Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

PG

1970

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

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In working-class Dublin, the factories provide a meager income -- though not for Quackser Fortune (Gene Wilder), whose chosen career is collecting horse manure and selling it as fertilizer. But the days of horse-drawn buggies are numbered, and his old-fashioned career is threatened. Then an American exchange student (Margot Kidder) almost runs him over, and Quackser falls headlong in love. When the girl returns home, Quackser decides to follow her, headed for the Bronx.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

That title makes this sound like the sort of movie that could suffocate a viewer with an incessant barrage of quirkiness and pretentiousness. Happily, that’s not the case.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 21, 2025

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…as a museum piece, this is a small but rather affecting little film, steeped in chill negativity about the future and warm nostalgia for the past…

Rated: 3/5

Apr 5, 2023

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Scott Weinberg

Apollo Guide

Wilder and Kidder in a bizarre romantic comedy.

Rated: 72/100

Jan 1, 2000

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Audience Member

An amazing performance by the great gene wilder worth seeing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A great anti-hero with a great point. A slap in the face to traditional workers and a salute to those who follow their heart, even if it is shoveling horse crap.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Wilder and Kidder in a bizarre romantic comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

This is one of those love stories with strange, yet realistic characters, Wilder's character, Quackser sells manure and he falls in love with a college student. I didn't know what I was getting into with this movie, and I found the beginning kinda boring and weird, but when I got to know Quackser better, I could relate to his problems. The ending wasn't what I expected, and it was a bit disappointing, but on the other hand it's just as quirky as the rest of the movie. Overall, it's a pretty good romantic comedy, but it could have been funnier.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Light 1970 comedy with a touch of romance from Gene Wilder, had it come out in Hong Kong at the time, its Chinese title could have been "åäººæåç¦".

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

I was very young when I saw this first but I loved it. Poor Old man and his horse shit for sale gas.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Waris Hussein

Director

Gene Wilder

Quackser Fortune

Margot Kidder

Zazel

Eileen Colgen

Betsy Bourke

May Ollis

Mrs. Fortune

Seamus Forde

Mr. Fortune

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Synopsis

In working-class Dublin, the factories provide a meager income -- though not for Quackser Fortune (Gene Wilder), whose chosen career is collecting horse manure and selling it as fertilizer. But the days of horse-drawn buggies are numbered, and his old-fashioned career is threatened. Then an American exchange student (Margot Kidder) almost runs him over, and Quackser falls headlong in love. When the girl returns home, Quackser decides to follow her, headed for the Bronx.

Director: Waris Hussein
Producer: John H. Cushingham, Mel Howard
Screenwriter: Gabriel Walsh
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m

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