Made in Paris (1966)

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writer:

Stanley Roberts (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

This is Ann-Margaret BEFORE she went to Paris... This is Ann-Margaret AFTER she got to Paris... AND what happens in between is what it's all about!

Plot:

Maggie Scott (Ann-Margret), a fashion buyer in Paris on her first buying spree where she meets famous...

Plot Keywords:

Paris France | Beautiful Woman | Fashion Show | American Abroad

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ann-Margret	...	Maggie Scott
Louis Jourdan	...	Marc Fontaine
Richard Crenna	...	Herb Stone
Edie Adams	...	Irene Chase
Chad Everett	...	Ted Barclay
John McGiver	...	Roger Barclay
Marcel Dalio	...	Georges
Mathilda Calnan	...	Cecile (as Matilda Calnan)
Jacqueline Beer	...	Denise Marton
Marcel Hillaire	...	Attendant
Michele Montau	...	Elise
Reta Shaw	...	American Bar Singer
Count Basie and His Orchestra	...	Themselves
Mongo Santamaría		(as Mongo Santamaria and His Band)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Count Basie	...	Himself - Leader of His Orchestra

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | Australia:PG

Company:

Euterpe

Trivia:

As pre-release publicity MGM sent costume designer Helen Rose to New York City and Chicago with "25 Fabulous Helen Rose Fashion Creations" from the $250,000 wardrobe designed for the film. The first fashion show was presented at the National Press Fashion Show sponsored by The New York Couture Group in January 1966. A week later the famous Pump Room in The Ambassador East Hotel was the scene for the Chicago show, followed by the world premiere of the film at The Chicago Theatre on January 28, 1966. A vial of the Robert Piguet fragrance "Bandit" was handed out to the ladies for the first three days of the movies run in Chicago.

Quotes:

Herb Stone: Have you come here to destroy all fashion designers in Paris, or is it just me?

Soundtrack:

Goof Proof

Chic, but stone-cold Ann-Margret romp

An American fashion-buyer is sent to Paris on assignment and immediately gets on the wrong side of a major French designer. Soon though, she almost inadvertently manages to charm him, as well as two other men. What is Ann-Margret doing to drive all these eligible bachelors crazy? As far as we in the audience can see: nothing. Yes, she gets to dance a little and sing a pretty ditty on the docks, but the character is haphazardly written. One minute she's a firebrand, the next she's icy, almost frigid. Judging from her teasing and emotional schizophrenia, it's unlikely that suave Louis Jourdan would even give her the time of day. *1/2 from ****