Stars: Katherine Hepburn, Gig Young, Spencer Tracy, Joan Blondell
Best Quote: -You don't care whether you impress people or not, do you?
-You wait until you get my bill. You'll be impressed.
Shot in wide-screen technicolor, this is the last, and least of the Tracy-Hepburn Comedies. Its a low-key, relaxed, Rom-com - or should I say Senior-Com. Based on a Broadway play, we get less "battle of the sexes" banter and more jokes about automation & intelligence tests. All the actors do well, especially Hepburn. But having white-haired Tracy (he looks 65) and handsome 40-something Gig Young competing for 50 year-old Hepburn is ridiculous. They should've replaced Gig with someone older, say Ralph Bellamy.
Summary: Recommended for Katherine Hepburn or Spenser Tracy fans, its a mediocre trifle made enjoyable by the three lead actors and supporting cast.
What Tracy Thought
Per his biography: Tracy thought himself too old for the role, and wasn't too happy with the script. But his desire to do one last comedy with Hepburn overcame the objections. Had Tracy declined, the Producers had Astaire as 2nd choice, but Hepburn would've been dropped. Location shooting in NYC was dropped since it would've added $400,000 to a movie with a modest budget.
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