Guess Who's Coming To Dinner is the 1967 film drama starring Sidney Poitier and Katherine Houghton, directed by Stanley Kramer and produced by Stanley Kramer and George Glass.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061735/ Poitier and Houghton play an interracial couple that decide to marry after only ten days of courtship. The film centers around the first meeting of Poitier's character and the upper crust parents of Houghton's character (played by Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey).
The film dealt with racial stereotypes and tackles the topic of interracial marriage. Katherine Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance, William Rose won one for the screenplay, and the film was nominated for eight other Oscars as well.http://www.personal.psu.edu/jbp156/blogs/the_bracken/2009/11/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner.html
Plot Summary
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner is the story of a young interracial couple who meet on a holiday in Hawaii and plan to be married after only knowing each other for ten days. The action in the story centers around the couples' visit to her parents' house for dinner and their attempt to seek approval for their life together. The film follows as a "day in the life" study. The prospective groom's parents also travel to attend the dinner, and both sets of parents must decide whether they will support the marriage.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061735/plotsummary
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Cast
- Sidney Poitier as John Prentice
- Spencer Tracy as Matt Drayton
- Katharine Hepburn as Christina Drayton
- Katharine Houghton as Joey Draytonhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061735/
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Reviews
"It would be easy to tear the plot to shreds and catch Kramer in the act of copping out. But why? On its own terms, this film is a joy to see, an evening of superb entertainment." — Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19680125/REVIEWS/801250301/1023
"Billed in 1967 as Hollywood's first film about interracial marriage, the film begs one question: What mother in her right mind will object to Sidney Poitier as a fiance to her daughter, being handsome, renowned pro (up for Nobel prize) and a gentleman."Emanuel Levy of of Emanuel Levy.comhttp://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=3121
Spence Tracy ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' Monologue
A Spencer Tracy monologue from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is presented. Tracy describes the situation that has developed between his daughter, her fiance, his wife and himself, and shares his particular take on it. He states that his greatest complaint is that he is accused of not being able to appreciate the love and the passion that his daughter and fiance share. In the end, he gives his blessing to the marriage, with a warning that it will not be an easy one due to the prejudices of society.
