Directed by:
Herbert RossCinematography:
David M. WalshComposer:
Claude BollingCast:
Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Herb Edelman, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Sheila Frazier, Lupe Ontiveros (more)Plots(1)
"California Suite" is the story of five couples who have come to the Beverly Hills Hotel for diverse reasons and who must all confront some rather amusing personal dilemmas. Sidney Cochran (Michael Caine) becomes the victim of wife Diana's (Maggie Smith) outrage when she misses winning an Oscar. Marvin Michaels (Walter Matthau) must somehow explain to his wife (Elaine May) how a sexy blonde got in his bed. Wisecracking Hannah Warren (Jane Fonda) is uneasy about her ex-husband's (Alan Alda) new California lifestyle. And Dr. Chauncey Gump (Richard Pryor) must contend with his friend's (Bill Cosby) increasingly imposing manner. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Alan Alda
USA
Best movies:
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Elaine May
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
A New Leaf (1971)
Herb Edelman
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Front Page (1974)
The Way We Were (1973)
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
Bill Cosby
USA
Best movies:
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Sheila Frazier
USA
Best movies:
California Suite (1978)
Three the Hard Way (1974)
Super Fly (1972)
Lupe Ontiveros
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
El Norte (1983)
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Dana Plato
USA
Best movies:
California Suite (1978)
High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV movie)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Denise Galik
USA
Best movies:
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
Two for the Money (2005)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Tina Menard
Mexico
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Captain Blood (1935)
Giant (1956)
John Hawker
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Lisa (1990)
James Espinoza
Best movies:
Sicario (2015)
Out of Bounds (1986)
California Suite (1978)
Gloria Gifford
Best movies:
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Halloween II (1981)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Tawny Moyer
USA
Best movies:
Halloween II (1981)
California Suite (1978)
A Fine Mess (1986)