Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Billy Wilder

Escritores:

Anna Bonacci (play)
I.A.L. Diamond (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 diciembre 1964 (Finland)

Género:

Comedia

Plot:

A jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to a famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.

Plot Keywords:

Piano Teacher | Piano | Singer | Gas Station | Nevada

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very Funny in Two Versions

Reparto

Dean Martin	...	Dino
Kim Novak	...	Polly the Pistol
Ray Walston	...	Orville Jeremiah Spooner
Felicia Farr	...	Zelda Spooner
Cliff Osmond	...	Barney
Barbara Pepper	...	Big Bertha
Skip Ward	...	Milkman (as James Ward)
Doro Merande	...	Mrs. Pettibone
Bobo Lewis	...	Waitress
Tom Nolan	...	Johnnie Mulligan (as Tommy Nolan)
Alice Pearce	...	Mrs. Mulligan
John Fiedler	...	Reverend Carruthers
Arlen Stuart	...	Rosalie Schultz
Howard McNear	...	Mr. Pettibone
Cliff Norton	...	Mack Gray

También conocida como:

Bésame, tonto (Spain) [es]

Duración:

125 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1994) | West Germany:6

Locaciones de Filmación:

Aquarius Theatre - 6239 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivialidades:

During a costume fitting on St. Patrick's Day, Kim Novak made people laugh by wearing an emerald in her navel instead of a rhinestone.

Citas:

Polly the Pistol: Get out of here, I've got a job to do.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Spin City: Kiss Me, Stupid (#1.16)" (1997)

Banda de Sonido:

'S Wonderful

Very Funny in Two Versions

Did you know that there are two released versions of this film? The European release is slightly different from the American release. I have just seen the European version in a sparkling print shown in New York. The tint of the American prints seem to be a darker than the European print. The biggest difference is the trailer scene between Dean Martin and Felicia Farr. Wilder was forced to re-shoot the scene by the American censors. In the European version, there is no doubt that Martin and Farr have a sexual encounter during their night together. This makes the film stronger, but the American scene is much, much funnier and we are left with a doubt as to whether Dean and the pianist's wife had a one night stand.

Seeing this film with an audience was a revelation! The jokes work 99% of the time and laughter filled the theater from the first frame until the last frame. I do feel that with Kim Novack and Ray Walston in pivotal roles, we are given the bus and truck company instead of the heavy hitters. What a film this would have been had these roles been played by Marilyn Monroe and Peter Sellers! Jack Lemmon would have been an excellent choice as well for the Walston role. Now Walston is fine; he is a skillful comic actor but he lacks a certain charisma which prevented him from becoming a top star. Novack, while never a great actress, actually plays the comedy quite well. It is a pleasant surprise. I have also been bothered by the voice which sings the two songs "Sophia" and "All the Livelong Day". Is it Walston or is it dubbed? Sometimes it sounds like Walston, while other times it seems to be another man's voice. Walston had a musical comedy background and sang in the movies "Damn Yankees" and "South Pacific". Maybe it's just the recording that throws me off. Of course, Dean Martin is perfect in this film. He plays himself, or shall I say he plays his known caracature, and he does it beautifully. He proves what a fine comedian he has always been. Take that Jerry!