A small-town beauty queen is hired, as a joke, as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.A small-town beauty queen is hired, as a joke, as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.A small-town beauty queen is hired, as a joke, as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.
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Billy Sands
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- TriviaIn this movie there is a disdainful reference to Ingrid Bergman as "that woman". This is a joke lost on the present generation, but in 1974 it would have made much more sense. This is a reference to the scandal when Bergman left her husband and daughter to live with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, and give birth to a child out of wedlock.
- GoofsThe film's conclusion is set in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but mountains are clearly seen in the distant background.
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Michael Green: I have this phobia about getting to be 40. I don't know. When you're in your twenties, everybody says "boy genius!" And then when you're in your thirties, "Ah, yes! Young man on the way up!" You get to be forty... zip. Nothin'. No more adjectives. Just a man.
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Michael is crazy not to be completely gaga over this woman!
Richard Long plays Michael. He's a very successful guy and has every reason to be happy. But he's just turned 40 and is in a funk. To help him out, a co-worker (Tom Bosley...NICE Tom Bosley of all people) hire a woman (Karen Valentine) to arrive at Michael's house...gift wrapped in a bow. But Michael is no cad. Instead of a quickie, he just spends the evening talking to his 'gift' and soon the pair become friends. What he doesn't realize is that his 'gift' really likes him and would like to become more than just friends. The problem is that Michael is a very damaged guy and has serious problems with commitment and intimacy. What's next in this strange comedy-romance?!
If you grew up long ago like I did, you'll enjoy seeing all the familiar TV faces in this made for TV film. Richard Long ("The Big Valley"), Karen Valentine ("Room 222"), Farrah Fawcett ("Charlie's Angels"), Tom Bosley ("Happy Days"), Dave Madden ("The Partridge Family") and Rita Shaw ("The Ghost and Mrs. Muir") are among the familiar TV folks you'll see in this one.
So is it any good? Yes. While not among the deepest things I've ever seen, it is enjoyable and has some interesting messages about commitment and modern love.
If you grew up long ago like I did, you'll enjoy seeing all the familiar TV faces in this made for TV film. Richard Long ("The Big Valley"), Karen Valentine ("Room 222"), Farrah Fawcett ("Charlie's Angels"), Tom Bosley ("Happy Days"), Dave Madden ("The Partridge Family") and Rita Shaw ("The Ghost and Mrs. Muir") are among the familiar TV folks you'll see in this one.
So is it any good? Yes. While not among the deepest things I've ever seen, it is enjoyable and has some interesting messages about commitment and modern love.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 13, 2017
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By what name was The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974) officially released in Canada in English?
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