A Touch Of Class - Movie Review

Rating: 3 out of 5

George Segal steals the show (as usual) in this romantic comedy, but it's Glenda Jackson who won the Oscar for A Touch of Class. Her stuffy and dour character (as usual) isn't really anything special -- she's the straight man to Segal's hambone, a married man who's desperately trying to get the British Jackson into bed, despite his old age (back spasms, and so on). A Touch of Class tries to turn infidelity into comedy gold, as many of its 1970s compatriots also did, victims of the sexual revolution. Too bad that today, the film is dated, relying too much on slapstick humor and saddled with now-stale gags. Hilarious for its time? (Hilarious enough for a Best Picture nomination?) You be the judge.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1973

Run time: 106 mins

In Theaters: Monday 1st October 1973

Distributed by: Media Home Entertainment

Production compaines: Brut Productions, Joseph E. Levine Productions

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 3 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Fresh: 9 Rotten: 1

IMDB: 6.6 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Melvin Frank

Producer: Melvin Frank

Screenwriter: Melvin Frank, Jack Rose

Starring: George Segal as Steven 'Steve' Blackburn, Glenda Jackson as Vicki Allessio

Also starring: Paul Sorvino, K Callan, Cec Linder, Melvin Frank, Jack Rose