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Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Mel Ferrer ... see more see more... , Fran Jeffries , Edward Everett Horton , Leslie Parrish , Larry Storch , Stubby Kaye , Howard St. John , Otto Kruger , Max Showalter , William Lanteau , Helen Kleeb , Frank Baker , Barbara Bouchet , Paul Bryar , George E. Carey , Claire Carleton , William Fawcett , Phil Garris , Edmund Glover , Cheerio Meredith , Charles Morton , Burt Mustin , Tom Quine , Fredd Wayne , Sheila Stephenson , Count Basie and His Orchestra , Taggart Casey , Jerry Martin , Irving Steinberg

Helen Gurley Brown's self-help best-seller was the nominal source for this Hollywood sex romp, directed by Richard Quine, co-scripted by Joseph Heller and David R. Schwartz, and starring Tony Curtis a... read more read more...nd Natalie Wood. Tony Curtis plays Bob Weston, a writer for a scandal magazine who is working on an article on research psychologist Helen Gurley Brown (Natalie Wood) and her best-selling book Sex and the Single Girl. Bob needs to interview Helen, but she refuses to see him. Bob impersonates one of her neighbors, Frank Broderick (Henry Fonda), as a ruse in order to see her on the pretext of marital counseling. After several meetings, Bob attempts to seduce her, but she resists; then he phones her and claims he's about to commit suicide by jumping off a local pier. Horrified, she rushes out to save him, but the two accidentally fall off the pier together and then head back to Helen's apartment to dry out. Bob plies Helen with martinis. Rip-roaring drunk, Helen confesses her love for Bob. He assures her it's fine, since he's not legally married, but Helen doesn't believe him and asks to meet his wife, Sylvia (Lauren Bacall). This leads to an endless series of complications, capped off by a wild chase to the Los Angeles airport. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Richard Quine

Release Date: December 25, 1964

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009

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  • MeetMeinMontauk
    January 16, 2011
    MeetMeinMontauk
    "I feel just like Jack Lemmon did in that movie where he dressed up like a girl."
    HAH!! Perhaps it's because Tony Curtis references one of my favorite movies, I do love this movie. (However, in no way does Tony Curtis look like Jack Lemmon...)
    Anyway, it was weird, it was funny, ... read moreit was sweet, it was strange, it had the best car chase seen ever. I LOVED IT! I'd watch this again in a heart beat.
  • jjnxn
    March 29, 2007
    jjnxn
    silly and very 60's but fun if you're in the mood
  • PinkMinkPrincess
    July 18, 2011
    PinkMinkPrincess
    Really Fun with Natalie Wood as a Sex Therapist, Helen Gurley Brown (Cosmopolitan Magazine Fame most recently)& Tony Curtis a Playboy Scandal Magazine writer, has met not just his match, but a lady who is more of a player than he is.This Movie is Great fun & full of Sexual Innuen... read moredo without actual Sex Scenes, that the 60's movies did so well.
  • jam233
    June 14, 2010
    jam233
    The great cast is a huge plus for the movie - Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda, they at least make it worth looking into. The movie is badly dated and a bit silly. It is very typical of the sex comedies of the 1960?s. It has it?s amusing scenes but also we... read morears thin after about 45 minutes. Well produced, good score.

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Variety Staff
May 27, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

As usual in this type of farce, male and female leads have fewer comic lines than supporting players. But Curtis registers exceptionally well when detailing supposed marital problems to adviser. Full Review

A.H. Weiler
May 9, 2005
A.H. Weiler, New York Times

Spain never looked lovelier, but the banal romances of the lightweight principals in this retooled vehicle make the trip wholly unnecessary. Full Review

May 27, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

In a small role as a production man, note Wayne, who appears as Benjamin Franklin in a superb one-man show around the world. Storch also turns in a neat cameo as a motorcycle cop. Full Review

Steve Crum
March 2, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

1964 sexual revolution fodder, with some slapstick for redemption.

Tom Milne
June 24, 2006
Tom Milne, Time Out

Graceless stuff, criminally wasting Bacall and Fonda as a couple with marital problems (they're in love, but constantly quarrelling), and with Quine's moderate flair for comedy nowhere in evidence. Full Review

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