Bon Voyage! (1962) on Netflix
Harry Willard finally takes his wife and three children on a European vacation by ship to Paris. He thinks avoiding tap water is the biggest worry, but his children bring bigger problems.
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Harry Willard makes good on a twenty-year promise and takes his wife, Katie, and their three children on a trip to Europe. The family sails on a luxury liner to Paris with nineteen-year-old Elliott, eighteen-year-old Amy, and eleven-year-old Skipper. Amy meets Nick O'Mara, a young Yale student who is supposed to go to London but ends up in Paris. Nick worries about whether to take a job and separate from his wealthy mother's money. Elliott tries to recover from a girl he left behind, while Harry attempts to reconnect with his family. In Paris, the Willards encounter a series of comic adventures and romantic encounters from the moment they reach the dock.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Bon Voyage! (1962)
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- Tommy Kirk said his only fight with Fred MacMurray happened on Bon Voyage!, when a Groucho Marx impression he aimed at MacMurray backfired and MacMurray turned red, shook from head to toe and gave him the worst bawling out of his life.
- Tommy Kirk recalled that the company all fell ill in France with dysentery, were sick as dogs for a couple of weeks, and still had to keep shooting.
- Kirk said he grew to hate Jane Wyman by the time he finished Bon Voyage!, adding that she disliked him too, so it came natural.
- Before Disney made the film, Universal bought the rights for $125,000 with Esther Williams announced as star; James Cagney was then set for the lead and filming was pushed back when Bing Crosby was linked to the project.
- The film drew criticism for including a prostitute who flirts with characters who are minors, played by Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran.
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