This is one of my all time favorite movies. I love movies set in offices in the 1950's. I also think the clothes that Hope Lange wore in this movie are awesome! I am not really a fashion person, but I love the suits she wears and also that black dress with the sheer fabric near the top.
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The clothes are a real treat but the real gem is seeing New York in the 50's.
It's wonderful to immerse oneself into that glamorous past.
I often watch it when I need a perk-me-up.
Folks: I love the movie, too, and the quick shot of the Stonewall Inn gives it a bit of history, but I need to ask: How does a movie about a actress-wanna-be falling to her death while stalking the man who rejected her a "pick-me-up"? How about the innocent young thing, finding herself pregnant and being drug to a back-alley "doctor" for an abortion by her "boyfriend"? "Luckily" she jumps from a moving car (!!), loses the baby (!!!) and the lousy boyfriend. At least it's happy-ending-time when she ends up with a cute intern, and the movie's star dumps her no-good-ex-boyfriend to take up with the office alcoholic...
Yep, that's a real pick-me-up for me, too... ;-D I really do love the movie but it'll never be remade as a musical...
People really knew how to dress then, unlike now when people all look the same and dress worse than rejects from a homeless shelter.
Don't Make Me Have to Release the Flying Monkeys!
In most periods of history there have been cultural norms of fashion ensuring that people have "all looked and dressed the same". These used to be geographically specific and sometimes changed less frequently than they do now (although not always).
Look at the women in this movie for example. They all have short permed hair-do's, wear pearls, tight knee-length skirts (a few voluminous ones with crinolines - but not that many can be seen in this film) and high-heeled pumps.
Even those who choose to rebel against fashion generally all end up wearing the same "uniform". Kind of amusing, really.
One of the most memorable things is the line about sending the kid's birthday presents six months late for the rest of their lives. Wow.
Gotta get it!
I just caught this movie late last night(actually it was about 4:00am... being a nighthawker that I tend to be). Was thumbing through the channels and caught the intro credits with the song playing.. so I decided to give it a shot. I loved it! Never saw it before & wasn't aware of it. I always loved Hope Lange in 'The Ghost And Mrs Muir' and in that Elvis movie, and in a Columbo episode. Anyhow, now I have to get the dvd. I have a quick question, and I apologize in advance if this is an incorrect thread to ask it, but what essentially happened towards the end - where Hope relinquishes her office and Joan Crawford resumes her former position? I was sort of fighting to keep my eyes opened(and my heading slightly nodding... but I fought to watch 'til the end). At the point I'm referring to, Hope was speaking with Joan about it, then shortly thereafter Hope was seen in a different office. Was Hope promoted then to a higher position?
(Sorry if I babbled on here...)
Joan Crawford had come back from her attempt at marriage and was rehired in her old position. She said it was too late for her to start a new life. Hope Lange (Caroline) kept her editor's job, but got a new office. Eddie came to town and Caroline started seeing him. But then he told her he wanted to keep seeing her, but stay married. She refused to be his mistress and walked out. In the last scene, she's back at work and acting almost like the Joan Crawford character, except nice to the secretaries. She leaves the office and, obviously sad, walks out into the street. There she sees Mike and walks up to him, removes her hat and sort-of smiles. They walk away together. End of movie.
shareMany thanks for the reply back and info. I just bought the dvd today on ebay - can't wait for its' arrival so I can watch it again, and hopefully the dvd has added features about the movie.
Much appreciation!
I love this movie too. We even visited the building when we were in New York. We recently met Diane Baker and she is so lovely. She was happily surprised when we mentioned The Best of Everything. More likely because it was one of early career movies. She was actually good friends with both Hope Lange and Suzy Parker who are no longer with us.
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