Pillow Talk
1959 Directed by Michael Gordon
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A man and woman share a telephone line and despise each other, but then he has fun by romancing her with his voice disguised.
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A ... SEX ... comedy!?
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This fluffy rom-com won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 1960, beating Hitchcock's North By Northwest, Bergman's Wild Strawberries and Truffaut's The 400 Blows.
That ludicrousness aside, Pillow Talk is a fairly enjoyable and harmless film. Doris Day is as lovely as ever, and Rock Hudson plays his part well. The big issue with this film is an ending that is an insult to women in general, as laughable as it was frustrating.
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Cute movie. Doris Day is obnoxious, but my love for Tony Randall more than makes up for it!
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One of my all time favorite romantic comedies and it didn't disappoint on re-watch. Great comedic wit and one liners and I forgot how strong Thelma Ritter and Tony Randal were as the supporting players. Everyone is given a lot to do in this film and they do it brilliantly- this one of the greats.
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Really enjoyed my first Rock Hudson/Doris Day comedy. Snappy dialogue, well-constructed farce, and jokes that resonate even today. In summation, absolutely charming.
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This is one of the better romantic comedies that I've seen. It's a reversal of what I'm used to. I'm used to two people who know and hate each other face-to-face, but fall in love from anonymous interaction. In this, they hate each other when not face-to-face, but love each other when together. It's the opposite, and it's fun.
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One of my most favorite comedies of all time. Hudson and Day play off of one another wonderfully, and Tony Randall provides just enough Woody Allen-esque humor to round it all out. Though I have seen this film numerous times, I still laugh out loud throughout the film.
This last time through, the stand-out moment for me was Perry Black, in an uncredited appearance, signing "You Lied" to Brad/Rex when he convinces Jan to come with him to his friend's country home. Outstanding!
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Cute movie. Doris Day is obnoxious, but my love for Tony Randall more than makes up for it!
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Fantastic! The script (which won an Oscar) is superb, the actors are incredible, the story is sublime, the costumes and sets are perfection. Doris Day, in her only Oscar-nominated performance, is pure beauty and flawlessness, while Thelma Ritter, who was also nominated, is perfect as her alcoholic housemaid. Rewatchability factor is through the roof!
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This 50's romantic comedy is funny, charming, clever and risque for it's time. Rock Hudson and Doris Day have perfect chemistry. Also the supporting cast including the funny Thelma Ritter as Alma are great!
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A charming, enjoyable and cleverly worked romantic comedy with a well crafted screenplay, fine central performances from Doris Day and Rock Hudson and wonderful support from the great Thelma Ritter and Tony Randall.
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Great idea for a movie and Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall are both more than up to the challenge. The script doesn't always come through like it could but usually it does and then some. A very fine classic comedy that captures the zeitgeist of the moment. I found it enough fun I even watched it again with commentary right after.
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Fairly rote rom-com, but charming and explicitly risqué.
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Quite delightful and possibly creating the blueprints for many romantic comedies that followed, fantastic supporting roles as well.