Boys' Night Out (1962)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writers:

Arne Sultan (story) and
Marvin Worth (story) ...

Release Date:

21 June 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor...

Plot Keywords:

Sociology | Marriage | Middle Class | Handyman | Commuter

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Kim Novak	...	Cathy
James Garner	...	Fred Williams
Tony Randall	...	George Drayton
Howard Duff	...	Doug Jackson
Janet Blair	...	Marge Drayton
Patti Page	...	Joanne McIllenny
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Ethel Williams
Oskar Homolka	...	Dr. Prokosch (as Oscar Homolka)
Howard Morris	...	Howard McIllenny
Anne Jeffreys	...	Toni Jackson
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Boss' Girl Friend
William Bendix	...	Slattery
Jim Backus	...	Peter Bowers
Fred Clark	...	Mr. Bohannon
Larry Keating	...	Mr. Bingham

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Company:

Kimco-Filmways

Quotes:

Boss' Girl Friend: But darling, a girl can't make a success on instincts alone. To understand a man takes a lifetime of study.
Cathy: Isn't it amazing how much post graduate work goes on in this town?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Batman: A Death Worse Than Fate (#1.10)" (1966)

Soundtrack:

CATHY

This movie is a treat to to watch, Kim Novak is great to look at.

I saw this movie on TCM, got a copy and I can't stop viewing it. This movie is set in the earlier 1960's when sexual material/theme could be discuss in movies, not like the 1930's through the 1950's where the morality codes kept husband and wife in separate beds, and kissing was limited to six seconds. I enjoy this movie about four men approaching middle age trying to spice up their "Boys' Night Out" with a 24 year old blonde, but they are mostly talk, and the blonde (Kim Novak) realized that they are all talk and played along, except she falls in love with the only bachelor (James Garner) of the group, and he also falls madly in love with her, now the fun start. He wants out, so he can be with her and to marry her, she also want him, but the three other guy have other ideas, they don't want to lose their "24 year blonde" on "Boys' Night Out". She don't want them, she want James Garner, and he want Kim Novak, you get it? I won't spoil it for you, get this movie, you won't regret it.