California Suite (film)
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| California Suite | |
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The movie cover for California Suite. |
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Produced by | Ray Stark |
| Written by | Neil Simon |
| Starring | Alan Alda Jane Fonda Walter Matthau Bill Cosby Richard Pryor Elaine May Maggie Smith Michael Caine |
| Music by | Claude Bolling |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 15, 1978 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
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- This article is about the film. For the play, see California Suite.
California Suite is a 1978 film based on the play by Neil Simon.
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The film stars Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Elaine May, Maggie Smith, and Michael Caine and was directed by Herbert Ross.
Maggie Smith won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the flamboyant English actress, Diana Barry.
The opening credits are shown with a leisurely display of about a dozen unobscured California-themed paintings by famed English pop artist David Hockney.
California Suite made its Broadway debut at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on June 30, 1976.
- On the episode of the short-lived WB! series The Oblongs, in the episode called "Heroine Addict" (which never aired on WB!, but did air on Teletoon and Cartoon Network), Milo and Beth fight over what to watch on TV. Beth wants to watch "Velva the Warrior" (a take on Xena: Warrior Princess) and Milo wants to watch Neil Simon's California Suite.