They Might Be Giants (film)

They Might Be Giants
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Harvey
Screenplay byJames Goldman
Based onThey Might Be Giants
1961 play
by James Goldman
Produced byJohn Foreman
StarringGeorge C. Scott
Joanne Woodward
Jack Gilford
Lester Rawlins
Al Lewis
Rue McClanahan
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited byGerald B. Greenberg
Music byJohn Barry
Production
company
Newman-Foreman Company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 9, 1971 (1971-06-09)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

They Might Be Giants is a 1971 American comedy mystery film based on the 1961 play of the same name (both written by James Goldman) starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward. The play opened at Stratford East in 1961, and closed after only four weeks.[1]

The film's title was later adopted as the name of a popular music group.[2]

  1. ^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. p. 288. ISBN 9780857687760.
  2. ^ Walker, Chloe (June 9, 2021). "They Might Be Giants Remains as Charmingly Weird as the Band Its Name Inspired". Paste. Retrieved December 31, 2023.