Chanticleer's step-father gives him two simple tips: "Grow". Bernard knows his first step is to find a girl "available", but forgoes one sure thing, Amy Partlett, for a more elusive goal. Her name is Barbara Darling, an inscrutable go-go dancer. More than a few obstacles prevent Bernard from moving away from his dream world. There's his loving step-mother, there's a mischievous rooster, trained to attack beautiful girls, patrolling the corridors of his New York City boardinghouse; and above all there is Barbara herself. She turns out she hates men, emotionally scarred by the lewd wooden-leg...

Chanticleer's step-father gives him two simple tips: "Grow". Bernard knows his first step is to find a girl "available", but forgoes one sure thing, Amy Partlett, for a more elusive goal. Her name is Barbara Darling, an inscrutable go-go dancer. More than a few obstacles prevent Bernard from moving away from his dream world. There's his loving step-mother, there's a mischievous rooster, trained to attack beautiful girls, patrolling the corridors of his New York City boardinghouse; and above all there is Barbara herself. She turns out she hates men, emotionally scarred by the lewd wooden-legged who "recommended" her in high school. All in all, Bernard finds himself in an unlikely universe with a calculated awkwardness designed to evoke his confused maturity.

Released: 1966.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance.
Countries: United States
Language: English.
Video: Color