California Suite

"The best two-hour vacation in town!"

Dec 22 1978 PG 1h 43m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Plot

Four totally different and separate stories of guests staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Diane Barrie (Dame Maggie Smith) and Sidney Cochran (Sir Michael Caine) come from England to attend the Oscars; Hannah Warren (Jane Fonda) comes from New York City, Bill Warren (Alan Alda) is her ex who lives in California; in the slapstick part, Dr. Willis Panama (Bill Cosby), Dr. Chauncey Gump (Richard Pryor), and their wives come to the hotel to relax and play tennis, only to find there is only one room vacant; in the fourth segment, Marvin Michaels (Walter Matthau) arrives a day before his wife for his nephew's Bar Mitzvah, while his brother Harry (Herb Edelman) sends a prostitute to his room.

Written by

Neil Simon

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Rastar Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English, Ceský

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
9,035
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA