The humorous adventures of a group of American tourists taking an eighteen-day guided bus tour of nine European countries.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ian McShane | ... | Charlie Cartwright | |
| Suzanne Pleshette | ... | Samantha Perkins | |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | Shoemaker | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Fred Ferguson | |
| Sandy Baron | ... | John Marino | |
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Mario Carotenuto | ... | Giuseppe |
| Paul Esser | ... | German Sergeant | |
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Suzy Falk | ... | German Sergeant's Wife |
| Michael Constantine | ... | Jack Harmon | |
| Pamela Britton | ... | Freda | |
| Norman Fell | ... | Harve Blakely | |
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Reva Rose | ... | Irma Blakely |
| Hilarie Thompson | ... | Shelly Ferguson | |
| Luke Halpin | ... | Bo | |
| Donovan | ... | Singer in Youth Hostel | |
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Womanizing Brit Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane) is about to conduct Worldwind Tour #225, a nine country, eighteen-day bus trip from London to Rome. He uses these tours in large part to catch up with his vast stable of casual girlfriends located in each of the visited cities. Within the group of disparate Americans on this tour, most who have never been to Europe, and the reason for them taking this trip are: parents who want to get their hormone driven teen-aged daughter away from her boyfriend despite the fact that the father doesn't want to leave the familiarity of home; a not-so woman's man who wants to prove to his friends that he had a beautiful woman in every country; an ethnic non-Italian speaking Italian who wants to catch up with the relatives he's never met; a World War II veteran who wants to re-experience the best times he's ever had; and a man who solely wants "free" souvenirs. But the one Charlie is most interested in is pretty Samantha Perkins (Suzanne Pleshette), a ... Written by Huggo
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She got around most of Europe . . . and most of Europe got around her too! See more »Parents Guide:
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24 April 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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One of the subplots involves Fred (Murray Hamilton) and Edna Ferguson who take their nineteen-year-old daughter Shelly (Hilarie Thompson) on the tour to get her away from her boyfriend in the U.S. On the trip, she falls for an intriguing student radical named Bo who organizes protests across Europe. Edna was played by Peggy Cass, who was also a regular panelist on various television shows in from the 1960s to the 1980s, including the popular To Tell the Truth (1956) in its heyday. Bo was played by Luke Halpin, who became famous in the early to mid 1960s as the star of two movies and the television series Flipper (1964), playing Sandy Ricks. Luke's rising fame saw him appear as a 'contestant' on To Tell the Truth (1956) in March 1964 just before he turned seventeen. Peggy Cass was one of the four panelists who quizzed Luke (and the two other impostors) in an attempt to determine the real Luke Halpin. She was the only one of the four to make a wrong choice. See more »Goofs
Right before the opening credits, a TWA aircraft lands and the airport PA system announces the arrival of TWA flight 700 yet one of the party is carrying a Pan Am flight bag. See more »Quotes
Fred Ferguson: [angrily frustrated, to a clueless Italian cobbler] Tan! Y'understand tan?See more »
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"The End" title card initially looks like just any other title card. However, the camera zooms out and reveals that it is a picture hanging on a wall. The character played by Aubrey Morris (the kleptomaniac) enters and removes it from the wall, trying conspicuously to hide it in his coat. He walks off and the screen fades out. See more »Connections
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Even though I was born a couple of decades after this movie was released, I wanted to watch it when it played on TV because it was given a perfect 5/5 rating by my local newspaper's TV listings. When I tuned in, I was even more excited when I found out that it was a David Wolper and Mel Stuart collaboration because I really loved 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.' It's a shame that 'If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium' is not available on DVD. Even though it was made about 30 years ago, the misadventures of the ensemble cast are as funny as ever. The fine balance between the witty humor and acerbic banter in this movie is something that is rare in movies today. The only movies that come close are a few of Wes Anderson's (Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic), but instead of being faux retro, 'If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium' really is retro. It shows all of Europe's fabled landmarks in the tongue-and-cheek manner that you can't get from any movie unless it really was made in 1969. I liked the part when the group was at a cheese market in Amsterdam and the tour guide says, "There's an auction of gouda cheeses and edam cheeses. And pretty good-a edam cheeses they are." That is like so corny it's funny. After watching this movie, I actually did want to take a European bus tour! But the best thing about this movie is its great cast, particularly the beautiful Suzanne Pleshette and the devilishly handsome Ian McShane.