In California in 1936, Daisy Clover, a rebellious 15-year-old, lives with her mother whom she calls "The Dealer" because of her passion for playing solitaire. Daisy, who likes to sing, makes a recording of her voice and sends it to Hollywood studio head Raymond Swan, who gives Daisy a screen test and then a contract. Daisy's sister, Gloria, connives with her husband and Swan to have "The Dealer" committed to a sanitarium and herself appointed Daisy's guardian. At Swan's party to introduce Daisy to Hollywood, she meets screen idol Wade Lewis and then spends the night with him; and she does so again after the premiere of her film. When Daisy and Wade are summoned to Swan's office to explain their behavior, Wade announces his intention to marry Daisy. They wed, but when Daisy awakens on the first morning of their honeymoon, Wade is gone. She returns to Hollywood, where Melora, Swan's wife, tells Daisy that Wade prefers men to women. Heartbroken, Daisy takes "The Dealer" out of the sanitarium and brings her to live with her at a beachhouse, but "The Dealer" dies shortly thereafter. Daisy, working on a film, has a breakdown at the studio. She becomes a recluse at her beachhouse, refusing to speak to anyone, and makes an abortive suicide attempt. She leaves the house, the gas still on and a flame under the coffee, and the house blows up as she walks down the beach. Daisy is a has-been at 17, but she has made up her mind to fight back.

Director:
Robert Mulligan	Director
Joseph E. Kenny	Assistant Director
Jack Cunningham	1st & 2nd asst dir
Cast:
Natalie Wood	as Daisy Clover
Christopher Plummer	as Raymond Swan
Robert Redford	as Wade Lewis
Roddy McDowall	as Baines
Ruth Gordon	as The Dealer
Katharine Bard	as Melora Swan
Peter Helm	as Milton Hopwood
Betty Harford	as Gloria Goslett
John Hale	as Harry Goslett
Harold Gould	as Cop
Ottola Nesmith	as Old lady in hospital
Edna Holland	as Cynara
Cinematography:
Charles Lang	Director of Photography
George Nogle	Camera Operator
Richard Doran	Assistant Camera
Ralph Gerling	Assistant Camera
Lee Wilson	Gaffer
Louis Mashmeyer	Key grip
Mel Traxel	Stills
Writer:
Gavin Lambert	Screenwriter
Producer:
Alan J. Pakula	Producer
Editing:
Aaron Stell	Film Editor
John Hoffman	Montage
Music:
André Previn	Music
Jackie Ward	Miss Wood's voice dubbed by
André Previn	Composer
Dory Previn	Composer
Dance:
Herbert Ross	Choreography
Howard Jeffrey	Choreography & asst to choreography
Art Director:
Robert Clatworthy	Production Design
Dean Tavoularis	Asst art dir
Make-Up:
Gordon Bau	Makeup Supervisor
Ed Butterworth	Makeup
Al Greenway	Makeup
Jean Burt Reilly	Supv hairstyles
Maryce Bates	Miss Wood's hairstyle dsgn
Costume-Wardrobe:
Bill Thomas	Costume Design
Edith Head	Natalie Wood's ward des
Ann Landers	Ladies' cost
Rose Brandi	Ladies' cost
Jack Bear	Men's ward
Art Department:
George James Hopkins	Set Decoration
Robert Irving	Set coordinator
Robert Cooper	Prop Master
Sound:
M. A. Merrick	Sd mix
Russell Ashley	Sound Recording
Eugene O'Brien	Boom Operator
Production Companies:
Pakula-Mulligan	Company
Film Production - Main:
George Justin	Production Manager
Isabel M. Halliburton	Asst to the prod
Meta Rebner	Script Supervisor

1965 Academy Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Gordon), Best Art Direction (color), and Best Costume Design (color).

1965 Golden Globe Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress (Gordon) and Most Promising Male Newcomer (Redford).

Released in United States May 6, 1992

Released in United States on Video May 6, 1992

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1966

Re-released in United States on Video January 19, 1994

Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Natalie Wood: A Retrospective) March 16 - April 1, 1982.

Shown at Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (Tribute to Natalie Wood) October 25, 1989.

Panavision

c Technicolor

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1966

Re-released in United States on Video January 19, 1994

Released in United States May 6, 1992

Released in United States on Video May 6, 1992

"The Circus Is a Wacky World," "A Happy Song" and "You're Gonna Hear From Me," words and music by Andre Previn and Dory Previn.

Based on the novel Inside Daisy Clover by Gavin Lambert (New York, 1963).

Robert Clatworthy won  AA-Best Art Direction in 1965

Edith Head won  AA-Best Costume Design in 1965

Bill Thomas won  AA-Best Costume Design in 1965

Ruth Gordon won  AA-Best Supporting Actress in 1965