Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Helen Gurley Brown (book)
Joseph Heller (writer)

Release Date:

25 December 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

She wrote the book on love!

Plot:

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

Plot Keywords:

Tabloid | Psychologist | Book | Magazine | Sex

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tony Curtis	...	Bob Weston
Natalie Wood	...	Helen Gurley Brown
Henry Fonda	...	Frank Luther Broderick
Lauren Bacall	...	Sylvia Broderick
Mel Ferrer	...	Dr. Rudolph (Rudy) DeMeyer
Fran Jeffries	...	Gretchen
Leslie Parrish	...	Susan
Edward Everett Horton	...	The Chief
Larry Storch	...	Motorcycle Cop
Stubby Kaye	...	Cab Driver 'Speed' Vogel
Howard St. John	...	Randall
Otto Kruger	...	Dr. Marshall H. Anderson
Max Showalter	...	Holmes
William Lanteau	...	Sylvester
Helen Kleeb	...	Hilda

Runtime:

110 min | 114 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Germany:12 (TV rating) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fernwood Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Otto Kruger's last movie.

Quotes:

Frank Luther Broderick: Girls, look! It's my wife. She used to work here. She married the boss. See? If you're nice to me, maybe you can marry me.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

Sex And The Single Girl

A Film do be Released in DVD Format

Despite all his critics,"Sex and the Single Girl" is a delight,a pure entertainment film with a marvelous cast giving very good performances. This movie deserves to be released in DVD here Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood are better than in "The Great Race".Henry Fonda found in Lauren Bacall one partner in the same caliber of Bette Davis or Katharine Hepburn and the two made a terrific team.Mel Ferrer contributes with funny moments in a rare comedy performance.The screenplay are witty and gave to us highlights like Quine homage to Billy Wilder during a Tony Curtis/Natalie Wood seduction scene.Of, Course Mr. Wilder is a renowned director,Quine don't have the same status but in this movie and several in his filmography he shows a great talent special for comedy and develop a friendship with the late Jack Lemmon who once said Quine is one of most underrated directors in this business.Mr. Quine bought to us:"Bell,Book and Candle","Notorious Landlady","Strangers When We Met" and "How to Murder Your Wife" plus "Operation Mad Ball" the movie Wilder saw and invite Lemmon for the Classic "Some Like Hot". Mr. Jack Lemmon and "Some Like It hot" are often celebrated in "Sex and the Single Girl".For all this reasons watched It!