Rotten
Less than successful, veering from poignant emotionalism to broad slapstick in sudden shifts.
Variety Staff, Variety
California Suite
The best two-hour vacation in town!
1978 · 1h 43m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Herbert Ross
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California Suite
Overview
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Director and cast
- Herbert Ross Director
- Jane Fonda as Hannah Warren
- Alan Alda as Bill Warren
- Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie
- Michael Caine as Sidney Cochran
- Walter Matthau as Marvin Michaels
- Elaine May as Millie Michaels
- Herb Edelman as Harry Michaels
- Denise Galik as Bunny
- Richard Pryor as Dr. Chauncey Gump
- Bill Cosby as Dr. Willis Panama
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Means middle-class angst covered with a thin veneer of snappy one-liners and presented in the most anonymous directorial style imaginable.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Quick and varied comedy, highly suited to Neil Simon's machine-gun gag-writing.
Time Out
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