What’s Good for the Goose (1969): Cast & Plot
What’s Good for the Goose is a 1969 comedy directed by Menahem Golan, starring Norman Wisdom as Timothy Bartlett, Sarah Atkinson and Sally Geeson. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Menahem Golan
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What’s Good for the Goose About?
The premise of What’s Good for the Goose without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Timothy Bartlett (Norman Wisdom), a banker, travels to a resort for a convention. Two hippie girls whisk him onto a romantic sail; he swaps his suit for psychedelic clothes, joins nude swims and wild parties hoping to recapture his youth. Mortified, he summons his wife to the convention to revive their marriage, accompanied by music from The Pretty Things.
What’s Good for the Goose Themes & Keywords
· 34 tags- voyeurism
- voyeur
- female removes her dress
- panties pulled down
- blonde
- female frontal nudity
- nudity
- nude girl
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- upskirt
- white panties
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- panties
- no panties
- skinny dipping
- female hitchhiker
- nipples visible through clothing
- scantily clad female
- cleavage
- man girl relationship
- mid life crisis
- women
- 1960s
- woman in a bathtub
- female topless nudity
- minidress
- miniskirt
- midlife crisis
- five word title
- punctuation in title
- bird in title
- apostrophe in title
- animal in title
- independent film
What’s Good for the Goose Cast & Characters
Norman Wisdom leads the cast as Timothy Bartlett, with Sarah Atkinson as Meg and Sally Geeson as Nikki. Directed by Menahem Golan; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Menahem Golan
- Norman Wisdom as Timothy Bartlett
- Sarah Atkinson as Meg
- Sally Geeson as Nikki
- David Lodge as Porter
Also Starring in What’s Good for the Goose
· 4 more- Terence Alexander Frisby
- Karl Lanchbury Pete
- Stuart Nichol Bank Manager
- Sally Bazely Margaret
More from Menahem Golan
More films directed by Menahem Golan, best-rated first: Over the Top, The Apple, The Delta Force and Enter the Ninja.
What’s Good for the Goose Plot Summary
What happens in What’s Good for the Goose from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Timothy Bartlett is a fifty-something assistant bank manager in London whose working life and marriage have grown distinctly lacklustre. When his superior falls ill, he is asked to step in at a bankers’ conference in Southport. On the way, two young, fun-loving female students, Meg and Nikki, invite themselves for a lift in his car, and he grudgingly agrees. At first, he is annoyed by their company, but he soon finds himself drawn to Nikki, whose carefree energy offers a window into a life he’s been missing.
Full summary
The whole story of What’s Good for the Goose, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know What’s Good for the Goose?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
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What is the profession of the main character, Timothy Bartlett?
Cars in What’s Good for the Goose
19 cars on screen, including the 1962 Ford Zephyr 6 MkIII and the 1967 Triumph Saint.
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1962 Ford Zephyr 6 MkIII Main role -
1967 Triumph Saint Important role -
1965 AEC Mandator TG4 Minor role -
Lambretta Li Minor role
What’s Good for the Goose Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Girl Trouble” and “Menahem Golan's What's Good for the Goose”.
- Also known as
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- Girl Trouble
- Menahem Golan's What's Good for the Goose
- نورمن هیپی میشود
- ตะลุยดงหนูหนู
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Movies Like What’s Good for the Goose
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Goose and the Gander, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and How to Undress in Front of Your Husband.
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The Goose and the Gander 1935 -
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy 2011 -
How to Undress in Front of Your Husband 1937 -
The Girl on the Boat 1962 -
The Ecstasies of Women 1969 -
Bikini a Go Go 2004 -
Something's Gotta Give 2003 -
There’s a Girl in My Soup 1970 -
What? 1972 -
Teenage Hitchhikers 1974 -
All in Good Taste 1983 -
The Time of Their Lives 2017
What’s Good for the Goose FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of What’s Good for the Goose, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What’s Good for the Goose?
What’s Good for the Goose runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was What’s Good for the Goose released?
What’s Good for the Goose was released on March 21, 1969.
Who directed What’s Good for the Goose?
What’s Good for the Goose was directed by Menahem Golan.
More films by Menahem Golan Who is in the cast of What’s Good for the Goose?
What’s Good for the Goose stars Norman Wisdom as Timothy Bartlett, Sarah Atkinson as Meg and Sally Geeson as Nikki, among 8 credited actors.
Does What’s Good for the Goose have a post-credit scene?
No. What’s Good for the Goose has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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