Man's Favorite Sport?

Starring:Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy, John McGiver, Charlene Holt, Roscoe Karns, James Westerfield, Norman Alden, Forrest Lewis, Regis Toomey, Tyler McVey, Kathie Browne, Elise Kraal, Edy Williams, Joan Boston, Ollie O'Toole, Betty Hanna, Bill Cassady, Christopher White, Jim Bannon
Director: Howard Hawks
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
From legendary Hollywood director Howard Hawks, Man s Favorite Sport? features Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale The Film Daily applauded as simply delightful.

Roger Willoughby (Hudson) is happily employed as one of the world s great angling experts. Unfortunately, even his own boss doesn t know that Roger has never been fishing in his life. So when press agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) arranges for Roger to participate in her resort s upcoming fishing tournament, he s thrown into a panic. At the resort, he and Abby commence a crash course to turn him into a genuine outdoorsman only to have their plan riotously upset by a surprise visit from Roger s fianc e.

With a sparkling score by composer Henry Mancini, Man s Favorite Sport? is a comedy classic you ll fall for hook, line and sinker!

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Starring Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss

Music by Henry Mancini

Directed by Howard Hawks

Running time: 2 Hours 1 Minute

Average customer rating:

One of Rock's Best!
A Classic Comedy
Man's Favorite Sport?
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Man's Favorite Sport?
Starring: Rock Hudson , Paula Prentiss , Maria Perschy , John McGiver , and Charlene Holt
Director: Howard Hawks
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00009IB1F
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Product Description

From legendary Hollywood director Howard Hawks, Man s Favorite Sport? features Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale The Film Daily applauded as simply delightful.

Roger Willoughby (Hudson) is happily employed as one of the world s great angling experts. Unfortunately, even his own boss doesn t know that Roger has never been fishing in his life. So when press agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) arranges for Roger to participate in her resort s upcoming fishing tournament, he s thrown into a panic. At the resort, he and Abby commence a crash course to turn him into a genuine outdoorsman only to have their plan riotously upset by a surprise visit from Roger s fianc e.

With a sparkling score by composer Henry Mancini, Man s Favorite Sport? is a comedy classic you ll fall for hook, line and sinker!

System Requirements:

Starring Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss

Music by Henry Mancini

Directed by Howard Hawks

Running time: 2 Hours 1 Minute

Customer Reviews:

One of Rock's Best!.......2007-06-08

One of the funniest Rock Hudson movies out. Add Paula Prentiss and the beauty of Maria Perschy and you can help but to have a good time.

A Classic Comedy.......2007-05-12

I love this movie and these two together. It is very funny all the way through. I had good memories of when I had seen it several years ago and decided I wanted to own it. I highly recommend it to others.

Man's Favorite Sport?.......2007-03-29

Classic Howard Hawks swrew ball comedy. Rock Hudson played Rock Hudson to the T while Paula P over did the character at times. The comic routines were entertaining with the rest of the supporting cast complemented the story.

Man's Favorite Sport.......2007-03-28

Great old time movie with Rock Hudson & Paula Prentiss. It's a great make you feel good movie. Simple plot, hilarious & subtle romance. Sit back, relax & enjoy.

Man's Favorite Sport.......2007-03-28

Man's Favorite Sport is a very funny movie starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss. It is an old style comedy about a universal sport, fishing. It
is a movie for all ages.

Man's Favorite Sport? / Strange Bedfellows

Average customer rating:

Hudson rocks the house - twice!
a great twofer
Rock Hudson gives literal meaning to cast in the part
5 for Man's Favorite Sport / 3 for Strange Bedfellows
Not True Widescreen

Man's Favorite Sport? / Strange Bedfellows
Starring: Rock Hudson , Paula Prentiss , Maria Perschy , John McGiver , and Charlene Holt
Director: Howard Hawks , and Melvin Frank
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00007KK1A
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Customer Reviews:

Hudson rocks the house - twice!.......2003-07-02

Usually, if Rock's not seen getting his brains bashed in by Liz Taylor in Giant, he's being taken to the cleaners by Doris Day in the Doris/Rock trilogy.

But in these two films (Sport & Bedfellows), Rock Hudson finally shows he can actually STAR instead of just co-star in a movie.

It's a welcome change to see him carry the day (even if barely) while towing the leggy Paula and the chesty Gina along with him.

This time out he does some keen outdoor stuff (in Sport), and some good flashback work (in Bedfellows), many years before Tarantino started relying on flipping back and forth in time to a fault.

Yes, it was good to see the Rock avoid letting his roles crumble for a change!

Both DVDs here get 5 stars since they were decent transfers in their correct widescreen version, and contained the original trailers.

a great twofer.......2003-05-09

This wonderful twofer from Universal bundles together two of Rock Hudson's best 60s comedies, MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? and STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.

MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? recounts the adventures of angling 'expert' Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) who is invited to take part in a prestigious fishing tournament. However, Roger can't even throw a line, let alone catch a fish! When press agent Abigail Page (the delightful Paula Prentiss) finds out about Roger's problem, she decides to give him the ultimate crash course in fishing...

The film features a delightful musical score by Henry Mancini as well as fine supporting performances from Maria Perschy and Charlene Holt. The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, dual-layer disc).

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS pairs Rock Hudson with sex-bomb Gina Lollobrigida (they also starred together in COME SEPTEMBER). Hudson plays Carter Harrison, a womanising company exec who marries Antonia (Lollobrigida), an Italian spitfire who is heavily into art and politics. When their marriage fails, Carter doesn't hear from Tony for many years, until his boss decides the Carter will get a promotion if he can prove that he is a respectable (and, more to the point, MARRIED) man. He decides to lead Tony on to get the promotion but finds himself falling in love with her all over again. The memorable supporting cast includes Terry-Thomas, Nancy Kulp, Gig Young, Arthur Haynes and Edward Judd. The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).

This release is part of a new wave of classic releases from Universal. Also look out for "Send Me No Flowers", "A Countess from Hong Kong", "The Thrill of It All!" and "Pillow Talk" (sold separately).

Rock Hudson gives literal meaning to cast in the part.......2003-04-27

"Man's Favorite Sport" is well designed from beginning to end. Howard Hawks directed it. Do not know if it is a Hawks signature but this movie is a little chatty like "Bringing up Baby" ASIN: B00003CX9A and "Monkey Business" ASIN: 6302484448
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is found in several precarious positions by his fiancée. Once he has his tie caught in "Easy Muller's (Maria Perschy) zipper. In addition, of course Abigail (Paula Prentiss) is spotted coming from his bedroom in her night attire.
Norm Alden plays John Screaming Eagle, a local Indian who speaks like Tonto, and sells many sacred things such as Custer's scalp.
In the end, they are carried away. You will be carried away also by this great comedy.
You can ignore or watch "Strange Bedfellows" as you will.

5 for Man's Favorite Sport / 3 for Strange Bedfellows.......2003-03-13

Two packs are great. As long as you like both movies enough to buy them. That's not the case with this two pack of Rock Hudson movies, but at such a sweet price, it's hard to complain. Of these two films, Strange Bedfellows seems the weakest although, Gig Young makes the movie worthwile and Rock Hudson's character is likeable. The plot is a bit convoluted. It's basically an Opposites Attract film. This time the opposite lies in political opinions. The two charactes meet in Paris and within hours are married. Only after they marry to they realize their extreme differences and decide (somewhat loudly and violently) to call it quits. Seven years pass and Rock Hudson is a successful businessman who is looking for a promotion. However, he is told that he needs to clean up his image long enough to handle the press during the transition. The solution is to try to patch things up with his ex until his promotion is solid. Of course, sparks fly when they meet again and the ending is predictable. What is unclear, outside of the physical, is his attraction to Gina Lollabrigida. Other than being incredibly beautiful, her character's charm is not always evident. Instead of making her an intelligent activist - she's a wacky one who unfortunately does wacky things and gets involved in over the top protests and advocacy. This plays into the "climax" of the film. I found myself feeling sorry for Hudson and what he has to bear with this woman. Granted, his character isn't perfect either, but certainly more sympathetic. Some of the best scenes involve the Paris cab service and Hudson's efforts to communicate with Lollabrigida in another cab.

Man's Favorite Sport was a delightful summer romance. Being a fisherman(woman) myself, I found the fishing scenes to be particularly hilarious - especially those involving hip waders. Paula Prentiss is adorable and a very different match for Rock Hudson. She steals every scene she's in. Rock Hudson is truly the most sympathetic character he's ever played in a comedy. He is the top fishing gear salesman at Abercrombie and Fitch. So successful, in fact, that he's written a book on the subject that amateurs use faithfully. The problem is that he's never been fishing in his life - in fact, he hates fish. So when his boss tells him he has to represent the company at a fishing tournament, he's horrified. Paula Prentiss is the Public Relations worker who sets the tournament up. When she learns he's a fraud, she's more concerned about the success of the tournament, so she forces him to take part anyway. Her solution - teach him how to fish in three days. This is where things get really funny. In the meantime, her attraction to him is growing and he wants to kill her. The ending again, is predictable - but enjoy the journey. I always liked Paula Prentiss and wish she had done more movies like this. She was great in Where the Boys Are. Granted, this isn't a Doris and Rock movie, but it is good enough to make you forget about Doris and just enjoy Paula. The other players do an equally good job at rounding things out, especially the fellow tournament entrants.

Strange Bedfellows is not that great - but it's also not that bad. Man's Favorite Sport is pure cotton candy. So the combination and the price of these two films is worth it.

Not True Widescreen.......2003-02-14

I've only checked out the Strange Bedfellows DVD, but was quickly disappointed to see it's not a true widescreen presentation, but rather, in order to give that illusion, they chopped off the bottom of the picture. I have this movie on VHS, both store-bought and taped from TV, and they have more at the bottom of the picture than this DVD. If you have both compare the shot of the close-up of the newspaper that comes shortly after the opening credits. On the VHS you can see the newspaper's photograph of Rock Hudson all the way to his chin, but on this DVD you can't even see halfway down his nose. This isn't a quibble, it's just a clear example of one frame-to-frame comparison, and in a movie made to show-off the attributes of both Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida every inch of the original framing matters. The point is this movie, which may not have been all that "widescreen" to begin with, has been zoomed into to make the center of the picture larger, with the bottom chopped off to make the whole thing look as if it's been letterboxed, as if you're now getting "more" when you're really getting less. It's deceitful. It's bad for the DVD business which keeps confusing consumers with "widescreen" "letterboxed" "full frame" labels that never mean the same thing twice. I'm getting my money back and complaining to Universal. I thought they were finally getting smart enough to start releasing all their great retro pop-culture classics, but if this is the shoddy way they're going to do it I'll stick with my late show videos.

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