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The April Fools is a 1969 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. It was directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Howard Brubaker (Lemmon) is married to Phyllis, who doesn't love him. Catherine (Deneuve) is the stunning wife of an equally uncaring husband, Howard's philandering boss Ted Gunther (Lawford). At a house party hosted by Ted, he urges Howard to pick up an available woman at the party and proceeds to show him how. Howard reluctantly tries it on Catherine, who instantly accepts. The two find their marriages are loveless as they discover more about each other that... MORE

The April Fools is a 1969 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. It was directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Howard Brubaker (Lemmon) is married to Phyllis, who doesn't love him. Catherine (Deneuve) is the stunning wife of an equally uncaring husband, Howard's philandering boss Ted Gunther (Lawford). At a house party hosted by Ted, he urges Howard to pick up an available woman at the party and proceeds to show him how. Howard reluctantly tries it on Catherine, who instantly accepts. The two find their marriages are loveless as they discover more about each other that night and decide to run away together. But Howard doesn't realise Catherine is his boss's wife until he is about to board the plane with her to Paris. As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified): A full cast and production crew list is too lengthy to include, see: IMDb profile. The 1980 Rosenberg film Brubaker's title character is also named H. Brubaker, there played by Robert Redford. The April Fools Performed by Dionne Warwick Written by Burt Bacharach I Say a Little Prayer Written by Burt Bacharach LESS