Come September - Movie Review

Rating: 3 out of 5

Is there irony in Rock Hudson zipping about on a scooter in an attempt to protect the virtue of a gaggle of American girls being pursued by four horny guys? (Of note: Sandra Dee is one of the girls, and Bobby Darin is one of the guys, and this is where they met.) The convoluted romantic comedy has Hudson as a wealthy American who spends his Septembers at his plush Italian villa. He arrives early this year, only to find his business partner has turned the place into a hotel from October to August. A romance (with the lovely Gina Lollobrigida) ensues, and the younger kids prove they can find a little love in the sun amongst all the good times. Silly and unfulfilling, it's nonetheless a reasonably good time.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1961

Run time: 112 mins

In Theaters: Wednesday 9th August 1961

Production compaines: Universal International Pictures (UI), Raoul Walsh Enterprises

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 3 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Fresh: 4 Rotten: 1

IMDB: 7.1 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Robert Mulligan

Producer: Robert Arthur

Screenwriter: Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin

Starring: Rock Hudson as Robert L. Talbot, Gina Lollobrigida as Lisa Helena Fellini, Sandra Dee as Sandy Stevens, Bobby Darin as Tony, Walter Slezak as Maurice Clavell, Brenda De Banzie as Margaret Allison, Rossana Rory as Anna, Ronald Howard as Spencer, Joel Grey as Beagle

Also starring: Rosanna Rory, Robert Arthur, Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin