The April Fools
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| Directed by | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Produced by | Gordon Carroll Carter De Haven Jr. (associate producer) |
| Written by | Hal Dresner |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Catherine Deneuve Myrna Loy Peter Lawford |
| Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Editing by | Bob Wyman |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1969 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The April Fools is a 1969 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve.
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[edit] Plot
Howard Brubaker (Lemmon) is the husband of an unfeeling wife, Phyllis. Catherine (Deneuve) is the stunning wife of an equally uncaring husband, Howard's boss Ted. At a house party hosted by Ted, Ted urges Howard to pick up an available woman at the party and proceeds to show him how. Howard reluctantly tries it on Catherine who instantly accepts. The two find their marriages are loveless and decide to run away together.
[edit] Cast
As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):
| Actor | Role |
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| Jack Lemmon | Howard Brubaker |
| Catherine Deneuve | Catherine Gunther |
| Myrna Loy | Grace Greenlaw |
| Peter Lawford | Ted Gunther |
| Charles Boyer | Andre Greenlaw |
| Jack Weston | Potter Shrader |
| Sally Kellerman | Phyllis Brubaker |
| Gary Dubin | Stanley Brubaker |
| Melinda Dillon | Leslie Hopkins |
| Kenneth Mars | Les Hopkins |
| David Doyle | Orlow P. Walters |
| Susan Barrett | Singer |
| Dee Gardner | Naomi Jackson |
A full cast and production crew list is too lengthy to include, see: IMDb profile.
[edit] Soundtrack
The April Fools
Performed by Dionne Warwick
Written by Burt Bacharach
I Say a Little Prayer
Written by Burt Bacharach
