Inside Daisy Clover

Released Feb 17, 1966

2 hr. 8 min.

Drama

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29%

17 Reviews

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51%

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Teen tomboy Daisy Clover (Natalie Wood) dreams of fame -- and gets her wish when big-time movie producer Raymond Swan (Christopher Plummer) comes calling. But, as her image is remolded for the media and her family life is thrown into turmoil, Daisy discovers that being a star in 1930s Hollywood isn't what it's cracked up to be. Alone and distrustful, the young actress searches for a happy ending with a fellow rising star, Wade Lewis (Robert Redford).

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It's strange, interesting, all over the place at times, and almost good. The acting is the bedrock as everyone turns in solid performances. The problem here is that Natalie Wood isn't 15 years old and clearly is older and its an eye sore for one and second there is some bizarre scenes that hold the chemistry back that everyone has. The music is decent but Wood doesn't have a gifted singing voice but is above average, the set pieces are of varying quality and most of the numbers don't tie into the plot. The choreography/sets have hit or miss design. The editing is decent and the pacing is a bit all over the place. Same can be said for cinematography which wasn't bad either. The camerawork is good though it feels like it can be a bit slow at times. There are multiple times throughout this where there is just bizarre actions that happen like Woods Mom being crazy, Redford being Bi, her trying to kill herself where it isn't shocking it comes across as out of nowhere or underdeveloped or not fitting the tone of the rest of the film. This clearly wants to be and for the most part succeeds at being dark but it sometimes is bizarre instead. It also needed more development time showing Woods relationship before she became famous with her mother and sister. The relationship with Redford is just forgotten about it seems as it takes up a huge chunk of runtime. And it needed to dedicate more time showing her rise to fame as its difficult to relate to her and care for her struggles when the choppy story telling and bizarre scenes get in the way. Also, after being dark and bizarre for most of the time, the ending is kind of out of left field and out of place. I sincerely was confused if I was supposed to laugh or if was unintentionally funny or trying to build tension. It wasn't clear and was out of place with everything else. This just needed to stay more dark than bizarre, give more time to Woods development with family before being a star, make Wood older than 15, and add about 30-40 minutes to the runtime to make it smoother and a different ending. If your a fan of any actors in this or Hollywood Story satires give this a watch. Otherwise I can't imagine most people getting into this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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Shioka O

This satire is odd from every angle. and really slow made this boring. cinematography isn't bad. Natalie Wood is too old for the role but ironically worked. Great performance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/27/22

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Audience Member

This movie was okay. The best part is the fact that Christopher Plummer is in it. Natalie Wood trying to pass as a teenager was kind of painful.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Strange, but very interesting Hollywood tale

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/21

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steve d

Powerful and Wood is absolutely fantastic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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laurent b

Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Ruth Gordon and Robert Redford are absolutely awesome in this beautifully crafted critic of Hollywood star system.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Robert Mulligan

Director

Natalie Wood

Daisy Clover

Robert Redford

Wade Lewis

Christopher Plummer

Raymond Swan

Roddy McDowall

Walter Baines

Ruth Gordon

Mrs. Clover

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Pauline Kael

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It’s short on characters, detail, activity, dialogue, even music; it’s so determined to be stylish and knowing that, rather than risk banality, it eliminates almost everything.

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TIME Staff

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Hollywood self-satire is also a corridor of mirrors where movie makers are apt to start cringing.

May 1, 2013

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David Denby

New Yorker

Wood's movements are spasmodic and graceless. The director Robert Mulligan can't quite find the rhythm, either. Some of the picture is whimsical, some of it as lugubrious as a horror movie.

May 1, 2013

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Pauline Kael

McCall's

The movie is full of lurking evil that seems to be unrelated to anything. It’s an inside-Hollywood movie with a Gothic atmosphere -- all portent, no content.

Sep 20, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Inside Daisy Clover isn't a perfect film by any means but it offers an inside look at Hollywood life in the 1930s.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 20, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Inside Daisy Clover isn't exactly a camp outing, but it's also impossible to take seriously.

Rated: 2/4

May 30, 2020

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Synopsis

Teen tomboy Daisy Clover (Natalie Wood) dreams of fame -- and gets her wish when big-time movie producer Raymond Swan (Christopher Plummer) comes calling. But, as her image is remolded for the media and her family life is thrown into turmoil, Daisy discovers that being a star in 1930s Hollywood isn't what it's cracked up to be. Alone and distrustful, the young actress searches for a happy ending with a fellow rising star, Wade Lewis (Robert Redford).

Director: Robert Mulligan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008

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