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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorousSentimentalWitty
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Plot:
- Contests and CompetitionsFall in LoveLove AffairAmbitionLove and RomanceRivalryCouplesAthlete's Life more...
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Genres:
- ComedyRomanceSportHollywood Tone
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New YorkCollegeHotel
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Audience:
- Date NightGirls' Night
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Style:
- Talky
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Pat and Mike, 1952
English
USA
Profile of Pat and Mike
The mood of Pat and Mike is feel good, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around contests and competitions, a love affair, and falling in love. It is a comedy, romance, and sports movie. Stylistically, Pat and Mike has a Hollywood tone and is talky. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a hotel and at a college. Pat and Mike is set in New York. It happens in the 1950s. The movie is known for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed. Pat and Mike is especially suggested for a girls' night and a date night.
Summary of Pat and Mike
One of the most engaging George Cukor comedies, this was the director's eighth and last film with Katharine Hepburn. With exceptionally witty dialogue (the Kanin/Gordon script got an Academy Award nomination), Pat and Mike was tailor made for its two stars, presenting a picture of sexual politics far ahead of its time. The film tells the story of the unlikely professional and romantic relationship between a classy female golfer and a street smart sports promoter. Pat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn) is a physical education teacher who, entering a golf tournament, is approached by Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy), a sports promoter and manager. Impressed by her game, he convinces her to sign a pro contract to compete in various sporting competitions. Now it is Mike's task to get Pat into professional shape. Hepburn did all of her own golfing in the finished film. Appearing in the movie as themselves were some of the most celebrated sportswomen of the era, including golfer Babe Didriksen Zaharias and tennis star "Gorgeous" Gussie Moran.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 13 June 1952 |
| Runtime: | 95 min |
Cast and Crew
as Patricia 'Pat' Pemberton
as Mike Conovan
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