California Suite (1978)

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PG
1h 43min
Comedy, Drama
22 Dec 1978 (USA)
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Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer:

Neil Simon

Stars:

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations.
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	Jane Fonda	...	Hannah Warren
	Alan Alda	...	Bill Warren
	Maggie Smith	...	Diana Barrie
	Michael Caine	...	Sidney Cochran
	Walter Matthau	...	Marvin Michaels
	Elaine May	...	Millie Michaels
	Herb Edelman	...	Harry Michaels (as Herbert Edelman)
	Denise Galik	...	Bunny
	Richard Pryor	...	Dr. Chauncey Gump
	Bill Cosby	...	Dr. Willis Panama
	Gloria Gifford	...	Lola Gump
	Sheila Frazier	...	Bettina Panama
	David Sheehan	...	David Sheehan
	Michael Boyle	...	Desk Clerk
	Len Lawson	...	Frank
	Gino Ardito	...	Plumber
	Jerrold Ziman	...	Man on Phone (as Jerry Ziman)
	Clint Young	...	Doorman
	David Matthau	...	Bellboy
	James Espinoza	...	Busboy
	Buddy Douglas	...	Page
	Armand Cerami	...	Charley
	Joseph Morena	...	Herb
	Brian Cummings	...	Autograph Seeker
	Bill Kux	...	Autograph Seeker (as William Kux)
	Zora Margolis	...	Autograph Seeker
	Rita Gomez	...	Maid
	Tina Menard	...	Maid
	Lupe Ontiveros	...	Maid
	Bert May	...	Waiter
	Eddie Villery	...	Waiter
	Army Archerd	...	Army Archerd
	Paolo Frediani	...	Handsome Actor
	Judith Hannah Brown	...	Oscar Winner
	Gary Hendrix	...	Oscar Winner's Date
	Christopher Pennock	...	Policeman
	Jack Scanlan	...	P.R. Man
	Bill Steinmetz	...	P.R. Man
	Dana Plato	...	Jenny
	Nora Boland	...	Passenger
	David Rini	...	Airline Representative
	John Hawker	...	Sky Cap
	Frank Conn	...	Bobby
	Colleen Drape	...	Stewardess
	Linda Ewen	...	Stewardess
	Kelly Harmon	...	Stewardess
	Tawny Moyer	...	Stewardess
	Leslie Pagett	...	Stewardess
	Vicki Stephens	...	Stewardess
	Nan Wylder	...	Stewardess
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Benjie Bancroft	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	Richard Burton	...	Richard Burton on TV (uncredited)
	Laura Gile	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Bob Harks	...	Plane Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul LeClair	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Norman Palmer	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Stan Rodarte	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Catherine Wilkinson	...	Original Daughter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Herbert Ross

Written by

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Neil Simon

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(screenplay)

Produced by

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Ronald L. Schwary	...	associate producer
Ray Stark	...	producer

Music by

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Claude Bolling

Cinematography by

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David M. Walsh

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director of photography

Editing by

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Michael A. Stevenson

Editorial Department

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Margaret Booth	...	supervising editor
Barbara Dunning	...	assistant editor
John M. Colwell	...	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Jennifer Shull

Production Design by

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Albert Brenner

Set Decoration by

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Marvin March

Costume Design by

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Patricia Norris

Makeup Department

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Bernadine M. Anderson	...	makeup artist: Miss Fonda
Ruby Ford	...	hair stylist
Kaye Pownall	...	hair stylist: Miss Fonda
Evelyn Preece	...	hair stylist
Charles H. Schram	...	makeup artist (as Charles Schram)

Production Management

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Ronald L. Schwary

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production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John T. Kretchmer	...	assistant director trainee (as John Kretchmer)
Carla McClosky	...	second assistant director (as Carla Reinke)
Jack Roe	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Nick F. Caprarelli	...	lead man (as Nick Caprarelli)
David Hockney	...	main titles from the paintings of
Everett Olson	...	construction supervisor
Dennis J. Parrish	...	property master
Barbara Adamski	...	swing gang (uncredited)
Norm Baron	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Fred Collins	...	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jack Forwalter	...	swing man (uncredited)
Bill Gold	...	poster designer (uncredited)
Leon Harris	...	illustrator (uncredited)
C.J. Maguire	...	assistant property master (uncredited)
Frank Repola	...	painter (uncredited)
Kandy Stern	...	draftsperson (uncredited)
Drew Struzan	...	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Lyle J. Burbridge	...	re-recording
Michael J. Kohut	...	re-recording (as Mike Kohut)
William L. McCaughey	...	re-recording (as Bill McCaughey)
Al Overton Jr.	...	production mixer
Sam F. Shaw	...	sound effects (as Sam Shaw)
Ken Dufva	...	foley artist (uncredited)
Arthur Jackson	...	sound cable (uncredited)
Ronald Long	...	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bob Dawson	...	special effects (as Robert Dawson)
Augie Lohman	...	special effects

Stunts

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Bob Herron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Norman Harris	...	gaffer
Richard Moran	...	key grip
Roger Shearman Jr.	...	camera operator (as Roger Sherman Jr.)
Robert C. Thomas	...	camera operator (as Robert Thomas)
Mel Traxel	...	still photographer
Pat Campea Sr.	...	grip (uncredited)
Robert Edesa	...	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Ron Kenyon	...	electrical best boy (uncredited)
Frank Lambers	...	grip (uncredited)
Michael R. Marquette	...	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Phillip R. Sarabia	...	grip (uncredited)
Herb Sullivan	...	electrical gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Seth Banks	...	costumer: men
Ann Roth	...	costume designer: Jane Fonda & Alan Alda
Shirlee Strahm	...	costumer: women

Music Department

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Claude Bolling	...	musician: piano
Chuck Domanico	...	musician: bass
Ralph Grierson	...	musician: piano
John C. Hammell	...	music editor
Hubert Laws	...	musician: flute
Shelly Manne	...	musician: drums
Bud Shank	...	musician: second flute
Tommy Tedesco	...	musician: guitar
Tony Terran	...	musician: trumpet player
Brendan Cahill	...	music coordinator (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	...	music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Karen Hale Wookey	...	script supervisor (as Karen Wookey)
Marshall Schlom	...	script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Richard Belyeu	...	transportation (as Ric Belyeu)
Frank 'Cat' Ballou	...	transportation captain (uncredited)
Frank Khoury	...	driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Emanuel Azenberg	...	producer: Broadway play
Frank Bueno	...	assistant to the producer
Wayne Fitzgerald	...	title designer
Robert Fryer	...	producer: Broadway play
Regina Gruss	...	unit publicist
Don Henry	...	auditor
Mary Cay Hollander	...	production secretary
Garrett Lewis	...	pictorial consultant
Ellen Benjamin	...	director's staff (uncredited)
John Brice	...	director's staff (uncredited)
Josephine Graff	...	director's staff (uncredited)
Howard Jeffrey	...	director's staff (uncredited)
Nora Kaye	...	director's staff (uncredited)
Grant Olson	...	craft service (uncredited)
Howard R. Schuster	...	financing (uncredited)

Thanks

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Burton L. Slatkin

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our special thanks for the cooperation of: president, The Beverly Hills Hotel Corporation (as Burton L. Slatkin and his hotel staff)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Columbia Pictures (presents)
Rastar Films (from)
Major Studio Partners (financed by)

Distributors

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Columbia Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
Columbia-Warner Distributors (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
Columbia Film (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Warner-Columbia Films)
Warner-Columbia Films (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through)
Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Columbia Films (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1980) (United States) (tv)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
GoodTimes Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Fox Columbia Film Distributors (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1981) (West Germany) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) (the Oscar statuette is the copyright property of, and is used with the express permission of the copyright owner)
The Beverly Hills Hotel (our special thanks for the cooperation of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Four totally different and separate stories of guests staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Diane Barrie (Dame Maggie Smith) and Sidney Cochran (Sir Michael Caine) come from England to attend the Oscars; Hannah Warren (Jane Fonda) comes from New York City, Bill Warren (Alan Alda) is her ex who lives in California; in the slapstick part, Dr. Willis Panama (Bill Cosby), Dr. Chauncey Gump (Richard Pryor), and their wives come to the hotel to relax and play tennis, only to find there is only one room vacant; in the fourth segment, Marvin Michaels (Walter Matthau) arrives a day before his wife for his nephew's Bar Mitzvah, while his brother Harry (Herb Edelman) sends a prostitute to his room. Written by Jonathan (jrd@netvision.net.il) Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	reference-to-hedda-gabler reference-to-david-niven reference-to-glenda-jackson reference-to-tatum-o'neal fictional-academy-awards-ceremony See All (77) »
Taglines	CALIFORNIA SUITE promises to be loads of laughs and great fun. See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:18 Australia:M Canada:PG (Manitoba) Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) Canada:AA (Ontario) Canada:13+ (Quebec) Finland:K-12 Hungary:14 Iceland:L Ireland:18 (theatrical rating) Ireland:15 Italy:T Netherlands:12 Norway:16 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:AA United Kingdom:12 United Kingdom:15 (video rating) United States:PG West Germany:12

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Neil Simon's California Suite (United States) Neil Simon's California Suite (United Kingdom) California Hôtel (France) Apartmá v Kalifornii (Czechoslovakia) California Hôtel (Belgium) See more »
Runtime	103 min
Official Sites	Sony Movie Channel
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	21932 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Diana Barrie (Dame Maggie Smith) says that she wishes David Niven could accept her award for her because he would be witty and charming. In the play on which the movie is based, the character says "Michael Caine," but it was changed when Caine was cast as her husband. See more »
Goofs	When Richard Pryor is on the phone with Bill Cosby during the water leak, his shirt gets wetter with each scene. However, when he gets off the phone, his shirt is completely dry. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in California Suite, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Uncle Joe Shannon, Every Which Way But Loose, Pinocchio (1978). See more »
Crazy Credits	In the opening credits, famous 70s artworks of British artist David Hockney are featured. The painting before Elaine May's name is entitled "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972" and features a swimming pool with the Hollywood hills in the backdrop. The "two figures", both male, one swimming and the other standing over watching have been mysteriously edited out of the picture for some unknown reason. See more »
Quotes	Hannah Warren: You're worse than a hopeless romantic. You're a hopeful one. See more »

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