The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Delbert MannDirector
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- Paul MertzOriginal Music Composer
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Don MurrayCharlie Samson
- E.G. MarshallWalter
- Jack WardenThe Bachelor [Eddie Watkins]
- Philip AbbottThe Groom [Arnold Craig]
- Larry BlydenKen [Kenneth]
- Patricia SmithHelen Samson
- Carolyn JonesThe Existentialist
- Nancy MarchandThe Sister-in-law [Julie]
- Patricia SmithThe Wife [Helen Samson]
- Karen NorrisHostess
- Barbara AmesGirl on stoop
Stills
Themes
bachelor party