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* GiganticGulp: That huge Chianti bottle fits this trope. They [[AluminumChristmasTrees really did exist]], by [[https://garbagefinds.com/2013/04/27/vintage-1964-a-yard-sale-and-a-newspaper-article/ the way]].
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''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 SexComedy directed by Creator/BillyWilder, written by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. It's an Americanized version of Anna Bonacci's 1944 Italian play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour''), which was also adapted into a 1952 Italian film, ''Moglie per una notte'' (''Wife for a Night'').
Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr) but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr) but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
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''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 SexComedy directed by Creator/BillyWilder, written by Wilder and I.A.who also wrote the screenplay along with I. A. L. Diamond. It's an Americanized version of Anna Bonacci's 1944 Italian play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour''), which was also adapted into a 1952 Italian film, ''Moglie per una notte'' (''Wife for a Night'').
Orville J. Spooner(Ray Walston) (Creator/RayWalston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr) but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's Creator/BillyWilder, so naturally (starting with the story taking place in a town called Climax), but especially for a 1964 film it's quite frank about sex, to the extent that today it has a PG-13 rating.
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* HardTruthAesop: "Adultery can sometimes be good for a marriage, depending on the circumstances of the adultery" and maybe more broadly "Sexual morality isn't always black-or-white." Remember, this was a mainstream Hollywood film made in 1964.
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Creator/MelBlanc, far better known as the voice of almost all the characters in the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes canon, has a rare live-action film role as Dr. Sheldrake the dentist.
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* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] are "That's Amore" and "Memories are Made of This". But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
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* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack Creator/RatPack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] are "That's Amore" and "Memories are Made of This". But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
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* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] just happen to be Dean Martin's real life ones. But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
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* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] just happen to be Dean Martin's real life ones.are "That's Amore" and "Memories are Made of This". But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/KimNovak plays a woman who accepts an offer from a man to pose as his wife, just like she did in ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''.
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* ZanyScheme: The plan to get Dino to sing one of Orville's and Barney's songs ends up becoming a bit convoluted.
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A highway detour forces popular crooner Dino (Music/DeanMartin) to stop for gas in Climax on his way from Vegas to Hollywood. Sensing a golden opportunity to pitch their songs, Barney sabotages Dino's car, forcing him to spend the night at Orville's house. Once it becomes apparent that the amorous Dino expects to have a tryst with Zelda (who he hasn't met yet), Orville and Barney (but mainly Barney) cook up a scheme where Zelda is forced to leave the house and sexy cocktail waitress/prostitute Polly the Pistol (Creator/KimNovak) poses as Orville's wife.
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A highway detour forces popular crooner Dino (Music/DeanMartin) to stop for gas in Climax on his way from Vegas to Hollywood. Sensing a golden opportunity to pitch their songs, Barney sabotages Dino's car, forcing him to spend the night at Orville's house. Once it becomes apparent that the amorous Dino expects to have a tryst with Zelda (who he hasn't met yet), Orville and Barney (but mainly Barney) cook up a scheme where Zelda is forced to leave the house and sexy cocktail waitress/prostitute Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak) (Creator/KimNovak) poses as Orville's wife.
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* GiganticGulp: That huge Chianti bottle fits this trope.
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* EverytownAmerica: Climax has this feel, but also has some specific Nevada elements, like a bar with slot machines and covert prostitution.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The film was shot around the time Music/TheBeatles were hitting it big in America, so the mention of them in the film was very topical, and Dino's dismissive joke reflected Martin's actual opinion of them.
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* AbortedArc: The campaign by the local MoralGuardians to shut down the Belly Button (where Polly the Pistol works) and the revelation that the club's waitresses go to church every Sunday to help its reputation both seem like part of an important B-story that ultimately should lead to conflict and resolution, but the whole thing just gets forgotten.
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* HappyEnding: For all the main characters: [[spoiler:Dino opens his TV show with Millsap & Spooner's "Sophia" and tells the story of how he discovered the song, making them famous overnight. Orville and Zelda reconcile. Polly buys a new car and finally gets to leave Climax]].
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* PersonalitySwap: The main thread in the second half of the film--[[spoiler: Polly enthusiastically takes on the persona of being Orville's wife and living the domestic life, while Zelda ends up in Polly's trailer and has a one-night stand with Dino]].
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* PersonalitySwap: The main thread in the second half of the film--[[spoiler: Polly enthusiastically takes on the persona of being Orville's wife and living the domestic life, while Zelda ends up in Polly's trailer and has a one-night stand with Dino]].Dino, who pays her $500]].
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''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 SexComedy directed by Creator/BillyWilder, written by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. It's an Americanized version of Anna Bonacci's 1944 Italian play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour''), which was also adapted into a 1952 Italian film film, ''Moglie per una notte'' (''Wife for a Night'').
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* AbortedArc: The campaign by the local MoralGuardians to shut down the Belly Button (where Polly the Pistol works) and the revelation that the club's waitresses go to church every Sunday to help its reputation both seem like part of an important B-story that ultimately should lead to conflict and resolution, but the whole thing just gets forgotten.
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Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr)but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
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Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr)but Farr) but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
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* DepravedDentist: The Climax town dentist, Dr. Sheldrake (Played by none other than Creator/MelBlanc), is an aversion, since he tells jokes and is very generous with the laughing gas.
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''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 SexComedy directed by Creator/BillyWilder, written by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. It's an Americanized version of Anna Bonacci's 1944 Italian play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour''), which was also adapted into a 1952 Italian film ''Moglie per una notte'' (''Wife for a Night'').
Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr)but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
A highway detour forces popular crooner Dino (Music/DeanMartin) to stop for gas in Climax on his way from Vegas to Hollywood. Sensing a golden opportunity to pitch their songs, Barney sabotages Dino's car, forcing him to spend the night at Orville's house. Once it becomes apparent that the amorous Dino expects to have a tryst with Zelda (who he hasn't met yet), Orville and Barney (but mainly Barney) cook up a scheme where Zelda is forced to leave the house and sexy cocktail waitress/prostitute Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak) poses as Orville's wife.
HilarityEnsues.
Very controversial in its day, sold as "Adults Only", and getting a Condemned rating from the Catholic Legion of Decency in the process. It's now considered an interesting curio in Wilder's later career.
!!I'm a Poached Trope:
* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] just happen to be Dean Martin's real life ones. But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
* TheAlcoholic: Dino.
* BreakTheCutie: Orville tries to do this to Zelda to get her out of the house, but she knows how to call his bluff, so it takes a lot of work on his part.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Orville, who falsely and viciously accuses the milkman and his adolescent piano student of having affairs with his wife.
* DepravedDentist: The Climax town dentist, Dr. Sheldrake (Played by none other than Creator/MelBlanc), is an aversion, since he tells jokes and is very generous with the laughing gas.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's Creator/BillyWilder, so naturally (starting with the story taking place in a town called Climax), but especially for a 1964 film it's quite frank about sex, to the extent that today it has a PG-13 rating.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Not just Good Adultery, but totally condoned and ultimately the catalyst for the HappyEnding, which is why the [[MoralGuardians Legion of Decency]] went after this film.
* HenpeckedHusband: Zelda's father (played by Howard [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow "Floyd the Barber"]] [=McNear=]).
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Zig-zagged with Polly the Pistol, who starts off with a SeenItAll attitude, but Orville unwittingly brings out her warm, nurturing side.
* {{Joisey}}: Polly the Pistol is from there, and has the accent to prove it.
* LovableSexManiac: Dino, who claims that if he doesn't have sex every night, he wakes up with a headache the next morning.
* MyBelovedSmother: Zelda's mother is the worst kind of nagging parent.
* PosthumousCollaboration: Ira Gershwin put together the songs written by Millsap & Spooner in-universe, writing new (and [[StylisticSuck Stylistic Suck-y]]) lyrics to old unused Music/GeorgeGershwin melodies.
* ReallyGetsAround: Dino and Polly.
* ReversePsychology: How [[spoiler:Zelda]] finally gets Dino to agree to sing "Sophia".
* ShoutOut: When he throws his teenage piano student out of his house, Orville calls him a "male Literature/{{Lolita}}".
''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 SexComedy directed by Creator/BillyWilder, written by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. It's an Americanized version of Anna Bonacci's 1944 Italian play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''The Dazzling Hour''), which was also adapted into a 1952 Italian film ''Moglie per una notte'' (''Wife for a Night'').
Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston) is a church organist and music teacher in the small desert town of Climax, Nevada. He's married to the pretty Zelda (Felicia Farr)but is insanely jealous and suspects her of cheating behind his back. He also writes songs with gas station owner Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), though they've had no luck in getting any famous singers to perform the likes of "I'm a Poached Egg" or "I Left My Heart in San Diego".
A highway detour forces popular crooner Dino (Music/DeanMartin) to stop for gas in Climax on his way from Vegas to Hollywood. Sensing a golden opportunity to pitch their songs, Barney sabotages Dino's car, forcing him to spend the night at Orville's house. Once it becomes apparent that the amorous Dino expects to have a tryst with Zelda (who he hasn't met yet), Orville and Barney (but mainly Barney) cook up a scheme where Zelda is forced to leave the house and sexy cocktail waitress/prostitute Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak) poses as Orville's wife.
HilarityEnsues.
Very controversial in its day, sold as "Adults Only", and getting a Condemned rating from the Catholic Legion of Decency in the process. It's now considered an interesting curio in Wilder's later career.
!!I'm a Poached Trope:
* AdamWesting: Possibly the UrExample for a full-length film. Dean Martin technically plays a character named Dino, but otherwise there's no attempt to suggest he's not appearing AsHimself. He talks about the Rat Pack and his [[SignatureSong Signature Songs]] just happen to be Dean Martin's real life ones. But the real Dean Martin was a family man and moderate drinker. Dino is an [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholic]] and a LovableSexManiac.
* TheAlcoholic: Dino.
* BreakTheCutie: Orville tries to do this to Zelda to get her out of the house, but she knows how to call his bluff, so it takes a lot of work on his part.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Orville, who falsely and viciously accuses the milkman and his adolescent piano student of having affairs with his wife.
* DepravedDentist: The Climax town dentist, Dr. Sheldrake (Played by none other than Creator/MelBlanc), is an aversion, since he tells jokes and is very generous with the laughing gas.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's Creator/BillyWilder, so naturally (starting with the story taking place in a town called Climax), but especially for a 1964 film it's quite frank about sex, to the extent that today it has a PG-13 rating.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Not just Good Adultery, but totally condoned and ultimately the catalyst for the HappyEnding, which is why the [[MoralGuardians Legion of Decency]] went after this film.
* HenpeckedHusband: Zelda's father (played by Howard [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow "Floyd the Barber"]] [=McNear=]).
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Zig-zagged with Polly the Pistol, who starts off with a SeenItAll attitude, but Orville unwittingly brings out her warm, nurturing side.
* {{Joisey}}: Polly the Pistol is from there, and has the accent to prove it.
* LovableSexManiac: Dino, who claims that if he doesn't have sex every night, he wakes up with a headache the next morning.
* MyBelovedSmother: Zelda's mother is the worst kind of nagging parent.
* PosthumousCollaboration: Ira Gershwin put together the songs written by Millsap & Spooner in-universe, writing new (and [[StylisticSuck Stylistic Suck-y]]) lyrics to old unused Music/GeorgeGershwin melodies.
* ReallyGetsAround: Dino and Polly.
* ReversePsychology: How [[spoiler:Zelda]] finally gets Dino to agree to sing "Sophia".
* ShoutOut: When he throws his teenage piano student out of his house, Orville calls him a "male Literature/{{Lolita}}".
