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M$2.00 July 14, 2009 04:21 PM

Task: BARNRAISING! Write the Guide Note, Fast Facts, a Plot Synopsis, and Cast List for the movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967 Film)

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Allmovie.com http://www.allmovie.com/work/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-21044
Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guess_whos_coming_to_dinner/

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Facts Needed: Release date, Director, Writer, Editor, Production company, Studio, Running time, MPAA rating, Genre, Fact 10
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List Sections Needed: Cast
Page: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967 Film) | Time Limit: 72 hours | Belts: White and Up
 
 

Current Submission

 
July 15, 2009 05:09 PM
This submission was accepted by danielle:

: ''[[Gues Who's Coming To Dinner]]'' is the [[1967]] ground-breaking comedy-drama staring Sidney Poitier as Dr. John Prentice, an African American engaged to a caucasian, who comes to his fiancé's parents house for dinner and announce their engagement.

''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinenr]]'' won five [[British Academy of Film and Television Awards]] including: United Nations Award, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress.<ref>http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/21044/Guess-Who-s-Coming-to-Dinner/awards</ref>

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner was nominated for 8 [[Academy Awards]] including: Best Picture Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Film Editing, Best Original Score. It won two Academy Awards Best Actress and Writing Original Screenplay<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149089.html</ref>

The film is also notable for being the last on-screen pairing of [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[Katherine Hepburn]], as Tracy died 17 days after filming ended.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who's_Coming_to_Dinner#Awards_and_honors</ref>

Reviews: [[Roger Ebert]] of the "[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said, ""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.""""<ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19680125/REVIEWS/801250301/1023</ref>

[[Emanuel Levy]] of of ''[[Emanuel Levy.com]]'' says, ''"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.""""<ref>http://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=3121</ref>

Plot Synopsis: ''[[Guess Who's Coming To Dinner]]'' is the story of a young couple who meet on a holiday in Hawaii and plan to be married after only knowing each other for ten days. This is also the story of inter-racial couple set in the 1960's America when race relations where volatile. The couple comes to her parents house for dinner seeking approval for their life together.

Related Mahalo Pages: [[Katharine Hepburn]] | [[Spencer Tracy]] | [[Sidney Poitier]] | [[1967]] | [[interracial marriage]] | [[racism]]


Cast: [u'Sidney Poitier ', u'Spencer Tracy ', u'Katharine Hepburn ']

Release date: [[December 12]] [[1967]]
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writer: William Rose
Editor: Robert C. Jones
Production company: Columbia Pictures
Studio: Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Running time: 108 min.
MPAA rating: NR
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Fact 10: High Historical Importance


With this feedback: You're really coming along, krusheasy! The writing is original and significantly improved. Keep up the great work and remember add inlinks even in Fast Facts.
 
 
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