A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tony Curtis | ... | Bob Weston | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Helen Brown | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Frank | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Sylvia | |
| Mel Ferrer | ... | Rudy | |
| Fran Jeffries | ... | Gretchen | |
| Leslie Parrish | ... | Susan | |
| Edward Everett Horton | ... | The Chief | |
| Larry Storch | ... | Motorcycle Cop | |
| Stubby Kaye | ... | Helen's Cabbie | |
| Howard St. John | ... | Randall | |
| Otto Kruger | ... | Dr. Anderson | |
| Max Showalter | ... | Holmes | |
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William Lanteau | ... | Sylvester |
| Helen Kleeb | ... | Hilda | |
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Using Helen Gurley Brown's book as a jump off point, we follow the adventures of a supermarket tabloid editor as he tries to parlay an interview with the author of the book into headlines and sales. Of course, a romantic entanglement ensues. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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extramarital affair | f rated | tabloid | psychologist | jealous wife |Taglines:
Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall and Mel Ferrer bring you the world's greatest example of dedicated do-it-yourself! See more »Parents Guide:
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Bob Weston: [pretending to be Frank Broderick] On our honeymoon. Even before our honeymoon, I guess. She knows I used to play around a lot before we were married.
Helen Gurley Brown: How does she know?
Bob Weston: She was the one I used to play around a lot with.
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by Neal Hefti and Richard Quine
Title song sung by Fran Jeffries
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Just after entering the highway, Curly Klein (the yellow cab driver, credited as "Sylvia's Cabbie") says, "See that? Nobody passes Speed Vogel." Irving "Speed" Vogel was a friend and occasional collaborator of Joseph Heller, famed author and one of the screenwriters. See more »Goofs
Immediately after Rudy asks Gretchen if she likes to dance, the shot changes to Frank's car going the wrong way up an on ramp, narrowly passing between a light blue Corvair and a black car. Then as Frank reaches the top of the ramp, he again narrowly misses a collision with another light blue Corvair. See more »Quotes
Helen Gurley Brown: Mr. Broderick, when did all this jealousy start?Bob Weston: [pretending to be Frank Broderick] On our honeymoon. Even before our honeymoon, I guess. She knows I used to play around a lot before we were married.
Helen Gurley Brown: How does she know?
Bob Weston: She was the one I used to play around a lot with.
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Sex And The Single Girlby Neal Hefti and Richard Quine
Title song sung by Fran Jeffries
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Like it's literary namesake, this film is a campy relic from the dawn of the sexual revolution. However unlike the aforementioned book, this film is a whole lot of fun! Natalie Wood manages to hit her stride, squeezing the maximum humor from a deadpan delivery. Tony Curtis is smarmy, smug and loving it. Henry Fonda is having a ball, and Lauren Becall is the undisputed queen of droll comedy.
These performances are the highlights of a sophisticated romp, early 60's LA style. Mel Fererr's martini dance should be an inspiration to lounge swingers everywhere. From the cartoon credits, to the Sexy Sox showroom, to the hilarious freeway chase scene, it's all winking nodding blur of couches, crewcuts and cocktails. Great fun viewing for single girls and guys.