Matt ultimately concludes, after having listened to John's mother, that he does remember what true romance is. In his speech, Joanna learns for the first time that John made their marriage conditional on the Draytons' approval. Finally, Matt reveals his decision about the engagement to the entire group. John chides Matt for not having the "guts" to tell him face to face he disapproved of the marriage. John's mother tells Matt that he and her husband have forgotten what it was like to fall in love, and their failure to remember true romance has clouded their thinking. John and his father discuss their generational differences. John's mother tells him she and Christina both approve. The Monsignor advises John not to withdraw, despite Matt's objections. The two fathers meet, both expressing disapproval at this unhappy occasion. The two mothers meet and agree this was an unexpected event, but support their children. All agree more time is needed to absorb the situation. At the Drayton home, various private conversations occur among the two families. They, too, are shocked when discovering Joanna is white. On the way to the airport to meet John's parents, the couple stops for a drink with an old friend of Joanna's and her husband they are also completely supportive. George, who nosily intrudes and voices her sympathy for Christina's situation. Christina fires her bigoted art gallery manager, Hilary St. Christina tells Matt she, too, is supportive of Joanna, even if it means fighting Matt. He tells both Matt and the couple he is supportive of the engagement. Monsignor Ryan, Matt's golf buddy, arrives after Matt canceled their game. John has not told them his fiancée is white. To John's surprise, Joanna invites John's parents to fly up from Los Angeles to join them for dinner that evening. Tillie, the Draytons' black housekeeper, suspicious of John's motives and protective of Joanna, privately corners John and speaks her mind. His answer from the Draytons, therefore, will determine whether Joanna will follow him. To complicate matters, John is scheduled to fly to New York later that night, and then to Geneva, Switzerland, for three months in his work with the World Health Organization. Unbeknownst to Joanna, John tells the Draytons he will withdraw from the relationship unless both Draytons give the couple their blessing. Christina gradually accepts the situation, but Matt objects because of the likely unhappiness and seemingly insurmountable problems the couple will face in American culture. Though both of the Draytons are liberal-minded, they are initially shocked their daughter is engaged to a man of a different race. ![]() Joanna's parents are Matt Drayton, a successful newspaper editor, and his wife, Christina, who owns an art gallery. The couple became engaged after a 10-day whirlwind romance. John Prentice, a 37-year-old black widower. ![]() In 1967, Joanna Drayton, a 23-year-old white woman, returns from her Hawaiian vacation to her parents' home in San Francisco with Dr. The film's Oscar-nominated score was composed by Frank De Vol. In 2017, on its 50th anniversary, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was released in December 1967, six months after his death. Hepburn never saw the completed film, saying it would be too painful for her. Filming of his role was completed just 17 days before his death in June 1967. ![]() Tracy was very ill during filming but insisted on continuing. The film was the ninth and final on-screen pairing of Tracy and Hepburn. It was still illegal in 17 states, until June 12, 1967, six months before the film was released, and scenes were filmed just before anti-miscegenation laws were struck down by the Supreme Court in Loving v. The film was one of the few films of the time to depict an interracial marriage in a positive light, as interracial marriage historically had been illegal in many states of the United States. It stars Spencer Tracy (in his final role), Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn, and features Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and written by William Rose.
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