Cactus Flower

Dec 16, 1969

1h 43m

★ 7.2

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

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

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5.2

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0.0

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6.5

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7.0

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