Academy Awards, USA 1966
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ruth Gordon |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color Robert Clatworthy George James Hopkins | |
| Best Costume Design, Color Edith Head Bill Thomas |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Robert Mulligan
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
Teenager Natalie Wood lives with her aging, eccentric mother on a pier near a California amusement park. One day she records herself singing and sends the record to a movie executive. When he unexpectedly shows up and promises to make her star, her life changes forever. She soon discovers, however, that life in Hollywood is anything but happy. She is swept off her feet, then abandoned, by fellow up and comer Robert Redford and feels the wraith of her producer when it appears she won't complete her movie contract. Insightful portrait of the plastic, fake lives of the Hollywood elite, but getting past 27-year-old Natalie playing a nervous, naive 15-year-old takes quite a bit of effort.
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