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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
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29 July 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
Man, oh man, oh Mansfield! [UK] morePlot:
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick. But she wants something too: he has to pretend to be her new lover. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Actor Mickey Hargitay Dies at 80 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 September 2006)
Actor Tony Randall Dies at 84
(From IMDb News. 18 May 2004)
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A Success more (22 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Tony Randall | ... | Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself / Lover Doll | |
| Jayne Mansfield | ... | Rita Marlowe | |
| Betsy Drake | ... | Jenny Wells | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Violet | |
| John Williams | ... | Irving La Salle Jr. | |
| Henry Jones | ... | Henry Rufus | |
| Lili Gentle | ... | April Hunter | |
| Mickey Hargitay | ... | Bobo Branigansky | |
| Georgia Carr | ... | Calypso Number | |
| Dick Whittinghill | ... | T.V. Interviewer | |
| Ann McCrea | ... | Gladys | |
| Alberto Morin | ... | Frenchman | |
| Louis Mercier | ... | Frenchman |
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USA:93 min (FMC Library Print)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Adapted from a Broadway play that also starred Jayne Mansfield. "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" opened on Oct. 13, 1955 at the Belasco Theatre in New York and ran for 444 performances. The original Broadway cast included Orson Bean, Walter Matthau and Jayne Mansfield. Tina Louise and Tom Poston were replacement cast members. moreQuotes:
Violet: What you need is a drink.Rock Hunter: And how!
Violet: Maybe two drinks! What'll it be?
Rock Hunter: Something simple. A bottle and a straw.
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A brilliant spoof of advertising and Hollywood. Quite possibly my favorite comedy film. It took me forever to find a copy of it (on VHS), but I finally have one. I don't know why it isn't more readily available. Jayne Mansfield is a wonderful parody of Marilyn Monroe and other sex symbols. Tony Randall's reactions as an average Joe suddenly turned famous lover are hilarious. A lot of rather innovative techniques, such as the opening credit sequence, with Tony Randall introducing the film, followed by dead-on spoofs of commercials, and the very subtle use of transitioning to a blue or yellow screen before moving on to the next scene. I highly respect this film and I highly recommend it.