Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 16, 1969

Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.

Cactus Flower

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 16, 1969

Cactus Flower
Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Columbia Pictures, Frankovich Productions
Original title Cactus Flower
Directors Gene Saks
Writers Jean-Pierre Grédy, Pierre Barillet, Abe Burrows, I. A. L. Diamond

Cast

Walter Matthau

as Dr. Julian Winston

Ingrid Bergman

as Stephanie Dickinson

Goldie Hawn

as Toni Simmons

Jack Weston

as Harvey Greenfield

Rick Lenz

as Igor Sullivan

Vito Scotti

as Señor Arturo Sánchez

Irene Hervey

as Mrs. Durant

Eve Bruce

as Georgia

Irwin Charone

as Record Store Manager

Matthew Saks

as Nephew

Linda Burton

as Waitress (uncredited)

Hy Chase

as 1st Waiter (uncredited)