Gene Saks — Director (8)
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Brighton Beach Memoirs
director: Gene Saks actor: Jonathan Silverman / Blythe Danner
other title: Ricordi di Brighton Beach / Les Mémoires de Brighton Beach
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his brother, Stanley, whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
Mame (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Mame
director: Gene Saks actor: Lucille Ball / Bea Arthur
other title: Ante todo, mujer
The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."
Bye Bye Birdie (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Bye Bye Birdie
director: Gene Saks actor: Jason Alexander / Vanessa Williams
In 1995, ABC presented a telemovie version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie produced by RHI Entertainment. It starred Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams of Desperate Housewives. While this version remained mostly faithful to the original musical (Michael Stewart remains the only credited author of this version), several songs were added and re-arranged, and dialogue was slightly rewritten to smoothly facilitate the musical changes. The musical revolves around an Elvis Presley-type rocker who's about to join the Army. To mark the occasion, his manager's secretary arranges for him to kiss a random fan goodbye on The Ed Sullivan Show. Bye Bye Birdie earned four Tony awards in 1961, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for its original star, Dick Van Dyke. In addition to Alexander and Williams, ABC's production starred Tyne Daly, George Wendt, Chynna Phillips and Mark Kudisch.
The Odd Couple (1968) [Movie]
The Odd Couple
director: Gene Saks actor: Jack Lemmon / Walter Matthau
other title: La strana coppia / Hvem støver af?
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
The Odd Couple (1968) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Odd Couple
director: Gene Saks actor: Jack Lemmon / Walter Matthau
other title: La strana coppia / Hvem støver af?
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Barefoot in the Park (1967) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Barefoot in the Park
director: Gene Saks actor: Robert Redford / Jane Fonda
other title: A piedi nudi nel parco / Barfuß im Park
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.