California Suite (film)

California Suite
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed byHerbert Ross
Written byNeil Simon
Based onCalifornia Suite
by Neil Simon
Produced byRay Stark
Starring
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byMichael A. Stevenson
Music byClaude Bolling
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1978 (1978-12-22)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$42.9 million

California Suite is a 1978 American anthology comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his 1976 play. Similar in format to Simon's earlier work Plaza Suite, the film follows four separate stories involving guests staying in a suite in a luxury hotel.

The film stars Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Richard Pryor and Maggie Smith. The movie was released in December 1978, and received mixed reviews.

It received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Simon, with Maggie Smith winning Best Supporting Actress. Smith also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.