Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Swift
Screenplay by
Based onGood Neighbor Sam
1963 novel
by Jack Finney
Produced byDavid Swift
Starring
CinematographyBurnett Guffey
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byFrank De Vol
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 22, 1964 (1964-07-22)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9 million[1]

Good Neighbor Sam is a 1964 American Eastman Color screwball comedy film co-written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Jack Finney. It stars Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Michael Connors, Edward Andrews, Louis Nye, Robert Q. Lewis and Edward G. Robinson.

The screenplay was the motion picture debut of James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, who had written many American television sitcoms[citation needed] including The Andy Griffith Show and Mister Peepers (created by David Swift). Greenbaum also created the mobile sculpture featured in the film.[2]

  1. ^ Box Office Information for Good Neighbor Sam. The Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Levine, Ken (December 20, 2008). "Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum". By Ken Levine. Retrieved November 15, 2014. Everett [Greenbaum]... built bizarre sculptures out of pipes and everyday items. (they're [sic] featured in GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM...)