Plaza Suite
Seen it?1971 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved West Side Story or The Age of Innocence, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role. In the first, Karen Nash tries to get her inattentive husband Sam's attention and help save their failing marriage. In the second, brash film producer Jesse Kiplinger tries to seduce his former one-time flame Muriel. In the third, Roy Hubley and his wife Norma try and persuade their daughter, a bride to-be with cold feet, out of the bathroom before her approaching wedding ceremony.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Hiller
- Walter MatthauSam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
- Maureen StapletonKaren Nash
- Barbara HarrisMuriel Tate
- Lee GrantNorma Hubley
- Louise SorelMiss McCormack
- Dan Ferronebellboy
- Jose Ocasioroom service waiter
- Thomas CareyBorden Eisler
- Jenny SullivanMimsey Hubley
- Augusta DabneyMrs. Eisler