The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
278 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank PerryDirector
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Eleanor PerryScreenplay
Cast
- Burt LancasterNed Merrill
- Janet LandgardJulie Ann Hooper
- Janice RuleShirley Abbott
- Tony BickleyDonald Westerhazy
- Marge ChampionPeggy Forsburgh
- Nancy CushmanMrs. Halloran
- Bill FioreHowie Hunsacker
- Rose GregorioSylvia Finney
- David GarfieldTicket Seller
- Kim HunterBetty Graham
- Charles DrakeHoward Graham
- Bernie HamiltonChauffeur
Stills
Themes
upper classmidlife crisisconnecticutswimming poolneighborswimmerdisillusionmentbased on short storypool partyexistential crisispool-hoppingpsychological breakdown