Kiss Me, Stupid Overview:

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Billy Wilder.

SYNOPSIS

Dino doesn't stretch much as a nightclub singer stuck in small-town Nevada. A failed local songwriter (Walston) wants to sell some tunes but keep the lecherous singer's hands off his beautiful wife (Novak), so he convinces a local bimbo to pose as his spouse. Wilder's love of twitting bluenoses reached its apex with this sex comedy that was condemned by churches and critics alike.

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Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) is a very fun comedy, almost as lovable as its star, Dean Martin. Martin portrays an exaggerated version of himself: a womanizing singer named Dino (no surprise there) who gets stuck in a small town with car trouble. A local songwriting duo plots to try to get him to pick up o... Read full article


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Quotes from

Dino: There was the one about this doctor, you see? He was examining a girl's knee and he says, "What's a joint like this doing on a pretty girl like you?"


Zelda Spooner: ...Bobby Darin or Elvis.
Dino: Elvis who?
Zelda Spooner: I suppose you have never heard of the Beatles either.
Dino: Oh sure. And I can sing better that all three of them.
Zelda Spooner: There are four of them!
Dino: Oh, haven't you heard? One of them got his hair caught in his guitar and was electrocuted.
Zelda Spooner: You can make jokes about them but they're young and they're popular, while you...
Dino: What about me?
Zelda Spooner: Let's face it, you are over the hill.
Dino: Sure you do know how to hurt a fellow.


Dino: [on a cabaret stage, pretending to be drunk] I have an amazing mother, you know. She is 85 years old and she don't need no glasses.
[pauses]
Dino: She drinks right out of the bottle.


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Facts about

Production began with Peter Sellers in the role of Orville. Sellers suffered a heart attack several weeks into production, so filming had to start over with Ray Walston in the role (after Tony Randall, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye and Tom Ewell were all considered).
After a tough day of shooting, Kim Novak gave sandwiches and homemade cookies to the cast and the director.
Theatrically released in the USA with The Pink Phink as the preceding cartoon.
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