The Thrill of It All (1963)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Larry Gelbart (story) &
Carl Reiner (story) ...

Release Date:

17 July 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

At a dinner party, Beverly Boyer, wife of an obstetrician and mother of two, tells the manufacturer...

Plot Keywords:

Soap | New Baby | Expectant Father | Ketchup | Bubble Bath

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Doris Day	...	Beverly Boyer
James Garner	...	Dr. Gerald Boyer
Arlene Francis	...	Mrs. Fraleigh
Edward Andrews	...	Gardiner Fraleigh
Reginald Owen	...	Old Tom Fraleigh
Zasu Pitts	...	Olivia
Elliott Reid	...	Mike Palmer
Alice Pearce	...	Irving's wife
Kym Karath	...	Maggie Boyer
Brian Nash	...	Andy Boyer
Lucy Landau	...	Mrs. Goethe
Paul Hartman	...	Dr. Taylor
Hayden Rorke	...	Billings
Alex Gerry	...	Stokely
Robert Gallagher	...	Van Camp

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

The ad agency's viewing room has both color and black-and-white TVs side by side. This was common at ad agencies in the 1960s to confirm that color commercials would also be acceptable on black-and-white sets.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When the Boyer's are being driven to the Fraleigh's, the limo driver looks at them in the rear view mirror, but the image is not reversed. Mrs. Boyer is still on the right of Dr. Boyer.

Quotes:

Beverly Boyer: [On live camera and nervous] Hello. I'm... I'm Beverly Boyer and I'm a pig.
Old Tom Fraleigh: A pig?
Mrs. Fraleigh: A pig?
Gardiner Fraleigh: A pig?
Mike Palmer: A pig?
Andy Boyer: What did mommy say?
Olivia: She said she was a pig.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Thrill Of It All

An Often Overlooked Gem from Doris Day...

Doris Day made a lot of movies that were a lot better than people knew and so many of them went practically unnoticed. A prime example was the 1963 comedy THE THRILL OF IT ALL, which starred Doris as Beverly Boyer, the wife of a doctor (James Garner), who, quite accidentally, becomes a television spokesperson for a product called "Happy Soap" and becomes an overnight celebrity much to the consternation of her husband. Day is at the height of her charm here as she is completely winning as the housewife thrown into the celebrity spotlight and doesn't really know how to handle it. Garner matches her note for note as the slightly chauvinistic husband who would rather have his wife at home. There is also a lovely supporting turn by Arlene Francis as a friend of Doris' who Doris actually helps to give birth in a cab and Carl Reiner (who also co-wrote the screenplay) has an amusing set of cameos as the star of the show where Happy Soap is advertised. A warm family comedy that showcases brilliantly why the world loved Doris Day...and still does.