Smile (1975 film)

Smile
Original theatrical poster by John Alvin
Directed byMichael Ritchie
Screenplay byJerry Belson
Produced byMichael Ritchie
Starring
CinematographyConrad L. Hall
Edited byRichard A. Harris
Music byDan Orsborn
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 20, 1975 (1975-03-20) (USA Film Festival)[1]
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.3 million[2]

Smile is a 1975 American satirical comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, written by Jerry Belson, and starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, and Geoffrey Lewis. Filmed on location in Santa Rosa, the film premiered at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, and opened theatrically in Los Angeles in July 1975 before screening at the 1975 New York Film Festival. Though it received generally favorable reviews from critics, the film was a box-office flop. In the years since its release, Smile went on to develop a cult following,[3]. It was adapted into a 1986 Broadway musical of the same name with songs by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman.

  1. ^ "Two Films Headed for Festival". El Paso Times. March 8, 1975. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Smile". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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