Two for the Seesaw (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Wise |
| Producer(s) | Walter Mirisch, Robert Wise |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Divorce, New York |
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Two for the Seesaw Overview:
Two for the Seesaw (1962) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert Wise and Walter Mirisch.
Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Ted McCord | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Andre Previn; Lyrics by Dory Langdon | Nominated |
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Robert Mitchum's Sad Eyes: Two for the Seesaw (1962)
By Google profile on Aug 29, 2007 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogCertain die-hard Robert Mitchum fans, such as myself, hold a dear secret about one tiny particular aspect of his lengthy career. No, I'm not talking about his brief foray into the music industry with his Calypso album (::shudders::). I'm referring to the few select romantic films he made. Mitchum is... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jerry Ryan:
That birthday candle you lit under me cast a light all the way to Omaha.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Why so sore? 'Cause I feel sorry for ya?
Jerry Ryan: I don't think I can afford you. I'm not ready for a whole human, complete with weaknesses...
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Who asked ya? Who made an offer?
Jerry Ryan: I did, but I take it back. I'm neither ready nor able to be responsible for anything these days. Least of all an ingenuous nitwit. That's why I'm sore. Disappointment.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: What does ingenuous mean? Smart?
Jerry Ryan: Dumb. Naive.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: How'd I get in the wrong? Did you call about the icebox or not?
Jerry Ryan: Not.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Well, I can't follow this. You called.
Jerry Ryan: I called because I was going out of my head in solitary.
Jerry Ryan: I called to make contact with someone of the weaker sex, who's weaker.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: OK, here I am. Contact.
Jerry Ryan: I called to ask you to dinner tonight. And a show, if you like.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Well, why didn't ya?
Jerry Ryan: I was afraid you'd say yes or no.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I would have said "Sure"!
Jerry Ryan: Right away we have problems. What show? Where to eat?
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Wait! Now I'm not so sure. I don't know if I want to get involved. You sound complicated.
Jerry Ryan: Oh.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I'm the girl, right? And you're the man. Make up your mind, ask me, and I'll make up mine.
Jerry Ryan: Been trying for a month.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: To ask me to dinner?
Jerry Ryan: No, to get unstuck from a piece of flypaper. After you've broken your leg in five places you hesitate to make that first step. Reason I hung up on you was because I didn't want to say, "Please, help me"
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Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Why so sore? 'Cause I feel sorry for ya?
Jerry Ryan: I don't think I can afford you. I'm not ready for a whole human, complete with weaknesses...
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Who asked ya? Who made an offer?
Jerry Ryan: I did, but I take it back. I'm neither ready nor able to be responsible for anything these days. Least of all an ingenuous nitwit. That's why I'm sore. Disappointment.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: What does ingenuous mean? Smart?
Jerry Ryan: Dumb. Naive.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: How'd I get in the wrong? Did you call about the icebox or not?
Jerry Ryan: Not.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Well, I can't follow this. You called.
Jerry Ryan: I called because I was going out of my head in solitary.
Jerry Ryan: I called to make contact with someone of the weaker sex, who's weaker.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: OK, here I am. Contact.
Jerry Ryan: I called to ask you to dinner tonight. And a show, if you like.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Well, why didn't ya?
Jerry Ryan: I was afraid you'd say yes or no.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I would have said "Sure"!
Jerry Ryan: Right away we have problems. What show? Where to eat?
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Wait! Now I'm not so sure. I don't know if I want to get involved. You sound complicated.
Jerry Ryan: Oh.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I'm the girl, right? And you're the man. Make up your mind, ask me, and I'll make up mine.
Jerry Ryan: Been trying for a month.
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: To ask me to dinner?
Jerry Ryan: No, to get unstuck from a piece of flypaper. After you've broken your leg in five places you hesitate to make that first step. Reason I hung up on you was because I didn't want to say, "Please, help me"
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Facts about
The original Broadway production of "Two for the Seesaw" by William Gibson opened at the Booth Theater in New York on January 16, 1958, ran for 750 performances and was nominated for the 1958 Tony Award for the Best Play.
Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were both set to do this film but when Taylor became ill during the early filming of Cleopatra, Newman was able to do The Hustler instead.
Based on the Broadway play, which starred Anne Bancroft and Henry Fonda.
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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were both set to do this film but when Taylor became ill during the early filming of Cleopatra, Newman was able to do The Hustler instead.
Based on the Broadway play, which starred Anne Bancroft and Henry Fonda.
read more facts about Two for the Seesaw...
