Save the Tiger (1973)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Guionista:

Steve Shagan (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

21 julio 1973 (Sweden)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Jack Lemmon in his most important dramatic role since "The Days of Wine and Roses."

Plot:

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Plot Keywords:

Businessman | Fashion Show | Beach | Suit | Tie

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Long live the Tiger!

Reparto

Jack Lemmon	...	Harry Stoner
Jack Gilford	...	Phil Greene
Laurie Heineman	...	Myra
Norman Burton	...	Fred Mirrell
Patricia Smith	...	Janet Stoner
Thayer David	...	Charlie Robbins
William Hansen	...	Meyer
Harvey Jason	...	Rico
Liv Lindeland	...	Ula (as Liv Von Linden)
Lara Parker	...	Margo
Eloise Hardt	...	Jackie
Janina	...	Dusty
Ned Glass	...	Sid Fivush
Pearl Shear	...	Cashier
Biff Elliot	...	Tiger Petitioner (as Biff Elliott)

También conocida como:

Salvad al tigre (Spain) [es]
Salven al tigre (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

100 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:AA (original rating) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Filmways Pictures

Trivialidades:

Jack Lemmon admitted to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looks back on his Oscar-winning role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (1973) as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his career.

Errores:

Continuidad: Harry wipes Fred's face almost completely clean of the red body paint. In a subsequent shot, Fred's face is covered with red paint again.

Citas:

Harry Stoner: How old are you?
Myra: Twenty.
Harry Stoner: Nobody's twenty.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Sensitive Steele (#4.16)" (1986)

Banda de Sonido:

I Can't Get Started

Long live the Tiger!

I first saw this movie as a young man on PBS in Boston,in the late seventies and was immediately struck by the power, honesty and conviction of Lemmon's portrayal, of the ultimate mid life crisis.

Little did I know, that thirty years later, I would be going through one of my own and would once again be drawn to, and struck by, the sincerity and integrity of Jack Lemmon's performance.

The film has it's critics, self indulgent, sentimental and simplistic are only some of comments made, but the film still has the power to make you question what you have done with your own life. It asks you how you got to where you are, and it makes you ask yourself if it was all worth it. It also questions/exposes the Great American Dream and asks, if that is not the be all and end all, then what is?

Harry Stoner is not a man you should feel sorry for, but Lemmon's interpretation forces you to question his ideals and your own, as you follow this crisis point in his life. In the end, whether you like the film or not, or agree with what it is trying to say, you can't deny Lemmon his Academy Award.