The satire in Evelyn Waugh’s darkly comic novel The Loved One was originally double-edged. The book was not only an attack on the Southern California funeral industry but also a lampoon of Hollywood’s “British colony,” those clannish, cricket-playing English actors of years gone by who bemoaned the artificiality of Tinseltown while eagerly accepting the demeaning and insignificant movie roles they were offered. The film version of The Loved One, anxious to live up to its ad-campaign promise of containing “something to offend everybody,” downplays the British-colony business (save for the presence of the magnificent Robert Morley) and pumps up the “death” gags. Innocent British poet Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse) falls in love with funeral-home cosmetician Aimee Thanatogenos (Anjanette Comer), who in turn is loved by prissy funeral director Mr. Joyboy (Rod Steiger). The latter lives with his obese mother (Ayllene Gibbons), whose eating sequence is far more hilarious (and more tasteless) than many of the film’s calculatedly “black” jokes. A huge guest-star cast is headed by Jonathan Winters in a dual role as a funeral home manager and his covetous twin brother, who operates an elaborate pet cemetery. Musician Paul Williams is also on hand as a 13-year-old aeronautics genius who develops a method of sending corpses into “eternal orbit” (a plot device that Waugh neglected to include in his novel). Film historian William K. Everson has commented that The Loved One is one of the best and most underrated comedies of the 1960s. For others, especially those who might feel guilty chuckling at the sight of Anjanette Comer committing suicide with an embalming needle, it’s purely a matter of taste…or lack of same., In Southern California, an innocent British poet falls for a funeral-home cosmetician being wooed by a prissy funeral director who lives with his obese mother in this satire on American funeral rites based on Evelyn Waugh’s darkly comic novel., Robert Morse and John Gielgud star in this comedy based on Evelyn Waugh’s biting satire – a wry look at death in Hollywood… for both humans and their beloved pets., Innocent, serious British poet Dennis Barlow comes to Los Angeles to make final arrangements for a relative who was a longtime film star, but didn’t leave enough money to pay for his funeral.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Loved One ” ?
A: The main cast includes Robert Morse,Jonathan Winters,Anjanette Comer,Rod Steiger,Dana Andrews,Milton Berle,James Coburn,John Gielgud,Tab Hunter,Margaret Leighton,Liberace,Roddy McDowall,Lionel Stander,Robert Morley,Ayllene Gibbons,Bernie Kopell,Asa Maynor,Alan Napier,Martin Ransohoff,Roxanne Arlen,Pamela Curran,Claire Kelly,John Bleifer,Bella Bruck,Ed Reimers,Paul Williams,Beverly Powers,Chick Hearn,Brad Moore,Dort Clark,Robert Easton,Don Haggerty,Warren J. Kemmerling,Barbara Nichols,Reta Shaw,Haskell Wexler,Terry Southern,Hal Ashby,Antony Gibbs,Rouben Ter-Arutunian,Sydney Z. Litwack,Nat Tolmach,Brian Smedley-Aston,Emile La Vigne,Marie T. Harris,James Kelly,Bunny Armstrong,Geza Gaspar,Evelyn Waugh,Christopher Isherwood.
Q: When Did the “The Loved One” Released?
A: The Movie “The Loved One” originally aired on 1965-10-11 and released in the year of 1965.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Loved One” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Loved One” ?
A: “The Loved One” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
