Good Times Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Good Times is a 1967 musical comedy film starring Sonny & Cher. Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various movie genres, including mysteries, westerns and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a movie contract offered to Sonny by powerful executive Mr. Mordicus, played by George Sanders. Sanders also plays the antagonist in each of Sonny's ideas for the proposed movie, which are played out in a number of skits featuring music and dancing by the star duo. The movie is notable for its director, William Friedkin, who would go on to direct The French Connection, for which...
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quick facts

Release date:	May 1967
Directed by:	William Friedkin
Runtime:	91 Minutes
Producer:	Steve Broidy, Lindsley Parsons
Editor:	Melvin Shapiro
Music by:	Sonny Bono
Cinematography:	Robert Wyckoff
Screenplay by:	Nicholas Hymas, Tony Barrett
Genre:	Musical, Comedy, Fantasy

Cast of Good Times

George Sanders

Born:July 3, 1906

Died:Apr. 25, 1972

Cher

Born:May 20, 1946

Age:66

Norman Alden

Born:September 13, 1924

Age:87

Peter Robbins

Born:August 10, 1956

Age:55

Lennie Weinrib

Born:Apr. 29, 1935

Died:June 28, 2006

Sonny Bono

Born:Feb. 16, 1935

Died:Jan. 5, 1998

Film director of Good Times

William Friedkin

Born: August 29, 1935

Age: 76

William Friedkin is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. His film, Bug won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Friedkin was born...
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Title	Released	Genre
The Exorcist series
Killer Joe	2012	Comedy
The Painter's Voice	2007	Short Film
Bug	2006	Thriller
The Hunted	2003	Thriller
Rules of Engagement	2000	Action
12 Angry Men	1997
Jade	1995	Thriller
Jailbreakers	1994	Thriller
Blue Chips	1994
The Guardian	1990	Thriller
Rampage	1988	Thriller
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf	1988
To Live and Die in L.A.	1985	Thriller
Deal of the Century	1983	Comedy
Cruising	1980	Thriller
The Brink's Job	1978	Comedy
Sorcerer	1977	Action
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin	1974
The Exorcist	1973
The French Connection	1971	Thriller
The Boys in the Band	1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's	1968	Comedy
The Birthday Party	1968	Comedy
Good Times	1967	Musical
The Bold Men	1965
The People vs. Paul Crump	1965
12 Angry Men	1957

Music contributors for Good Times

Sonny Bono

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades....
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which actors were the stars of the film, "Good Times"?
A:
Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders, Norman Alden and Larry Duran starred in the movie.
Q:
When did the motion picture "Good Times" debut?
A:
The film premiered in May, 1967.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the film, "Good Times"?
A:
Columbia Pictures was the movie's distributor.
Q:
What is the runtime of the motion picture "Good Times"?
A:
The runtime is 91 minutes.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the motion picture Good Times?
A:
Sonny Bono composed sheet music for the soundtrack.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie Good Times?
A:
Tony Barrett and Nicholas Hymas performed the film's screenwriting.
Q:
The movie, "Good Times" is of which genre?
A:
The film is categorized as... Musical and Comedy.
Q:
Who played a role in the production of the film, "Good Times"?
A:
Steve Broidy and Lindsley Parsons produced the movie.
Q:
Who directed the film "Good Times"?
A:
William Friedkin was the motion picture's director.
Q:
What is the runtime of the motion picture "Good Times"?
A:
The runtime for the movie is 91 minutes.