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ComedyDramaRomance

California Suite

- The best two-hour vacation in town!

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Release Date : 1978-12-15

Language :EnglishCzech

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesRastar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jane Fonda

Character Name : Hannah Warren

Original Name : Jane Fonda

Gender : Female

Alan Alda

Character Name : Bill Warren

Original Name : Alan Alda

Gender : Male

Maggie Smith

Character Name : Diana Barrie

Original Name : Maggie Smith

Gender : Female

Michael Caine

Character Name : Sidney Cochran

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Walter Matthau

Character Name : Marvin Michaels

Original Name : Walter Matthau

Gender : Male

Elaine May

Character Name : Millie Michaels

Original Name : Elaine May

Gender : Female

Herb Edelman

Character Name : Harry Michaels

Original Name : Herb Edelman

Gender : Male

Denise Galik

Character Name : Bunny

Original Name : Denise Galik

Gender : Female

Richard Pryor

Character Name : Dr. Chauncey Gump

Original Name : Richard Pryor

Gender : Male

Bill Cosby

Character Name : Dr. Willis Panama

Original Name : Bill Cosby

Gender : Male

Gloria Gifford

Character Name : Lola Gump

Original Name : Gloria Gifford

Gender : Female

Sheila Frazier

Character Name : Bettina Panama

Original Name : Sheila Frazier

Gender : Female

David Sheehan

Character Name : David Sheehan

Original Name : David Sheehan

Gender : Male

Michael Boyle

Character Name : Desk Clerk

Original Name : Michael Boyle

Gender : Male

Len Lawson

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Len Lawson

Gender : Male

Gino Ardito

Character Name : Plumber

Original Name : Gino Ardito

Gender : Male

Jerrold Ziman

Character Name : Man on Phone

Original Name : Jerrold Ziman

Gender : Male

Clint Young

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Clint Young

Gender : Male

David Matthau

Character Name : Bellboy

Original Name : David Matthau

Gender : Male

James Espinoza

Character Name : Busboy

Original Name : James Espinoza

Gender : Male

Buddy Douglas

Character Name : Page

Original Name : Buddy Douglas

Gender : Male

Armand Cerami

Character Name : Charley

Original Name : Armand Cerami

Gender : Male

Joseph Morena

Character Name : Herb

Original Name : Joseph Morena

Gender : Male

Brian Cummings

Character Name : Autograph Seeker

Original Name : Brian Cummings

Gender : Male

Bill Kux

Character Name : Autograph Seeker

Original Name : Bill Kux

Gender : Male

Zora Margolis

Character Name : Autograph Seeker

Original Name : Zora Margolis

Gender : Male

Rita Gomez

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Rita Gomez

Gender : Female

Tina Menard

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Tina Menard

Gender : Female

Lupe Ontiveros

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Lupe Ontiveros

Gender : Female

Bert May

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Bert May

Gender : Male

Eddie Villery

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Eddie Villery

Gender : Male

Army Archerd

Character Name : Army Archerd

Original Name : Army Archerd

Gender : Male

Paolo Frediani

Character Name : Handsome Actor

Original Name : Paolo Frediani

Gender : Male

Judith Hannah Brown

Character Name : Oscar Winner

Original Name : Judith Hannah Brown

Gender : Male

Gary Hendrix

Character Name : Oscar Winner's Date

Original Name : Gary Hendrix

Gender : Male

Christopher Pennock

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Christopher Pennock

Gender : Male

Jack Scanlan

Character Name : P.R. Man

Original Name : Jack Scanlan

Gender : Male

Bill Steinmetz

Character Name : P.R. Man

Original Name : Bill Steinmetz

Gender : Male

Dana Plato

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Dana Plato

Gender : Female

Nora Boland

Character Name : Passenger

Original Name : Nora Boland

Gender : Female

David Rini

Character Name : Airline Representative

Original Name : David Rini

Gender : Male

John Hawker

Character Name : Sky Cap

Original Name : John Hawker

Gender : Male

Frank Conn

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Frank Conn

Gender : Male

Colleen Drape

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Colleen Drape

Gender : Male

Linda Ewen

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Linda Ewen

Gender : Male

Kelly Harmon

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Kelly Harmon

Gender : Female

Tawny Moyer

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Tawny Moyer

Gender : Female

Leslie Pagett

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Leslie Pagett

Gender : Male

Vicki Stephens

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Vicki Stephens

Gender : Male

Nan Wylder

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Nan Wylder

Gender : Male

Benjie Bancroft

Character Name : Commuter (uncredited)

Original Name : Benjie Bancroft

Gender : Male

James Coburn

Character Name : Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)

Original Name : James Coburn

Gender : Male

Laura Gile

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Laura Gile

Gender : Male

Bob Harks

Character Name : Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Harks

Gender : Male

Paul LeClair

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul LeClair

Gender : Male

Norman Palmer

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Palmer

Gender : Male

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Stan Rodarte

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Stan Rodarte

Gender : Male

Arthur Tovey

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Catherine Wilkinson

Character Name : Original Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Catherine Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-17

Neil Simon isn't really at his best with this rather hit or miss telling of four families who happen to stay at the world famous Beverly Hills Hotel. The divorced "Warren" family - Jane Fonda & Alan Alda are squabbling over the future of their teenage daughter. She has custody but the youngster wants to spend more time with her father and that's causing no end of self doubt and frustration with her mother. "Marvin" (Walter Matthau) comes on a day ahead of his wife "Millie" (Elaine May) and manages to find himself with an hooker who has no idea when it's a good time to wake up and leave. Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby are brothers travelling with their wives who find an hotel mishap leaves one couple in luxury, the other in a glorified bedsit. Finally, the best of the script falls to Maggie Smith and Michael Caine as the married couple in town because she's been nominated for an Oscar. Last minutes nerves, wobbles, loads of gin and a constant search for validation from her loving but not the most gushing of husbands provides us with much of the best sarcasm and wit contained here, and those scenes - sparing after the half way mark give us most of what's worth watching here. The Pryor/Cosby and Matthau/May scenarios are more contrived and don't work nearly so well and the initial melodrama really only offers Fonda a chance to deliver some lengthy monologues of, occasionally pithy, dialogue. It does poke fun at some of the more facile elements of life and fame, but the episodic nature of the storytelling I found to be a little disjointed and not really that funny.