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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Family Film,
By Bobby Underwood "starlighthotel" (Manly NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Father Was a Fullback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a warm and amusing film that rates high as a film you can enjoy with the entire family. Mary Loos and Richard Sale had a hand in the screenplay and once again a young Natalie Wood shows how talented she was as a child star. The versatile Fred MacMurray and Maureen O'Hara have a warm domestic husband and wife feel and Betty Lynn is very good as their oldest daughter, who as neighbor Jim Backus explains: "Feels like Lana Turner on the inside, but looks like Connie Cooper on the outside."
College football coach George Cooper (MacMurray) has led State U to a perfect record. But all losses and no wins makes dad a bit cranky! Natalie Wood is just terrific as his youngest daughter Ellen, a very smart tomboy handfull with a vocabulary well beyond her years. She calls her dad "Coach," but his oldest barely calls him anything, as her self consciousness over her appearance and lack of interest from the male of the species has left her an emotional mess. Her dad doesn't quite know what to do so, of course, does exactly the wrong thing in talking his neighbor Jim Backus into pretending to be an interested boy giving her a call. This naturally backfires and makes everything worse when Backus, her little sis Ellen and just about everyone else sends over a boy posing as the smitten college man! Connie proceeds in melodramatic fashion to write a story for the rag, True Confessions, about a young girl whose seemingly ordinary life hides her secret identity as a bubble dancer! While causing her beleaguered dad some embarrassment, it may just get her the attention she needs, and her dad a lock on the best high school player in the country. This is a warm family film with some nice touches and situations all parents can identify with. Thelma Ritter has some nice moments as the Cooper's maid, always betting against Coach's team, and cleaning up! There is a little something for everyone here, with Natalie Wood a particular standout as the memorable Ellen. She received the child of the year award shortly after this film's release. A great pick for a family night with some popcorn and milk duds.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Pleasant , Light Football Comedy!!,
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This review is from: Father Was a Fullback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Fred MacMurray stars as Football Coach dealing with the trials and tribulations of both football and family life also co-starring Maureen O'Hara and Jim Backus.It's a very pleasant,light football comedy that's well worth watching!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Father was a Fullback/movie,
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This review is from: Father Was a Fullback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
We loved it and laughed all the way through it. I hope a real coach
doesn't have to go through all the antics that Fred MacMurray went through. You have to like Fred MacMurray to really appreciate this movie. I guess what made us laugh most were the teens. Our daughter was the same way. I wasn't sure either of us would live through those times.
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