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The Thrill of It All (1963) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Norman Jewison and produced by Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher.

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Doris Day Finds the Thrill of It All

By Rick29 on Nov 8, 2021 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

In the early 1960s, Doris Day was romantic comedy royalty. Her films with leading men Rock Hudson, James Garner, and Rod Taylor delighted audiences and scored big at the box office. One of her finest was The Thrill of It All (1963), a sparkling effort that pokes fun at advertising while addressing s... Read full article


The Thrill of It All (1963)

By Beatrice on Jan 7, 2018 From Flickers in Time

The Thrill of It All Directed by Norman Jewison Written by Carl Reiner and Larry Gelbart 1963/USA Ross Hunter Productions/Arwin Productions First viewing/Netflix rental I found it difficult to laugh very hard at a comedy whose main point seems to be that a wife’s place is in the home. Bever... Read full article


The Thrill of It All (1963)

on Jul 20, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

Originally published January 28th, 2015 Second-wave feminism (you’ve already stopped reading, haven’t you?) wouldn’t crop up for another couple of years, but that’s not to say Hollywood wasn’t doing its part showing?women were sick, tired, and unwilling to take it anymo... Read full article


The Thrill of It All (1963)

on Jan 28, 2015 From Journeys in Classic Film

Second-wave feminism (you’ve already stopped reading, haven’t you?) wouldn’t crop up for another couple of years, but that’s not to say Hollywood wasn’t doing its part showing?women were sick, tired, and unwilling to take it anymore! Okay, maybe things weren’t tha... Read full article


Day and Garner in THE THRILL OF IT ALL

By Aurora on Apr 6, 2013 From Once Upon a Screen

Beverly Boyer makes her debut as spokeswoman for “Happy Soap” by declaring, “I’m Beverly Boyer and I’m a pig” and then proceeds to stammer through a sweet family story about how much her young daughter enjoys the product. ?Everyone laughs and she’s humiliate... Read full article


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Maggie: It smells like the cracks in the schoolyard! Time to use the new soap you bought!


Beverly Boyer: What ever happened to my rights as a woman?
Dr. Gerald Boyer: I'll tell you what happened to them. They grew and grew until they suffocated my rights as a man. Whoever said all men are created equal didn't anticipate a woman making $100,000 a year and spenidng it on swimming pools!


Dr. Gerald Boyer: How dry I am. How dry I am. How dry I am. Honey... Where are you honey?


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The ad agency's viewing room has both color and black-and-white TVs side by side. This was common at ad agencies in the 1960s to confirm that color commercials would also be acceptable on black-and-white sets.
Carl Reiner had intended the role of Beverly Boyer for Judy Holliday, whose ill health prevented her from making the film.
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