Review of Inside Daisy Clover (1966) by Private U — 24 Nov 2007

To really appreciate Natale Wood you have to see this along with t"This Property is Condemned" 1966 which also stars Robert Redford as a young Brad Pitt, "All the Fine Young Cannibals" 1960 and Marjorie Morningstar (1958) to real see how good she really is as a lusty desirable young woman. It makes her role in "Splendour in the grass" seem as over done and dull ( which it aint so you can imagine what she is like in these other movies) With inside Daisy Clover she gets to make fun of herself and the way Hollywood operates. it is extrermly funny movie, and I am sure it was intended to be but then as in now a general audience doesn't understand or get Parody which you cann't make without an true understanding and love of the subject material. the "musical" numbers in the film are blatantly over the top and "Your Gonna Hear From Me" is perhaps a curse that has been placed on casting agents for eternity I suspect the "Judges " for American Idol have heard it more then once.

You have to relax and suspend your disbeliefe to enjoy this movie, if you can do that you will have a good time.

So there, ( there is a novel that it is based on and I am sure Jacklin Susann read it more then once while working on Valley of the Dolls).