For Pete's Sake (1974)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Peter Yates

Writers:

Stanley Shapiro (written by) and
Maurice Richlin (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 1974 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Zany Barbra!

Plot:

Henrietta Robins works out of her home and her husband Pete drives a cab to try to support her. When...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Cattle | Loan Shark | Manhole | Subway

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins
Michael Sarrazin	...	Pete Robbins
Estelle Parsons	...	Helen Robbins
Molly Picon	...	Mrs. Cherry
William Redfield	...	Fred Robbins
Louis Zorich	...	Nick Kasabian, the Dispatcher
Heywood Hale Broun	...	Judge Hiller
Richard Ward	...	Bernie
Ed Bakey	...	Angelo
Peter Mamakos	...	Dominic
Vivian Bonnell	...	Loretta
Joseph Maher	...	Mr. Coates (as Joe Maher)
Anne Ramsey	...	Telephone Lady
Jack Hollander	...	Loanshark
Gary Pagett	...	Assistant Bank Manager

Also Known As:

July Pork Bellies

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:M | Finland:S | Norway:11 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Barclay

Trivia:

Barbra Streisand met longtime romantic partner Jon Peters on this film; he was the production's hairdresser and made and styled the wigs she used for this movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Pete pulls Henry into the bathtub with him after the awful family dinner, it is clear that he is wearing briefs.

Quotes:

Telephone Lady: It's your word against our computer, Mrs. Robbins.
Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins: We did not make a phone call to Yugoslavia. We have never been into Yugoslavia. We do not know anyone in Yugoslavia. And even if we did know someone in Yugoslavia, we wouldn't spend $12 to call em.
Telephone Lady: Our computer says you did.
Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins: Your computer is a liar!
Telephone Lady: That little remark goes right into your file card, which goes into our computer.
Henrietta 'Henry' Robbins: That computer is not God. It makes mistakes, and I will not pay for a phone call that I didn't make. I don't have the money.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Remade as Aap Ki Khatir (1977)

Soundtrack:

For Pete's Sake (Don't Let Him Down)

What women won't do in the name of love

Lightweight romantic comedy featuring the always delightful Babs as the put upon housewife who goes all out to put hubby into a higher tax bracket. Fairly funny in spots, dull in most: the slapstick was a tad overdone for my tastes. She did a better job in "What's Up Doc?"