Yours, Mine and Ours

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Yours, Mine and Ours

Released Apr 24, 1968

1h 51m

Comedy

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Navy officer Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) is struggling to raise his 10 children in the wake of his wife's death. Frank soon begins dating Helen North (Lucille Ball), a widowed nurse with eight children of her own. After learning of their similar situations, the two are reluctant to pursue a relationship. But with the help of a mutual friend, Darrel Harrison (Van Johnson), the two eventually fall in love and must decide about forming one big, unconventional family.

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Myles Standish

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Marred by several cornball scenes involving Lucille Ball, but on the whole it is warm, gently humorous and poignant.

May 1, 2024

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Renata Adler

New York Times

A leering, uncertain, embarrassing, protracted little comedy-neatly divided into television inter-commercial periods, each terminated by an abysmal, inevitable joke-quite anti sex and pro compulsive procreation.

May 9, 2005

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

As a genuinely amusing family film, it will do nicely.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 23, 2004

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James Plath

Family Home Theater

It's a little bit of a stretch to accept 57-year-old Ball and 63-year-old Fonda as fertile parents, but they still make for believable parents once you get over the initial shock.

Rated: B-

Jan 16, 2018

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Forget that awful 2005 version starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. For the real deal, check out the delightful 1968 original.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 25, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The movie's far-from-engrossing atmosphere is compounded by its excessively deliberate pace...

Rated: 2/4

Mar 28, 2014

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John S

The movie meant well perhaps, but it being 1968 tried to be edgier, grittier, darker, to differentiate itself from light-hearted movies from just a couple of years earlier. It has a few mildly amusing scenes, but it's by no means a comedy. The script though, is just a jumbled mess, seemingly put together by a non-communicative committee. I find it surprising that this mess was even greenlighted in this form. It's mildly entertaining but it's far more thought-provoking for the messy script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/20/23

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Stephen C

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Funny. Like Cheaper By The Dozen but better. Entertaining, wholesome, kinda strange on the plot front. like almost no plot at all. just kinda 9 months in the life. decent writing, however, the audio post and score were severely lacking. Also Lucille Ball is freaky. 63/100

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

A classic that should never have been a remake. From the top down the casting can't be beat and the screenplay is terrific. One of those movies you can watch a dozen times and still not get tired of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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steve d

Somewhat cute but ridiculous.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Lucille Ball ran Desilu Productions and under Lucy's tenure the studio reached its zenith with Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Mannix, all big TV hits. Ms. Ball found a property Lucy developed at Desilu that would turn out to be a smash hit and as Desilu's Yours Mine and Ours became the biggest film hit of her great career and a big moneymaker for Desilu and its distributor United Artists.Lucille Ball recruited Melville Shavelson as Director and Henry Fonda and Van Johnson as co stars and this is a wonderful family fun. I particularly liked the fact that Yours Mine and Ours showed the Navy in such a favorable light. Lucille Ball should have been nominated for an Oscar for her fine performance. Fonda is as always very fine.Soon after this film, and with Desilu Productionsat its peak, Lucille Ball folded Desilu into Paramount. BOTTOM LINE: A fun family-based comedy featuring two of Hollywood's true legends. This clearly must have been the inspiration for "The Brady Bunch" TV show. 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Melville Shavelson

Director

Lucille Ball

Helen North Beardsley

Henry Fonda

Frank Beardsley

Van Johnson

Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison

Tom Bosley

Family Doctor

Tim Matheson

Mike Beardsley

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Official Clip - A Teenybopper Dress

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Official Clip - I Have Ten Children

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Official Clip - What Love Really Is

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Official Clip - I Have Eight Children

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Synopsis

Navy officer Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) is struggling to raise his 10 children in the wake of his wife's death. Frank soon begins dating Helen North (Lucille Ball), a widowed nurse with eight children of her own. After learning of their similar situations, the two are reluctant to pursue a relationship. But with the help of a mutual friend, Darrel Harrison (Van Johnson), the two eventually fall in love and must decide about forming one big, unconventional family.

Director: Melville Shavelson
Producer: Robert F. Blumofe
Screenwriter: Mort Lachman, Melville Shavelson
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Desilu Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 24, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 51m

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