For Love of Ivy

1968

Comedy / Drama / Romance

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 960 960

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Plot summary

A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans. The man he finds doesn't entirely cooperate.

Director

Daniel Mann Photo
Daniel Mann

Top cast

Anita Dangler Photo
Anita Dangler as Mrs. Kling
Marlene Clark Photo
Marlene Clark as Radio Phone Girl
Beau Bridges Photo
Beau Bridges as Tim Austin
Hugh Hurd Photo
Hugh Hurd as Jerry
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925.91 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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1.68 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by shoolaroon 7 / 10

Very charming and Sidney is really sexy

I caught this last night on Turner and while this is a slight little movie, I found it quite charming, mainly in the developing relationship between the smooth, elegant, slightly dangerous Poitier and the sweet and yet sassy Ms. Lincoln. They're a good match together, and I love the very romantic seduction scene with that great Quincy Jones music playing in the background. From what I've seen of Sidney Poitier he usually plays a somewhat angry young man who's fighting the system in some way. Well, here he just gets to play a smooth hustler, and man is he sexy!!! Wish he'd made more light romantic films like this.As for the rest of the cast - well, the plot serves them poorly. The white family come across as well meaning stooges, and the hippie look is really dated on Beau Bridges. But it's kind of the equivalent of one of those Rock Hudson/Doris Day movies with a bit more of an edge and a little bit of a conscience. Well worth watching when it comes around again.
Reviewed by harry-76 7 / 10

For Love of Sidney

America' love affair with Sidney Poitier, which reached its peak in the 60s, resulted in the need for star vehicles for the actor. One such piece was based on a story conceived by Poitier. Called, "For Love of Ivy," it cast the charismatic actor in a role in which he could wear the latest fashions--slickly tailored suits, sweaters, tuxes, and the like. His female costar, Abbey Lincoln likewise dresses in a varied and stylish wardrobe, looking quite pert and attractive.The two seem to enjoy their little romantic romp in a lightweight domestic comedy, supported by Beau Bridges and Carroll O'Connor. Too bad the script tends to become a bit limp about midpoint, and never quite regains its zip. The movie plays better in home video format, where one can lounge back and relax in home surroundings, rather than in the more formal setting of the theater. Then the proceedings become a bit sluggish, it helps to be comfortable. Still, it's fun watching these attractive performers engage in their comedic entanglements, in a brightly designed production, and to a Quincy Jones score.
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