The One and Only

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1978 "She had to marry him. She was too embarrassed to have him as a date."
The One and Only
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5.8 | 1h37m | PG | en | Comedy

Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming of stardom, he tries wrestling.

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5.8 | 1h37m | PG | en | More Info
Released: February. 03,1978 | Released Producted By: First Artists , Balmoral Associates Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming of stardom, he tries wrestling.

Genre

Romance

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Cast

Polly Holliday

Director

Edward C. Carfagno

Producted By

First Artists

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Kim Darby
Kim Darby

as Mary Crawford

William Daniels
William Daniels

as Mr. Crawford

Harold Gould
Harold Gould

as Hector Moses

Polly Holliday
Polly Holliday

as Mrs. Crawford

Edward C. Carfagno
Edward C. Carfagno

Production Design

Ruby R. Levitt
Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

Victor J. Kemper
Victor J. Kemper

Director of Photography

Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry

Costume Design

Leonard Drake
Leonard Drake

Hairstylist

Ken Chase
Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Gene LeBell
Gene LeBell

Stunt Coordinator

Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Director

Bud Molin
Bud Molin

Editor

Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon

Producer

David V. Picker
David V. Picker

Producer

Richard McWhorter
Richard McWhorter

Unit Production Manager

Bob Kruger
Bob Kruger

Music Editor

Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Bud Alper
Bud Alper

Sound Mixer

John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon

Writer

The One and Only Audience Reviews 471j61

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
axeldahl Caught this on the french cable a few weeks ago and instantly felt "at home" with this films' characters and story. As I gradually found out, there's a reason for this : The One and Only is a straight retake of Fred Coe's A Thousand Clowns (1964), one of my favorite films ! Two of the original actors were even imported : Gene Saks and William Daniels, the latter having been in the original cast of the Herb Gardner play (if I correctly).The global plot and situations are altered but the result is the same : how to (try to) keep youth spirit in a grim and conventional world... and make it alive ! Not as memorable as the original film (or the play) but just as lovely.
batman_09470 ...I saw this on cable back in the late 1980's as I was a big wrestling fan since 1986. I saw this on VHS in a 'for sale' bin and bought it.In 1998, I started training as a wrestler after the Air Force and would always go back to watching this to see how it was a very accurate portrayal of people that are involved with wrestling ( families and friends that wouldn't understand us, the travel, the heartbreak, etc. ). Henry Winkler is funny and sometimes sad to watch as nobody else can understand what a genius he is creatively. A great way to separate himself The Fonz character he played on Happy Days at the time. Plus, look at the cast...William Daniels ( Knight Rider ), Polly Holiday ( Alice ), and wrestlers Roddy Piper and Chavo Guerrero Sr. If you get a chance, watch it.
lopingbuzzard When this film hit the theaters in 1978, I saw it three times. But when I watched it again recently on video (a video that I BOUGHT), I couldn't believe that I at one time LIKED this movie. Winkler plays a totally unlikable character who never gets any better. Darby plays a dopey girl who, for reasons not addressed in this movie, falls for the obnoxious egocentric jerk. I chuckled maybe twice during the whole movie. The rest of the time I was wondering how anyone could fall in love with someone who cares about no one on earth except themselves and how Carl Reiner got mixed up in this mess. I was embarrassed to it to my wife that in the late 70's I actually paid to sit through this tripe... three times! Foolish youth.
mercuryix Possible Spoilers:I saw One and Only when it first came out; I am a fan of Henry Winkler but this film almost turned me into an ex-fan; Winkler plays an obnoxious, self-absorbed acting student about to graduate with no job prospects. He does things like ruin his college play so his minor character can get a standing ovation, and try to rewrite scripts at auditions. Winkler tries to play the character as "brash", but it comes across as overbearing and obnoxious in the extreme. This movie came early in his career, and I don't think he would make the same acting choices now. He can't seem to get a job acting, and falls into professional wrestling as a way to fame. This is not developed to be as much fun as it sounds. His personality seems to fit the field, but success does not mellow out his character; towards the end he makes a charming statement to his fiance (who he stole with his winning personality from a pipe-smoking "nice guy" - big surprise): "If you don't stop thinking like that you're going to wind up an old single woman with a picture of JESUS on the wall!" said in absolute disgust. Even to an athiest this was an offensive moment in the film; it made one want to pour a bucket of water over this girl's head for being with this ass; and this is supposed to be a love story, with Winkler at the "hero". Creeps like this don't change; and girls keeping falling for them; though that's not the point of the film. If you can find the point, good luck. But there are 99.9% better films at Blockbuster, and all of Winkler's other films are better. Avoid - unless you like watching Herve Vellachez humping furniture. (Don't ask.)Three out of ten stars.

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