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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965Movie1 h 36 min

34

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A campy comedy movie about sports and politics.

Good for friends night · party vibe · teens

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Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.

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Story

A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!

During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his country's football team, or Fawz will surrender him to the Russians. Goldfarb teams up with undercover reporter Jenny Ericson, and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.

Feels like

Cold War Comedy
Football Satire
Fish-Out-of-Water
Silly & Slapstick
Political Farce
Broad Humor
Campy Production
1960s Kitsch

Crew

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Written by: William Peter Blatty
Produced by: J. Lee Thompson, Steve Parker
Music by: John Williams

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Facts

March 24, 1965 · 1 h 36 min · Comedy

Released: March 24, 1965
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
Genres: Comedy
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $4 million

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! worth watching?"

Questions about John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! worth watching?

34

BadGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 34 (IMDb 5).

Will John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly satire (9 of 10) and situational comedy (8 of 10).

Can I half-watch John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.