Kiss Me Goodbye

Adapted from Bruno Bareto's Brazilian comedy "Dona Flor and her Two Husbands", Robert Mulligan's film is a delightful homage to the screwball comedies of yore directed by Howard Hawks and George Cukor. The premise is an absolute delight. Three years widowed Kay (Sally Field) moves back to the Manhattan townhouse she previously occupied with her late hoofer husband, Jolly (James Caan). Days before her wedding to the milquetoast archeologist Rupert (Jeff Bridges) the ghost of Jolly reappears in Kay's flat. The natural mayhem and hilarity ensue. How can you not like this movie? Field hits all the right buttons in the Katherine Hepburn role. Caan does a Gene Kelly like turn as the wily lothario Jolly. Playing against type Bridges channels Jimmy Stewart as the flustered Rupert. Add to the mix a wonderful Claire Trevor as Kay's mother who kind of reminded me of Agnes Moorhead on the old "Bewitched" TV series. One of the great character actors of the day, Paul Dooley is on hand as a colleague of Rupert's who used to be a priest. That aspect plays a key role in the story later in the film. Mildred Natwick, who was once part of John Ford's repertory, plays the proprietor of a Connecticut bed and breakfast who probably should have thrown Kay and Rupert out on their kiesters for disrupting her fine establishment. This one didn't get much play on initial release in the early Eighties so it's a fine time to discover it.

This movie just popped into my head one day and nearly drove me crazy trying to remember the name of it. Back in the day, it was in heavy rotation on cable movie channels and I watched it seemingly a zillion times. Finally, I got on IMDB and found the name. How great that Amazon offered it for sale and so cheap too. It is one of James Caan's more charming offerings and Jeff Bridges takes what could have been a rather silly character and turns him into a droll, wisecracking kind of guy. Sally Field is, well, Sally Field, but this character fits her to a "t." The plot about a dead spouse whose spirit will not leave is an oft-used vehicle for merriment and mayhem (okay, I am being droll here). What sets this film apart is a non-sacchrine performance by James Caan as a "song and dance man" who left Sally Field too early. Some of the jokes are a little lame, but the principals do a great job and of course, we have the fantastic Robert Mulligan directing. Also, Claire Trevor does a wonderful turn as Sally's character's mother. Last, the home in the film is so great - when can I move in??This is a great film for lifting you from your troubles and leaving you smiling. I am so glad it re-appeared in my consciousness - and that Amazon was there waiting with a copy for me!

I always liked Sally Field movies/TV shows. This may not be one of her best movies, but still pretty good.Not happy. Disc would not play. I threw it in the trash. Had I known this was a double-sided disc, I would not have ordered it. I also did not know this was an import with the foreign titling. I didn't notice this on the cover art when ordering probably because there are two different versions that can be ordered and I ended up ordering the wrong one at a higher cost. The details should be more complete to reveal it is double sided and an import. I rarely order imports because I've had issues with the discs before. Resellers need to be clear on the product. Usually when ordering from Amazon it will show the least expensive product so I don't know how I got stuck with this one that costs more. I won't order from this reseller again. Rip off.

This charming, nostalgic, and upscale humor film has the same director as 'To Kill A Mockingbird', who happens to be the older brother of the star of Empty Nest & Soap. It's a very old fashioned film, and was so when it was released in 1982. It's very sentimental and has an intelligent script. The humor is not obvious, you have to think about it.Great Stars in this: Sally Field (she won a Golden Globe), James Cahn (he hated this movie and refused to act for 5 years), Jeff Bridges (proves his acting ability as his more recent characters are nothing like this museum director type), Claire Trevor (her last film), Mildred Natwick (one of her last), and Paul Dooley.No special features other than the trailer. Supposedly has widescreen on the flip side, but I do not notice the difference. It seemed exactly like the full screen formatted version. No black lines on top or bottom to indicate widescreen.

We had seen Kiss Me Goodbye before my own husband left for that other wonderful place called Heaven. We both loved the film. I remembered laughing at Jeff Bridges so hard in this movie. Seriously, he is amazing in the film, as is everyone actually. After hearing Bridges in an interview on TV recently, and he made a comment about this film, I quickly pulled Kiss Me Goodbye out again and watched it. It is so wonderfully funny - hysterically funny - and a must see.You really need to see it with someone because it needs to be enjoyed with someone you love.I watched it twice the same night and ordered a copy for our son and his wife. Just know it is worth owning and you will never grow tired of the story. Everything, by the way, is as modern today as it was when it first came out for viewing. No cars are used and nothing is dated. Hair, clothing, everything is current. Difficult to do that in any film but this takes no adjustment in years to watch it - not dated at all. It should be a classic.Buy it and enjoy it; it is not costly and will last forever.

La busque tanto, que me hizo súmante feliz poder encontrarlo aquí, y volver a verla después de tantos años!

Seen this when I was a kid and wanted to see it again but cold not find it anywhere but thanks to amazon found the dvd it comes in 2 formats and plays both sides of the disc which is great. one of the funniest films I have seen and made me a big fan of jeff bridges went on to see star man and many others of his films anyway if your looking for a good quality film this is it. this ones a keeper ....

Sadly this film is not compatible with UK PAL system, only US/Canadian NTSC systems, so not sure why it was sent out to UK customer! Unfortunately it was opened before this was discovered, or we would have returned it.

all good

The service was first class and the film was most enjoyable