge charger in movies and tv series page 168 next display options. Peter kastner, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, julie harris, karen black, tony bill, michael dunn, rip torn. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I was minded to go for just three stars, but the accomplished filming of. If you like youre a big boy now you are looking for humorous, offbeat and realistic movies about with library, youth, romance, family relations, manhood, misfit and parents and children themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Youre a big boy now dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay. You know the girls are taking notice of you they say your hair is getting curly too so shave today, youll shave tomorrow as well youre run by you and not a classroom bell. Farce is built around nazi occupation youre a big boy now is new york.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It was doubtlessly cheaper to make the film in the big apple rather then the british capital. John sebastian youre a big boy now lyrics genius lyrics. This movie directed by francis ford coppola whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Youre a big boy now was francis ford coppolas ucla film school masters thesis. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his. Youre a big boy now, the soundtrack to a film written and directed by francis ford coppola, did generate a couple of good songs, the title tune and the lovely darling be home soon, while everything playing yielded the joyous she is still a mystery and six oclock, but these were really the last great gasp of a truly great american band. A web page featuring information about youre a big boy now. In january 1967, columnist dorothy manners reported that hartman had been cast in the role of neely ohara in the movie version of valley of the dolls, beating out some more famous hollywood actresses. Bernard knows that his first step is to find a girl whos. Geraldine page was nominated for an oscar and golden globe award for her performance. By now im getting a little weary of movies about the initiation of young men into the arts and sciences of love.
Based on david benedictus 1963 novel of the same name, it stars elizabeth hartman, peter kastner, geraldine page, rip torn, karen black, and julie harris. He plans to move out of his parents long island house and into an eighthfloor greenwich village walkup. I saw this movie at the magnolia theater in burbank in 1967 or 68, i was 12 or years old at the time, i believe it was the second feature on the bill. Most of the rest of the score consisted of instrumentals, many augmented by an uncredited. Youre a big boy now is one of best movie released on 31 july 1967 starring elizabeth hartman, geraldine page, peter kastner, rip torn, michael dunn. Unlike jason robert browns, in which the main character learns to be content with being in middle school by realizing hes not. Time has granted mike nichols the graduate 1967 the uncontested title of representative comingofage film for a generation, but my favorite. Central park, manhattan, new york city, new york, usa see more. She was said to have won over director mark robson, who had been enthralled with her performance in youre a big boy now. In this film, teen peter kastner undergoes his comingofage rites when, urged on by his father, he strikes out on his own and moves to nyc.
Tony bill and elizabeth hartman in youre a big boy now 1966 michael dunn and. Youre a big boy now by john sebastian from his best of album his solo rendition of the song recorded by his group the lovin spoonful in 1967. Youre a big boy now is a soundtrack album by the lovin spoonful, released in 1967, containing music from the francis ford coppola film of the same name. New york film locations from the movie youre a big boy now starring elizabeth hartman. Coppola, 1967 geraldine page, rip torn, karen black, peter kastner. Bernard knows that his first step is to find a girl whos willing, but he passes up a sure thing, amy partlett, for a more elusive goal. The camerawork was always variable, with some scenes on the murky side, but overall its bright and colorful. Youre a big boy now 1966 before he broke through as one of the most dynamic and successful directors of his generation in 1972 with the godfather, francis ford coppola had been working his way up from the lower rungs of the film industry since the early sixties. The film youre a big boy now which is now playing at the baronet, attempts to explore, through various means, a boys emergence into. Bernard chanticleers father gives him two simple words of advice.
I saw this movie at the magnolia theater in burbank in 1967 or 68, i was 12 or. Film quarterly, published since 1958, provides readers with insightful analyses. As with most cult films, youre a big boy now is definitely not for all tastes. Youre a big boy now captures a particular post beatles but pre summer of love time in pop awareness, when the culture was overrun with images of discotheques and garish mod fashions. Well i dont know how but youre a big boy now, go on and take a bow, cuz youre a big boy now. Others will treasure it as a time capsule of 1960s filmmaking, extolling it for capturing the freedom of the times and for its youthful freshness and vigor. John sebastians songs the title tune, darling be home soon, amys theme were granted a soundtrack album but one has to watch the movie to hear other jazzy.
Youre a big boy now 1966 tvma 1h 36min comedy, drama, romance 9 july 1967 uk postteen virgin moves to new york city, falls for a coldhearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass. Fresh off a patch of blue, elizabeth hartman bewitchingly plays the. Unfortunately by the halfway point of youre a big boy now it totally runs out of steam and you begin to understand that its obscurity is welldeserved. Youre a big boy now is a 1966 comedy film written and directed by francis ford coppola about an uppermiddleclass.
Elizabeth hartman and geraldine page are starring, alongside peter kastner, rip torn, michael dunn and tony bill. The film was presented at the 1967 cannes film festival as the only american entry. Mayor john lindsay intervened to get francis ford coppola and crew approved to shoot in the main new york public library, into which elizabeth hartman struts, drawing the attention of stack boy peter kastner, tony bill his buddy, opening youre a big boy now, 1966. Youre a big boy now is a 1966 american comedy film about an uppermiddleclass young. The chase through the department store was done at 11 am during the stores normal operating hours, with no one outside the films cast and. Big, richard maltby jr, john weidman, and david shires musical adaptation of the film by the same name, is a hilarious, unorthodox look at the perils of taking childhood for granted. The film shows the final portion of old pennsylvania station being demolished. Coppolas script is the problem because the cast are generally excellent and you can tell they had a lot of fun making the film. Youre a big boy now film by coppola 1966 britannica. Youre a big boy now 1966 bernard chanticleers father gives him two simple words of advice. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.