Frank Oz plant (voiced by Levi Stubbs) which at times required up to 40 puppeteers to operate. The film allowed Oz to show his ability to work with live actors and led to opportunities to direct films that did not include puppetry. Usually helming comedic productions, Oz went on to direct "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in 1988, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine; "What About Bob?" in 1991, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss; and "Housesitter" in 1992, starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn (all of which were scored by Miles Goodman). Later films include "The Indian in the Cupboard" (1995), "In &
There's a Girl in My Soup were bought in 1967 by Columbia and Nat Cohen. Eventually Mike Frankovich became producer and the Boultings directed. Goldie Hawn signed in January 1969. "There's a Girl in My Soup" was the seventh most popular film at the British box office in 1970. Goldie Hawn was nominated for Best Actress at the BAFTA's for her work in this and "Cactus Flower". "Variety" found the film "a delightful surprise: a rather simple legit sex comedy (by Terence Frisby) transformed into breezy and extremely tasteful screen fun"; Roger Greenspun in "The New York Times" however, dismissed the film as "without illumination or