There's a Girl in My Soup

Starring:Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Tony Britton, Nicky Henson, Diana Dors, Judy Campbell, John Comer, Gabrielle Drake, Nicola Pagett, Geraldine Sherman, Thorley Walters, Ruth Trouncer, FranÃ§oise Pascal, Tom Marshall, Raf De La Torre, Constantine Gregory, Avril Angers, George Lambert, Marianne Stone, Margaret Lacey
Director: Roy Boulting
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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The best that can be said for There's a Girl in My Soup is that it is not quite as bad as its reputation. A belly flop in the careers of Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn (she was fresh off her Oscar® for Cactus Flower), this Boulting brothers production did nothing to showcase the sparkling comic talents of those two performers. Sellers has some nice moments early as a famous TV-host twit, whose career as a serial seducer is halted after meeting hippie chick Goldie. It's one double-entendre after another: "You only want one thing," says one of Sellers's conquests. "Yes, but what a lovely thing," he sighs. Seen now, the movie is most fun for its goofy look at the gestalt of swinging London: Sellers' automated bachelor pad was surely an inspiration to the Austin Powers folks, and his checkered beige suit must be seen to be believed. --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews:

Not a Sellers market.......2005-11-19

Peter Sellers is rightly hailed as one of the screen's great comic geniuses. Unfortunately, even a genius falters, and Sellers had more than his share of misfires. In fact, when a Peter Sellers movie is bad, it goes far beyond the usual definition of the term. This 1970 sex farce is one of his worst, which means it's unmitigated garbage.

Sellers plays a middle-aged lothario who meets his match in a free-spirited young kook (Goldie Hawn, in her second starring film role), and before long, they're off on a series of wacky romantic adventures. Nothing seems more dated than this sort of '70s "mod" comedy, and nothing seems more wasteful than an actor of Sellers' stature wallowing in material clearly beneath him. Sellers and Hawn never click as a screen couple; he comes across too smarmy and she comes across too flighty to even be a likable pair.

I hate this silly movie!!!!.......2005-11-13

stupid peter sellers is terrible in this movie, he plays a tv personality who seduces sexy women who are not sexy at all. goldie hawn is soooo ugly and she goes to bed with peter sellers nude, then the phone rings then peter is at the phone, then goldie gets out of bed, then i see her ass, then she puts on her robe (this movie is soooo immature!)

Charming Rom-Com.......2005-10-27

This is a terrifically engaging May-December romance picture about a middle aged lothario (Peter Sellers) who begins to question his value system when he embarks on an affair with an outspoken hippie chick(Goldie Hawn) in swinging London. Sellers and Hawn are wonderful together and there is a discernible screen chemistry between them. My only qualm with the film is that it's central message throughout is to extol the virtues of romance and fidelity but the ending negates that for one of promiscuity.

memorable interaction.......2005-10-04

'There's a girl in my soup' is memorable for its cute interaction between Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn. Although both Sellers and Hawn surely did better in other roles, their co-chemistry in this late Sixties-comedy deserves a closer look. Actually, I think it the only reason why this movie is still around.

Sellers acts out a pretty vain, succesful & womanizing host of a tv-show on cookery. Being truly English, he fully lives its corresponding glamor. American Goldie Hawn performs some pretty down-to-earth girl, having close ties to the underground pop-scene. Originating from these two different planets, somehow they connect.

However, their different social backgrounds never fade away -- this movie was shot in an era emphasizing on differences like that. Things get worse when Hawn messes up one of Sellers' refined wine-tastings. Gradually their differences take over, and the end of this movie inevitably sees the end of their relationship. Sellers goes on by chasing another attractive female, while Hawn disappears in the psychedelic-painted van of her underground pop-group.

If you can bear the soundtrack, it's a GEM!.......2004-07-13

Terrible music that will unfortunately stick in your head for days, but Goldie and Peter are so witty, touching and hilarious in this movie, it's worth it. I especially enjoyed the scene where Peter's character helps Goldie's character move out of her boyfriend's flat...classic. Some great moments. (It might even make you cry - and not just because of the music!) Kind of an odd movie and probably an acquired taste, but I love to pull this one out every few years and watch it again.

Average customer rating:

Not a Sellers market
I hate this silly movie!!!!
Charming Rom-Com
memorable interaction
If you can bear the soundtrack, it's a GEM!

There's a Girl in My Soup [Region 2]
Starring: Peter Sellers , Goldie Hawn , Tony Britton , Nicky Henson , and Diana Dors
Director: Roy Boulting
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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