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The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped

  • TV Movie
  • 1974
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974)
Comedy

As a joke, a small-town beauty queen is hired as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.As a joke, a small-town beauty queen is hired as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.As a joke, a small-town beauty queen is hired as a "birthday present" for a magazine publisher.

  • Director
    • Bruce Bilson
  • Writer
    • Susan Silver
  • Stars
    • Karen Valentine
    • Richard Long
    • Tom Bosley
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    181
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Bilson
    • Writer
      • Susan Silver
    • Stars
      • Karen Valentine
      • Richard Long
      • Tom Bosley
    • 10User reviews
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    Karen Valentine
    Karen Valentine
    • Sandy Brown…
    Richard Long
    Richard Long
    • Michael Green
    Tom Bosley
    Tom Bosley
    • Harold
    Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah Fawcett
    • Patti
    Dave Madden
    Dave Madden
    • Stanley
    Reta Shaw
    Reta Shaw
    • Miss Markin
    Louise Sorel
    Louise Sorel
    • Sylvia
    Michael Haynes
    • Larry
    Patti Cubbison
    • Cindy
    Shelley Morrison
    Shelley Morrison
    • Louise
    Carol Veazie
    Carol Veazie
    • Martha
    Monty Margetts
    Monty Margetts
    • Second Matron
    Maurice Sherbanee
    Maurice Sherbanee
    • Waiter
    Dave Morick
    • Barber
    Billy Sands
    Billy Sands
    • Barney
    • (as William E. Sands)
    Darl Severns
    • Bob
    Sandra Ego
    Sandra Ego
    • Secretary
    Jaime Lyn Bauer
    • Door Girl
    • Director
      • Bruce Bilson
    • Writer
      • Susan Silver
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    • Trivia
      In this movie there is a disdainful reference to Ingrid Bergman as "that woman". This is a joke lost on the present generation, but in 1974 it would have made much more sense. This is a reference to the scandal when Bergman left her husband and daughter to live with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, and give birth to a child out of wedlock.
    • Goofs
      The film's conclusion is set in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but mountains are clearly seen in the distant background.
    • Quotes

      Michael Green: I have this phobia about getting to be 40. I don't know. When you're in your twenties, everybody says "boy genius!" And then when you're in your thirties, "Ah, yes! Young man on the way up!" You get to be forty... zip. Nothin'. No more adjectives. Just a man.

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    7/10

    Really a 6, but add one if...

    ...you'd like to see Ms. Valentine sing "Happy Birthday" and finish by dropping off her overcoat revealing her bikini-clad figure. She was something pretty cute in 1974, and I was something pretty confused at the age of 16. Her "Room 222" persona made her the ideal fantasy woman for that time and place, and this bit of absurd TV sexism gave me something I wanted. If you remember her as I do, this one scene will be worth the rental, and not purely for its prurience. It might make you feel young again, if only very briefly.
    • pro_crustes
    • Oct 26, 2001
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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La chica que llego en un paquete de regalo
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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