The Oscar (1966)
Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Frank Fane -
Kay Bergdahl -
Kappy Kapstetter -
Sophie Cantaro -
Kenneth Regan -
Laurel Scott -
Hymie Kelly -
Trina Yale -
Barney Yale -
Grobard -
Orrin C. Quentin -
Sheriff -
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Edith Head -
Hedda Hopper
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Director:
Russell RouseWriters:
Richard Sale (novel), Harlan Ellison (screenplay), Russell Rouse (screenplay), Clarence Greene (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The Richard Sale novel on which this film is based followed Frank Fane as he systematically ruined the chances of his four fictitious Oscar rivals. In the movie, the other four Best Actor nominees are actual Hollywood stars, "nominated" as Best Actor for fictitious film titles.
Quotes
Hymie Kelly:
If you lie down with pigs, you get up smelling like garbage.
Goofs
In the scene in the yacht Frankie says he pushed a rack on 28th street. The garment center in New York City is between 34th & 40th streets.
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All the Wayby Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
8 July 1966Language
English, Spanish
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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