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Kiss Me Stupid
''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 American sex comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on the play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour'') by Anna Bonacci, which had inspired ''Wife for a Night'' (''Moglie per una notte'', 1952), an Italian film starring Gina Lollobrigida. The comic song lyrics were written by Ira Gershwin, using some of George Gershwin's unpublished melodies. The supporting cast features Felicia Farr and comedy actors Cliff Osmond, Howard McNear, Cliff Norton, Mel Blanc, and Henry Gibson. Plot While driving his Dual-Ghia from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, lecherous, heavy-drinking pop singer Dino is forced to detour through Climax, Nevada. There, he meets the amateur songwriting team of Barney Millsap, a gas station attendant, and piano teacher Orville J. Spooner, a man easily given to jealousy. Hoping to interest Dino in their songs, Barne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hollywood cinema. He received seven Academy Awards (among 21 nominations), a BAFTA Award, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and two Golden Globe Awards. Wilder was born in Sucha Beskidzka, Austria-Hungary (the town is now in Poland). After moving to Berlin in his early adulthood, Wilder became a screenwriter. The rise of the Nazi Party and antisemitism in Germany saw him move to Paris. He then moved to Hollywood in 1934, and had a major hit when he, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch wrote the screenplay for the Academy Award-nominated film ''Ninotchka'' (1939). Wilder established his directorial reputation and received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director with the film noir ''Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard McNear
Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as the original voice of Doc Adams in the radio version of ''Gunsmoke'' and as Floyd Lawson (Floyd the Barber) on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1961–1967). Career McNear studied at the Oatman School of Theater and later joined a stock company in San Diego. McNear also worked in radio from the late 1930s, including in the 1937–1940 radio serial '' Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police'' as ace operator Clint Barlow. McNear could be effective in such authoritative roles, but he gravitated more toward character roles, often comic. He enlisted as a private in the United States Army Air Corps on November 17, 1942, during World War II. He created the role of Doc Charles Adams on CBS Radio's ''Gunsmoke'' (1952–1961). Before and during the run, he was featured in many other CBS radio programs, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nolan (actor)
Maurice Joseph Girouard Jr. (born January 15, 1948) is a Canadian-American actor and music journalist. He is known for playing Jody O'Connell in the American western television series '' Buckskin''. Life and career Nolan was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At an early age, he emigrated to the United States with his family, when his mother was suffering from health problems. He attended a stage school and used the stage name Butch Bernard. Nolan began his career in 1952, with an uncredited role in the film '' Son of Paleface''. He appeared in films such as '' The Grasshopper'', '' The Toy Tiger'', ''The Seven Year Itch'', '' Man Afraid'', '' The Young Warriors'', '' All Mine to Give'', '' The Moonshine War'', ''Kiss Me, Stupid'', and '' Voyage of the Rock Aliens''. In 1958, he starred as Jody O'Connell in the NBC western television series '' Buckskin'', starring along with Sally Brophy and Mike Road. After the series ended, he guest-starred in television programs includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doro Merande
Doro Merande (born Dora Matthews, March 31, 1892 – November 1, 1975) was an American actress who appeared in film, theater, and television. Early years Born in Columbia, Kansas, as Dora Matthews, she was the daughter of a minister. At age 18, while living with her family in Kansas City, Missouri, she worked as a music teacher. She later went to New York City to become an actress. Stage actress Merande found her first part in a small summer company in Massachusetts. She coveted Broadway parts during the Great Depression. Her career began with the Jules Levanthal Company. She appeared on Broadway using her birth name in ''That Ferguson Family'' (1928) and ''Montmartreas'' (1922). Her first Broadway appearance as Doro Merande was as "Sophie Tuttle" in ''Loose Moments'' in 1935. Soon she was cast in ''One Good Year'', ''Red Harvest'', and ''Angel Island''. Her first major stage role was playing the gossip in ''Our Town'' by Thornton Wilder repeating her performance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper (born Marion Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first Doris Ziffel on the sitcom '' Green Acres''. Early life and career Marion Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met Lucille Ball, with whom she would remain friends, during production of Eddie Cantor's '' Roman Scandals'' in 1933. From 1937 to 1943, Pepper was a prolific actress, appearing in 43 movies, mostly in supporting roles or in minor films, with exceptions being main characters in '' The Rogues' Tavern'' and '' Mummy's Boys'', both feature films released in 1936. Among her later film parts were small roles in '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963) and '' My Fair Lady'' (1964). She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Me Stupid - Trailer
A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual intercourse, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, peace, or good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or a sacramental. The word comes from Old English ('to kiss'), in turn from ' ('a kiss'). History Anthropologists disagree on whether kissing is an instinctual or learned behaviour. Those who believe kissing to be an instinctual behaviour cite similar behaviours in other animals such as bonobos, which are known to kiss after fighting - possibly to restore peace. Others believe that it is a learned behaviour, having evolved from activities such as suckling or premastication in early human cultures passed on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
