
Womanizing Brit Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane) is about to conduct Worldwind Tour #225, a nine country, eighteen-day bus trip from London to Rome. He uses these tours in large part to catch up with his vast stable of casual girlfriends located in each of the visited cities. Within the group of disparate Americans on this tour, most who have never been to Europe, and the reason for them taking this trip are: parents who want to get their hormone driven teen-aged daughter awa... (Full plot summary below)
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Womanizing Brit Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane) is about to conduct Worldwind Tour #225, a nine country, eighteen-day bus trip from London to Rome. He uses these tours in large part to catch up with his vast stable of casual girlfriends located in each of the visited cities. Within the group of disparate Americans on this tour, most who have never been to Europe, and the reason for them taking this trip are: parents who want to get their hormone driven teen-aged daughter away from her boyfriend despite the fact that the father doesn't want to leave the familiarity of home; a not-so woman's man who wants to prove to his friends that he had a beautiful woman in every country; an ethnic non-Italian speaking Italian who wants to catch up with the relatives he's never met; a World War II veteran who wants to re-experience the best times he's ever had; and a man who solely wants "free" souvenirs. But the one Charlie is most interested in is pretty Samantha Perkins (Suzanne Pleshette), a self-confessed straight-laced woman who wants to experience life in a faraway land while she contemplates the marriage proposal of her boyfriend, George (Frank Latimore). As the group gets into one adventure and misadventure after another - including one person catching the wrong bus, the Italian having family connections he wished he hadn't while missing the one he wished he had, and the daughter sneaking off with a young American on a protest tour - Charlie does his best to woo Sam, who, despite her inexperience, seems to know Charlie's ploy. But Sam has to figure out where Charlie and or George will fit into her future if at all, and Charlie has to decide if he will ever grow up.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA slight but amusing 'ugly American' tour group comedy inspired by a 1957 New Yorker cartoon. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe cluelessness of Americans abroad and the inconvenience of roadrunner-paced vacations are both satirized in a gentle manner. |
| The SpectatorPenelope HoustonFalls well short of the flip promise of its title. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt all adds up to not much, maybe, except a pleasant way to spend an evening. |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is a great look into the past at the beginnings of American bus tour to Europe starting in the '60s. Hilarious, and quite trippy at times. The director was the guy that did (old) Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. |
| User ReviewJane TI love this silly, wacky movie and I've watched it about a hundred times. If lyou are ever down and out this movie may be the answer. And yeah - It's got Ian McShane and Suzanne Pleshette amongst others. |
| User ReviewJoe MHysterical all around! And there's an early "Hyacinth-esque" cameo by Patricia Routledge! |
| User ReviewRob CI haven't seen this movie in 25 years, but for some reason it sticks in my head that I enjoyed it a lot at the time. |
| User ReviewWes WThe movie is a bit dated now -- 60s clothes and technology and outdated attitudes about men and women -- but the essential humor of this movie is still there and still charming. This movie deals with several stories of various interesting and entertaining people on a quick tour of Europe. Many of them are interesting and likeable, and almost all of them have at least one funny scene, but the main story line involves the staid Samantha who works hard to not be attracted to their charming tour guide Charlie. |
| User ReviewAshley THilarious take on the bus tour industry in Europe. Every travel and ethnic stereotype is put to excellent use and for someone who has taken such tours before, it's completely true to life! |