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The Swimmer

A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.

Director

Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack

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Awards

1 win

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Ned Merrill

Julie Hooper

Shirley Abbott

Donald Westerhazy

Peggy Forsburgh

Mrs. Halloran

Howie Hunsacker

Ticket Seller

Betty Graham

Sylvia Finney

Howard Graham

Chauffeur

Bernie Hamilton

Mr. Halloran

Jack Finney

Kevin Gilmartin

Michael Kearney

Stu Forsburgh

Richard McMurray

Lillian Hunsacker

Cynthia

Vernon

Joan

Mrs. Hammar

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Henry Biswanger

Grace Biswanger

Helen Westerhazy

Diana Van der Vlis

Biswangers' Pool Party Guest

Muffie

Man at Pool Party

Matron at the Biswangers' Pool

Denny

Bunkers' Pool Party Guest

Enid Bunker

Marilyn Langner

Bunkers' Pool Party Guest

Lifeguard

Dennis McMullen

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- Where've you been keeping yourself?
- Here and there. Here and there. - The Swimmer

- Where've you been keeping yourself? - Here and there....

Did you ever see such a glorious day - The Swimmer

Did you ever see such a glorious day

You old son of a gun. It's wonderful
to see you again. You look great. - The Swimmer

You old son of a gun. It's wonderful to see you again. ...

I don't believe it - The Swimmer

I don't believe it

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals,
O princess daughter. - The Swimmer

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O princess daughter.

Come with me - The Swimmer

Where have you been keeping yourself - The Swimmer

Where have you been keeping yourself

We just never got tired - The Swimmer

We just never got tired

The Grahams The Grahams put in a pool - The Swimmer

The Grahams The Grahams put in a pool

I could really do it - The Swimmer

I could really do it

I figured it out - The Swimmer

I figured it out

Pool by pool they form a river all the way to our house - The Swimmer

Pool by pool they form a river all the way to our house

I'll call it the Lucinda River - The Swimmer

I'll call it the Lucinda River

This is the day Ned Merrill swims across the county - The Swimmer

This is the day Ned Merrill swims across the county

Where'd he get that nutty idea - The Swimmer

Where'd he get that nutty idea

Neddy Neddy It's been so long - The Swimmer

Neddy Neddy It's been so long

Look how clear the water is - The Swimmer

Look how clear the water is

You've got a gorgeous pool - The Swimmer

You've got a gorgeous pool

Ned's just crazy about our pool - The Swimmer

Ned's just crazy about our pool

That's what I'll do - The Swimmer

That's what I'll do

Why can't we travel more - The Swimmer

Why can't we travel more

Won't be long now - The Swimmer

Won't be long now

Who gave you permission to use the pool - The Swimmer

Who gave you permission to use the pool

You're not welcome here - The Swimmer

You're not welcome here

Just one minute - The Swimmer

Just one minute

Hi, Mr. Merrill. - The Swimmer

Hi, Mr. Merrill.

I don't know if - The Swimmer

I don't know if

This time of the year - The Swimmer

This time of the year

L bet you never knew l had a big crush on you - The Swimmer

L bet you never knew l had a big crush on you

Lf Mrs Merrill called me to babysit even at the last minute - The Swimmer

Lf Mrs Merrill called me to babysit even at the last minute

How bonnie are the banks of the Lucinda River - The Swimmer

How bonnie are the banks of the Lucinda River

Here's to sugar on the strawberries - The Swimmer

Here's to sugar on the strawberries

We're swimming across the county - The Swimmer

We're swimming across the county

Come over tonight - The Swimmer

Come over tonight

I've heard of an opening - The Swimmer

I've heard of an opening

Did you hurt yourself? - The Swimmer

Did you hurt yourself?

It's a big wicked city - The Swimmer

It's a big wicked city

There's a lot of nuts around - The Swimmer

There's a lot of nuts around

Thy belly is like a heap of wheat - The Swimmer

Thy belly is like a heap of wheat

Where did you meet this boy - The Swimmer

Where did you meet this boy

How did you meet Mrs - The Swimmer

How did you meet Mrs

That shirt of mine Julie Do you still have it - The Swimmer

That shirt of mine Julie Do you still have it

Hi, Steve. - The Swimmer

- I'll take them the paper.
- Thank you. - The Swimmer

- I'll take them the paper. - Thank you.

What's the matter with you - The Swimmer

What's the matter with you

He's not going to get a penny - The Swimmer

He's not going to get a penny

They're practically calling us communists - The Swimmer

They're practically calling us communists

By the way, my boy, I was awfully
sorry that we couldn't be of help. - The Swimmer

By the way, my boy, I was awfully sorry that we couldn'...

Now if you don't mind l think l'll get wet - The Swimmer

Now if you don't mind l think l'll get wet

- Didn't ask for any money after all.
- Just wait. - The Swimmer

- Didn't ask for any money after all. - Just wait.

He must be back on his feet. - The Swimmer

He must be back on his feet.

Well, that does it.
That really does it. - The Swimmer

Well, that does it. That really does it.

I'm bad at sports and - The Swimmer

I'm bad at sports and

You're the captain of your soul That's what counts Know what l mean - The Swimmer

You're the captain of your soul That's what counts...

Now there are three things to remember - The Swimmer

Now there are three things to remember

Those kids of mine think I got all the answers - The Swimmer

Those kids of mine think I got all the answers

I've done it! It's the first time
I've ever swum a whole lane! - The Swimmer

I've done it! It's the first time I've ever s...

If you make believe hard enough that something is true - The Swimmer

If you make believe hard enough that something is true

I thought you were gonna dive - The Swimmer

I thought you were gonna dive

Ain't it a bitch, huh?
You ever seen anything like it? - The Swimmer

Ain't it a bitch, huh? You ever seen anything like it?

So there we are bare assed and we jump in the pool - The Swimmer

So there we are bare assed and we jump in the pool

Well this party has everything including a gatecrasher - The Swimmer

Well this party has everything including a gatecrasher

You look the type that goes in for swimming - The Swimmer

You look the type that goes in for swimming

Then what are you - The Swimmer

Then what are you

Where are you coming from - The Swimmer

Where are you coming from

You married - The Swimmer

This looks like my wagon - The Swimmer

This looks like my wagon

You crashed in now crash the hell out - The Swimmer

You crashed in now crash the hell out

I'll have my lawyers
get in touch with you. - The Swimmer

I'll have my lawyers get in touch with you.

What are you doing here - The Swimmer

What are you doing here

Across the county - The Swimmer

Across the county

When I was a Boy Scout,
I passed the first-aid test... - The Swimmer

When I was a Boy Scout, I passed the first-aid test...

There we are. A regular redwood. - The Swimmer

There we are. A regular redwood.

Now what did you do that for - The Swimmer

Now what did you do that for

L always kept it in the playroom remember - The Swimmer

L always kept it in the playroom remember

God l'm tired You mind if l have a drink - The Swimmer

God l'm tired You mind if l have a drink

We are running out of Tabasco - The Swimmer

We are running out of Tabasco

How goes it in Never Never Land - The Swimmer

How goes it in Never Never Land

Here's to sugar on our strawberries. - The Swimmer

Here's to sugar on our strawberries.

What was the name of that play in Boston - The Swimmer

What was the name of that play in Boston

I'm cold - The Swimmer

What's the matter with that sun - The Swimmer

What's the matter with that sun

My mother gave me 25 cents for mowing the lawn around our house - The Swimmer

My mother gave me 25 cents for mowing the lawn around our...

Did you know I went to spy on you once in the lobby of the theater - The Swimmer

Did you know I went to spy on you once in the lobby of the...

On a 10 point scale how would you rate him in bed - The Swimmer

On a 10 point scale how would you rate him in bed

What did I do to you - The Swimmer

What did I do to you

I had a few comforts of my own - The Swimmer

I had a few comforts of my own

Let me do your back. - The Swimmer

Let me do your back.

Let's go away for a coupla weeks - The Swimmer

Let's go away for a coupla weeks

I never meant to hurt you, Shirley. - The Swimmer

I never meant to hurt you, Shirley.

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A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack

Writer: Eleanor Perry, John Cheever

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 1968

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Aug 1968

Awards: 1 win

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