The stage musical on which this is based was not a huge hit and neither was the movie, despite the presence of Barbra Streisand and some good tunes by Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane. Daisy (Streisand, in a role Barbara Harris played much more effectively on Broadway), a chain-smoker
whose uptight fiance, Warren (Larry Blyden), can't abide her habit, attends a class taught by Dr. Marc Chabot (Yves Montand), hoping the psychiatrist can help her. When Dr. Chabot hypnotizes Daisy, she reveals prodigious ESP capabilities, including her transformation into Melinda, a 19th-century
English peeress (seeing Brooklyn-born Streisand attempt to play the British lady is an unin...
Released:
1970
Rated:
G
Length:
129 mins