Don't Make Waves (1967)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Alexander Mackendrick

Writers:

George Kirgo (writer)
Maurice Richlin (writer)

Release Date:

15 September 1967 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Turn on! Stay loose! Make out!

Plot:

New York tourist Tony Curtis falls asleep on a Southern California beach on his first night in the West...

Plot Keywords:

Bodybuilder | Dog | Surfer | Skydiver | Surfboard

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

1:30 AM

TCM

Cast

Tony Curtis	...	Carlo Cofield
Claudia Cardinale	...	Laura Califatti
Robert Webber	...	Rod Prescott
Joanna Barnes	...	Diane Prescott
Sharon Tate	...	Malibu
David Draper	...	Harry Hollard
Mort Sahl	...	Sam Lingonberry
Dub Taylor	...	Electrician
Ann Elder	...	Millie Gunder
Chester Yorton	...	Ted Gunder
Reg Lewis	...	Monster
Marc London	...	Fred Barker
Douglas Henderson	...	Henderson
Sarah Selby	...	Ethyl
Mary Grace Canfield	...	Seamstress

Also Known As:

Comment réussir en amour sans se fatiguer? (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
No hagan olas (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Älä nostata laineita (Finland) [fi]
Die nackten Tatsachen (West Germany) [de]
Hvad laver du i min seng? (Denmark) [da]
Piano piano non t'agitare (Italy) [it]
Pos tha petyhete ston erota (Greece) [el]
Vad gör du i min säng... (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Filmways Pictures

Trivia:

Roman Polanski wrote that his wife Sharon Tate's salary on this film was $750 per week.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carlo is trying to sell a pool to the Backus', Henny changes positions between shots from being the closest person to the house to being the furthest away.

Quotes:

Carlo Cofield: Look, all great salesmen are nothing more than just a uh - a collection of personality defects: the uh morality of a sieve, the... charm of a schizophrenic, the sensitivity of a rhino, and the uh - the scruples of a blackmailer.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 4 (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Don't Make Waves

Good Beach Movie ! ! !

Tony Curtis made alot of bad movies around this time, but DON'T MAKE WAVES is one of his better films. Here Curtis, as Carlo, is a southern Californian who's life is turned upside down when his car with all of his worldly possessions is accidentally destroyed by the beautiful Claudia Cardinale. Taking pity on Carlo, she takes him to her apartment. Sugar daddy (Robert Webber) soon shows up and promptly throws Carlo out. Having had enough, Carlo takes his circumstances and newfound information and turns them into a grand lifestyle. The usually funny Joanna Barnes turns in a sobering performance as Webber's neglected wife. Bodybuilding title holder Dave Draper is very good as not too bright musclebound Harry. It is the late Sharon Tate's performance as Malibu, Harry's on again off again sky diving girlfriend that is the real find in this movie. She's gorgeous, sexy, and about as swift as Harry. Feeling overlooked by Harry and his muscle buddies, she deadpans to Curtis, "If you were a man, would you find me attractive?" Title song performed by THE BYRDS. The rest of the score was done by Vic Mizzy, who also did the music to GREEN ACRES. In case you wondered why the music had a familiar ring to it, that's the reason. Fair amount of cameos by movie & TV stars. Look for Edgar Bergen, Jim Backus......and others.