Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both ... Read allBrick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 3 wins & 16 nominations total
Zelda Cleaver
- Sookey
- (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Hugh Corcoran
- Buster
- (uncredited)
Kevin Corcoran
- Child
- (uncredited)
Patty Ann Gerrity
- Dixie
- (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
- Pollitt Groom
- (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Deborah Miller
- Trixie
- (uncredited)
Robert 'Rusty' Stevens
- Sonny
- (uncredited)
Vince Townsend Jr.
- Lacey
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaThis movie was originally to be filmed in black-and-white, as was the standard practice with "artistic" movies in the 1950s. (Virtually all movie adaptations of the plays of Tennessee Williams had been in black-and-white up to that time.) However, once Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor were cast in the leads, writer and director Richard Brooks insisted on shooting in color, in deference to the public's well-known enthusiasm for Taylor's violet and Newman's strikingly blue eyes.
- GoofsAfter Brick tries to drive away and gets stuck, Maggie goes out to him and helps him into the house through the pouring rain. Her hair is soaking wet, but the next time she is seen, it's perfectly dry and styled.
- Quotes
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt: I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Featured review
I will think of it fondly for the rest of my life.
This is a fantastic look into a dysfunctional American family, 1950's Style. I was prepared to hate this movie, as I typically don't get into dramas at all. Fortunately, I was completely drawn in. Paul Newman's character (Brick) is enigmatic at best, but somehow, because Maggie the Cat loves him so much and is so utterly devoted to him, you find yourself caring about what happens to him and Maggie both.
Big Daddy and Big Mama both bring back fond memories of my own childhood, and if you grew up in the south, chances are you knew someone like the both of them. Their characters are written and performed so typically Southern, that I realized half way through I felt family connections with the whole family, including the no-neck monsters! Sister Girl is the sister in law from Hades, and her husband needs to dig into her purse for his...manhood. We ALL know a couple like that!
All in all? Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, and Burl Ives are breathtakingly beautiful in their portrayals. This is probably not a good family movie, as Brick has a serious drinking problem and Maggie IS so desperate for his affections, and probably not a good Friday/Saturday night movie, but I still love it, and will think of it fondly for the rest of my life.
It rates an 8.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.
Big Daddy and Big Mama both bring back fond memories of my own childhood, and if you grew up in the south, chances are you knew someone like the both of them. Their characters are written and performed so typically Southern, that I realized half way through I felt family connections with the whole family, including the no-neck monsters! Sister Girl is the sister in law from Hades, and her husband needs to dig into her purse for his...manhood. We ALL know a couple like that!
All in all? Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, and Burl Ives are breathtakingly beautiful in their portrayals. This is probably not a good family movie, as Brick has a serious drinking problem and Maggie IS so desperate for his affections, and probably not a good Friday/Saturday night movie, but I still love it, and will think of it fondly for the rest of my life.
It rates an 8.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.
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- Jan 6, 2009
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach
- Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(studio: made in Hollywood, U.S.A. by)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $162
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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