1959 Directed by Michael Gordon
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter Nick Adams Julia Meade Allen Jenkins Marcel Dalio Lee Patrick Mary McCarty Alex Gerry Hayden Rorke Valerie Allen Jacqueline Beer Arlen Stuart Perry Blackwell Robert B. Williams Muriel Landers William Schallert Karen Norris Lois Rayman Don Beddoe Leoda Richards Harry Tyler William H. O'Brien Franklyn Farnum
Pizsamajáték, Интимный разговор, Conversa de travesseiro, 밤을 즐겁게, 은밀한 속삭임
When Rock Hudson can't fit into that tiny car, is it a metaphor for his big dick?
me: the gender politics are problematic! they use low-key rapey comedic gags!
also me: rock hudson can break me in half 😩
tbh despite some very outdated elements, this is so charming, u can’t make me *not* fall for a movie in which rock hudson (pretending to be a texan in new york) tells doris day, “you done did a terrible thing to me...you made me glad i ain’t in texas.” reminds me of another texan boy in new york!! 🤠❤️
35mm. Metrograph.
not flawless by any means but at the end of the day it needed to be made — otherwise the 100% flawless perfect gorgeous inimitable divine effervescent superlative transcendent Down With Love (2003) wouldn’t exist. and neither would i
i always forget theres a subplot to Pillow Talk where a doctor and a nurse are convinced Rock Hudson is a woman?????????
The meta levels of Rock Hudson, who was gay in real life, playing a straight character who pretends to be gay.
Director Michael Gordon saw other films use CinemaScope for epic battles and action scenes and said.... what if... we instead used it to show Rock Hudson and Doris Day playing footsie in the bath?
The knee-jerk reaction to Hudson turning down a Doris Day vehicle three times for being ‘too risqué’ is to chuckle at the stifled norms of the era. But the sheer amount of innuendos in “Pillow Talk” is so off the charts, it feels positively pre-code.
Between the overstuffed 50s sofas, chintzy decor, and hairspray-soaked coiffure; “Pillow Talk” sizzles with sex.
The film feels like 37-year-old Doris Day finally having her grand coming out gala; celebrated for being a woman of wit and physical confidence rather than an…
Wait so are ALL these movies about Rock Hudson lying to Doris Day about his identity? This just seems rude
so there's this broadway songwriter but he's NOT GAY!!! he's played by rock hudson but he's HETEROSEXUAL!!!!
Doris Day’s Jan is a wonderful exemplification of the ‘all-American girl’: the right amount of sophistication to balance her vulnerability and charm. As her character moves, the audience is given a wide variety of the activities and emotions she goes through day-to-day, which also signifies the 50s nature of romcoms. Rock Hudson takes on his first major comedic role as the slick, unaware yet experimentally intelligent young man seeking for interest from a woman. His arc is simple, but it’s hard to not enjoy the high levels of charisma and magnetism he brings to the screen. As they were friends off the screen, Hudson and Day possess this classic, orchestrated bond that makes the film feel alive. While certain moments or lines seem quite dated, Pillow Talk withholds enough style and glamour for an entertaining ride.
"There are plenty of warm rolls in the bakery; stop pressing your nose against the window!"
Lots of things going on here, but that doctor seemed unusually woke for 1959.
