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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

  • 19571957
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.6K
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Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Trailer for the film adaptation of this howling Broadway comedy hit
Play trailer2:23
1 Video
31 Photos
  • Comedy
  • Romance
To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
    • George Axelrod(play)
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Betsy Drake
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
    • George Axelrod(play)
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Betsy Drake
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
    Trailer 2:23
    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

    Photos31

    Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Barbara Eden and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Joan Blondell and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Joan Blondell and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Groucho Marx and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Joan Blondell and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Joan Blondell and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Groucho Marx and Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

    Top cast

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    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • Rockwell P. Hunteras Rockwell P. Hunter
    Jayne Mansfield
    Jayne Mansfield
    • Rita Marloweas Rita Marlowe
    Betsy Drake
    Betsy Drake
    • Jenny Wellsas Jenny Wells
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Violetas Violet
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • Irving La Salle Jr.as Irving La Salle Jr.
    Henry Jones
    Henry Jones
    • Henry Rufusas Henry Rufus
    Lili Gentle
    Lili Gentle
    • April Hunteras April Hunter
    Mickey Hargitay
    Mickey Hargitay
    • Bobo Braniganskyas Bobo Branigansky
    Georgia Carr
    • Calypso Numberas Calypso Number
    Dick Whittinghill
    Dick Whittinghill
    • T.V. Intervieweras T.V. Interviewer
    Ann McCrea
    • Gladysas Gladys
    Alberto Morin
    Alberto Morin
    • Frenchmanas Frenchman
    Louis Mercier
    Louis Mercier
    • Frenchmanas Frenchman
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Mailmanas Mailman
    • (uncredited)
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Shampoo Demonstratoras Shampoo Demonstrator
    • (uncredited)
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Television Commentatoras Television Commentator
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Brodus
    • Board Memberas Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Cabeen
    • Office Workeras Office Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Tashlin
    • Writers
      • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
      • George Axelrod(play)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Rita Marlowe was named after actresses Rita Hayworth and Jean Harlow; the surname Marlowe is also an homage to 16th century playwright Christopher Marlowe, who wrote the 1604 drama "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus", which loosely inspired the original play this film was based on.
    • Goofs
      The airplane window behind Jayne Mansfield's bed is large and square shaped, but when the plane is shown landing, all the windows on it are small and round.
    • Quotes

      Rock Hunter: Of course, the great thing about television is that it lets you see events live as they happen, like old movies from thirty years ago.

    • Crazy credits
      Tony Randall plays the 20th Century Fox fanfare when the logo appears, saying it was in his contract to do so. He then introduces the film, but forgets the title and tries to remember it. Finally, his three female co-stars appear to announce the film's correct title.
    • Connections
      Edited into Down with Love (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      You Got It Made
      by Bobby Troup

      Performed by Georgia Carr (uncredited)

      Also sung by an off-screen vocal group

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Witty but mellow
    This piece of satire from 1957 was probably considered edgy and sharp back then, but it really didn't age too well, and there isn't much else about it to make it stand on its own legs as a classic. The witty send-ups of television, the advertising industry and celebrity culture seems tame and mellow now that real celebrity culture is so much more extreme than anybody in the 50's might have guessed, and reality had surpassed any possible satire. The film is still watchable, even entertaining - the script is solid and smart and has more double entendres than most writers back then and which probably should have never received the Hays code's approval. Joan Blondell is hilarious and steals the show whenever she's on screen, and obviously Jayne Mansfield is a screen presence to be reckoned with, and she nails her role here and is a real pleasure to watch. Tony Randall spoils it a little - he's just good enough to be passable as a dull straight man, but he's far more wooden and dull than the role calls for, and he did better before and after, most notably in TV's The Odd Couple. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is worth keeping if only because Jayne Mansfield films are so precious few, and it still has the slightly campy fun of a 50's comedy, but it isn't a classic worth lingering on.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Zudnja za muskarcem
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 8, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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