Cactus Flower

Dec 16, 1969

1h 43m

★ 7.1

The prickly stage success that convulsed audiences around the world... with all its barbed wit and the sharpest comedy cast of the year!

Overview

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Frankovich Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cactus Flower Trailers

Cast

Dr. Julian Winston

Walter Matthau

Stephanie Dickinson

Ingrid Bergman

Toni Simmons

Goldie Hawn

Harvey Greenfield

Jack Weston

Igor Sullivan

Rick Lenz

Señor Arturo Sánchez

Vito Scotti

Mrs. Durant

Irene Hervey

Georgia

Eve Bruce

Record Store Manager

Irwin Charone

Nephew

Matthew Saks

Waitress (uncredited)

Linda Burton

1st Waiter (uncredited)

Hy Chase

Arrogant Don Emilio is a rich man who have maids, a private nurse Nikki, and later a sexy, personal secretary Susie at his disposal. He has two brothers, Dodong and Egay who have sinister thoughts on him, as they want his riches. After some slapstick mishaps and when the Don seemingly went bankrupt, he left his mansion to live with the two but experiences unfair treatment. He ended up living with his stepbrother Edwin in the slum, but his arrogance and his annoying cohorts resulted to differences with Edwin and his girlfriend Girlie. Unbeknown to them, Don Emilio is actually playing a scheme of his own to determine which brother really cares for him the most.

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