Garbo Talks!

Original title: Garbo Talks

1984
15
1h 43m

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6.4/10

1.9K

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Anne Bancroft and Ron Silver in Garbo Talks! (1984)

The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.

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The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to fulfill his mother's last wish: to meet Greta Garbo.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Betty Comden was hired to play Garbo at the end of the film because the producers were sure that the real Garbo either could not be located or would flatly turn them down. However, the producers tried a known associate of Greta Garbo's. He was located and was asked to ask the great actress if she would appear in the film, but the associate never responded.

Goofs
The construction worker (Mr. Electric Tongue!) has his pop can in his right hand and a sandwich in his left. In the next shot, they are each in the other hands.

Quotes
Estelle Rolfe: If your head's in the toilet, don't blow bubbles.

Crazy credits
In the 2003 DVD issued by ILC Prime the usual MGM lion is there but with the words DIAMOND JUBILEE arced over it's head, with SIXTY YEARS OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT across the bottom of the screen.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Teachers/Country/The Brother from Another Planet/Old Enough (1984)

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8/10

A story about casting the movie

Anne Bancroft has one of my favorite "renowned actress who really wants a great part" stories regarding this movie. She wanted the role, but Sidney Lumet wasn't going to give it to her. He'd just seen one of her husband's (Mel Brooks) lesser known, but still good movies, "To Be or Not To Be," and told her he was looking for someone older, less glamorous, less beautiful.

And she said, "Look, in that movie, I was carefully photographed, I was lovingly lit, and I was sleeping with the producer!"

So she got the part. And did such a good job.