The Thrill of It All (1963)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Larry Gelbart (story) &
Carl Reiner (story) ...

Release Date:

17 July 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

At a dinner party, Beverly Boyer, wife of an obstetrician and mother of two, tells the manufacturer...

Plot Keywords:

Soap | New Baby | Expectant Father | Ketchup | Bubble Bath

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Doris Day	...	Beverly Boyer
James Garner	...	Dr. Gerald Boyer
Arlene Francis	...	Mrs. Fraleigh
Edward Andrews	...	Gardiner Fraleigh
Reginald Owen	...	Old Tom Fraleigh
Zasu Pitts	...	Olivia
Elliott Reid	...	Mike Palmer
Alice Pearce	...	Irving's wife
Kym Karath	...	Maggie Boyer
Brian Nash	...	Andy Boyer
Lucy Landau	...	Mrs. Goethe
Paul Hartman	...	Dr. Taylor
Hayden Rorke	...	Billings
Alex Gerry	...	Stokely
Robert Gallagher	...	Van Camp

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When the Boyer's are being driven to the Fraleigh's, the limo driver looks at them in the rear view mirror, but the image is not reversed. Mrs. Boyer is still on the right of Dr. Boyer.

Quotes:

Beverly Boyer: [On live camera and nervous] Hello. I'm... I'm Beverly Boyer and I'm a pig.
Old Tom Fraleigh: A pig?
Mrs. Fraleigh: A pig?
Gardiner Fraleigh: A pig?
Mike Palmer: A pig?
Andy Boyer: What did mommy say?
Olivia: She said she was a pig.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Thrill Of It All

Glossy Doris Day comedy hampered by outdated scripting

When housewife Doris Day gets a little taste of celebrity (doing a live TV commercial once a week) it burns her doctor-husband up. He can't stand it when she is asked for autographs, when he sees her picture on a billboard advertisement, when her fame gets them a great table in a restaurant and--most especially--the fact that she's making nearly $100K a year. But when her sponsors secretly put a swimming pool in their backyard, and the husband drives into it with his car, he's had enough! He yells at her, "Your rights as a woman are suffocating my rights as a man!" He pretends to date another woman and returns home "drunk", singing "How Dry I Am". None of this stuff belongs in a fluffball comedy. I enjoyed the satirical TV bits, all of Doris' TV commercials are highlights, the German maid is a hoot. But James Garner's role as the infuriated, jealous hubby who's had his ego bruised is an outdated drag. Doris is effervescent as usual (she's particularly good with the two cute kids in the film, and her hissy-fit after a row with Garner is to be cherished), but there's not much "Thrill" in watching Garner trying to belittle her. As for the sub-plot about an elderly couple expecting their first child...when does menopause start again? **1/2 from ****