The Loved One

Name: The Loved One
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1965-10-11
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Dana Andrews, Lionel Stander, Claire Kelly, Rod Steiger, Margaret Leighton

The motion picture with something to offend everyone!

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

10/11/1965

Runtime

122 mins

Genres

Comedy

Overview

Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

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A scathing, pitch-black comedy that uses death rituals and the funeral industry as a lens for skewering American commercialism and Hollywood pretension. Watching it feels like being invited into an elaborate joke at the expense of nearly everyone on screen.