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Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
"Paris - When It Sizzles" (original title)

 -  Comedy | Romance  -  8 April 1964 (USA)
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The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.

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Grégoire Aslan ...
Police Insp. Gilet
Raymond Bussières ...
François (gangster #1)
Christian Duvaleix ...
Maitre d'Hotel
Michel Thomass ...
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Dominique Boschero
Evi Marandi
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Alexander Meyerheim
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Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartment supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him complete it in time. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>

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RELAX...IT'S ALL RIGHT TO LAUGH AT THIS TENDER LOVE STORY! See more »

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8 April 1964 (USA)  »

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Together in Paris  »

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$4,000,000 (estimated)
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The Dracula sequence was the last one completed for the film. It had to be shortened because William Holden smashed his new Ferrari into a wall and wound up in a splint. See more »

Goofs

Gabrielle and Richard disturb the script page on the rug when dancing to "That Face," but it is in the old position later. See more »

Quotes

Gabrielle: Actually, depravity can be terribly boring if you don't smoke or drink.
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Audrey Hepburn's perfume is credited to Hubert de Givenchy. See more »

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References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) See more »

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"That Face"
Music by Lew Spence
Lyrics by Alan Bergman
Performed by Fred Astaire (Courtesy of Ava Records)
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Charming and Honestly Funny!
29 May 2002 | by (Pa.) – See all my reviews



Paris When It Sizzles is acharming and delightful little comedy showcasing the absurdist talents of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. The plot concerns a hardened screenwriter and his young protogee as they rush to meet a deadline on a film script. The plot is indeed thin,but what hangs from it is a scenery chewing delight!The film covers various scenarios of the script each involving the electric Hepburn and Holden in the leads. The humor seems to be a precourser to such fims as Airplane,History Of The World and Naked Gun. In addition to Hepburn and Holden,Noel Coward turns in a very funny cameo as the head of the studio. Witty and elegant as ever,I would have liked to have seen more of him in the film.

Over all this film is an underrated delight!


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