Inside Daisy Clover

Infobox Movie
name = Inside Daisy Clover


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caption= Original film poster
imdb_id = 0059314
producer = Alan J. Pakula
director = Robert Mulligan
writer = Gavin Lambert
starring = Natalie Wood
Christopher Plummer
Robert Redford
music = André Previn
cinematography = Charles Lang
editing = Aaron Stell
distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
released = 1965
runtime = 128 min.
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"Inside Daisy Clover" (1965) is a motion picture based on the 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert.

Plot

The plot centers on a teen-aged tomboy's dreams of Hollywood stardom in the 1930s. Once she becomes an established success, she is forced to deal with the pressures of fame, a complicated relationship with her mother, an unsteady, love-hate romance with her manager, and marriage to a screen idol who she discovers is a closet homosexual.

Reception

Directed by Robert Mulligan, the film was a major box office disappointment, something Lambert discussed in his 2004 book about actress Natalie Wood. The actress was far too old and glamorous to portray the younger, "Plain Jane" Daisy convincingly, and the screenplay, glossing over much of the book's grittiness at the behest of studio heads, turned a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of Hollywood into a more optimistic Cinderella-like story.

Although Wood herself sings the introduction to the song "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (by Dory Previn and Andre Previn, who composed the score) Daisy sings for her screen test for Swan Studios, the remainder of the tune was sung by Jackie Ward.

Principal cast

*Natalie Wood: Daisy Clover
*Christopher Plummer: Raymond Swan
*Robert Redford: Wade Lewis
*Roddy McDowall: Walter Baines
*Ruth Gordon: The Dealer (Daisy's Mother)

1966 awards and nominations

*Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Gordon, nominee)
*Academy Award for Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration in Color (Robert Clatworthy and George James Hopkins, nominees)
*Academy Award for Best Color Costume Design (Edith Head, nominee)
*Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress (Ruth Gordon, winner)
*Golden Globe for Most Promising Male Newcomer (Robert Redford, winner)
*Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Natalie Wood, nominee)

References

*"Natalie Wood: A Life" (2004) by Gavin Lambert, ISBN 0-375-43315-5

External links

*imdb title|id=0059314|title=Inside Daisy Clover
*rotten-tomatoes|id=inside_daisy_clover|title=Inside Daisy Clover