Let's Make Love (1960)

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Norman Krasna (writer)
Hal Kanter (additional material)

Release Date:

8 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

MARILYN MONROE and YVES MONTAND the French entertainment sensation! doing what they do best in LET'S MAKE LOVE

Plot:

Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Imperative In Title | Elvis Impersonator | Blockbuster | Actress

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Marilyn Monroe	...	Amanda Dell
Yves Montand	...	Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Tony Randall	...	Alexander Coffman
Frankie Vaughan	...	Tony Danton
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	George Welch (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
David Burns	...	Oliver Burton
Michael David	...	Dave Kerry
Mara Lynn	...	Lily Nyles
Dennis King Jr.	...	Abe Miller
Joe Besser	...	Charlie Lamont

Also Known As:

The Billionaire
The Millionaire

Runtime:

119 min | Germany:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic | French | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #19576) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Company of Artists, The

Trivia:

Milton Berle placed ads in Hollywood trade papers seeking a Best Supporting Oscar nomination for playing himself.

Goofs:

Continuity: Amanda and Jean-Marc climb into a cab in full daylight but by time they've reached destination a few miles away it is completely dark.

Quotes:

Milton Berle: Y'know, between comedians and singers, women always go for singers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Girls Next Door: Sleepwear Optional (#2.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

LET'S MAKE LOVE

Not Bad, Not Great

This is by no means a great film, but I was pleasantly surprised in the end. Montand and Monroe both do good jobs. Tony Randall is always enjoyable, and Milton Berle has a great time teaching Montand how to be funny, the best comic moment of the film. Having just seen Montand in The Wages of Fear, one of the most intense movies ever made, it was interesting to see him goofing off and having a good time. This role takes him back to some of the songs he sang early in his career, not long after Edith Piaf discovered him. I only wish he had been able to sing more in the movie. I'm not a big fan of Monroe - her dumb-blonde routine generally irritates me - but she seems more vulnerable in this film, more pleasant to watch. She particularly impressed me in the musical numbers. Unfortunately, the costume designer did a lousy job - everything seems too big on her, or just tacky. Compare these costumes to those of Bardot in Une Parisenne, made around the same time period. There are ways and then there are ways to show off a body like that of Bardot or Monroe. All in all, this is a light piece of fluff, with some humorous moments, some sappy moments, some good musical numbers, some bad writing, some good cameos by Berle, Bing, and Gene Kelly, a silly storyline, Yves Montand, Monroe, and a good dose of fun.