The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960)

Directors:

Mickey Rooney, Albert Zugsmith

Writers:

Robert Hill, George Kennett (story),

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Fay Spain

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rooney	...	Nick Lewis / The Devil
Mamie Van Doren	...	Evie Simms / Eve
Fay Spain	...	Lil Lewis / Lilith
Mel Tormé	...	Hal Sanders
Martin Milner	...	Ad Simms / Adam
Tuesday Weld	...	Vangie Harper
Cecil Kellaway	...	Doc Bayles
Paul Anka	...	Pinkie Parker
Ziva Rodann	...	Passiona
Theona Bryant	...	Sensuosa
June Wilkinson	...	Saturday
Phillipa Fallon	...	Desire
Barbara Walden	...	Dancer
Toni Covington	...	Devil's Familiar
Nancy Root	...	Monday

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

reference to marilyn monroe | devil | stranded | directed by star | garden of eden | 

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Taglines:

What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vida Íntima de Adão e Eva

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albert Zugsmith Productions, Fryman Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Spectacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 5 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The Private Lives of Adam and Eve"
Written by Paul Anka
Sung by Paul Anka

User Reviews

Very peculiar comedy is alternately clever and lame...

Very peculiar comedy is alternately clever and lame... but ultimately it succeeds in providing some mild amusement. It's hard to fathom why it was so soundly condemned in its day, perhaps making a surreal comic travesty out of part of the Bible was just too far ahead of its time. It is certainly far less irreverent than "The Life of Brian." Some sequences (such as the devil's playing piano and having a barbecue) may have provided the inspiration for such scenes as the Herod scene in "Jesus Christ, Superstar." Another thing that might have irritated the bluestockings is the fact that Adam, Eve, and Lillith are definitely hot, Milner looking better out of his clothes than he ever looked in them. It's kind of like a sexy, live action Flinstones, altogether harmless and amusing. Catch the cave scene where A&E quarrel over moving the boulders (furniture)and the one in which the devil convinces Eve to cut her long hair (strategically pasted to her breasts) only to reveal a leaf -pattern bra underneath! It's full of little comic gems and some funny dialog regarding the pair's living conditions and social standing. Eve: "If I had a mother, I'd go home to her!" Adam: "Don't be silly...I AM your mother!"