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The Thrill Of It All [1963]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
James Garner substitutes for Rock Hudson in this hilarious Doris Day outing. Housewife Beverly Boyer (Day) happens by chance to give an executive of Happy Soap an honest appraisal of one of his company's products. Charmed by her forthright and honest manner, he makes Beverly the company spokesperson. When she becomes an advertising sensation, her husband (Garner) has to deal with the social ramifications of his wife making more money than he does. Day and Garner are both in good form, and Garner nicely portrays the mounting frustration of bewildered husband Gerald. Gerald's refusal to accept that Beverly's new career infringes on her duties as housewife is, of course, outdated thinking today. Nevertheless, the film works and is sincerely funny. No wonder: comedian Carl Reiner cowrote the script. --Mark Savary
I'm Beverly Boyer and I'm a pig
Review date: 2008-08-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
Dr. Gerald Boyer (James Garner) helps a woman to become pregnant "in his role as a doctor". He is the classic conservative husband who assumes that his wife would stay home and make catsup while he earns the living. However, after being offered an enormous amount of money Beverly Boyer (Doris Day) decides to take a job doing commercials for the family that James Garner helped.
On the TV shows that Beverly Boyer does the advertisement on, each week Carl Reiner gets to play a different character (same plot) bad guy. They say it is too subtle for the audience to notice that it is the same script. After all, we do not notice that the same plots run through most TV programs today.
Naturally this upsets Dr. Gerald Boyer. So he devises a scheme to rectify the situation. The interplay between the characters keeps us laughing.
No one can tell me that the original person slated to sell Happy Soap, Spot Checker (Pamela Curran), could not sell ME soap from a bathtub. Ha, Not risqué huh?
This is a great 60's comedy and if you like the over flowing soap suds scene then you will also enjoy "Bachelor in Paradise" (1961) with Bob Hope.
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Reviews
Great comedy!
Review date: 2008-07-25 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one of my favourite comedies ever! The script is very competent (Carl Reiner) in its critic of televison and consumerism. Doris Day is rather competent as the bored wife that lands a televison contract and James Garner partners with her as the obstretician husband that feels left out after her sudden success. I felt obliged to right this comment after reading a previous "review" that didn't do justice to the film's brilliance.
The thrill of a housewife working on television
Review date: 2007-08-31 Rating: 6 out of 10
This is a romantic comedy about a housewife named Beverly Boyer (Doris Day), married to a successful gynecologist Gerald Boyer (James Garner), get a job offer of doing soap commercials on television. This is a typical family drama in a romantic set when the husband gets jealous that his wife makes more money than he does, and the fear that she may become too independent. The movie doesn't have any magic or unusal plot except that if you are a fan of Doris Day and James Garner, you would love to see them play married couple. This movie was directed by Norman Jewison (directed Moonstruck); written by Carl Reiner (wrote and directed Dick Van Dyke Show) and Larry Gelbart (famous for TV sitcoms MASH and Cheers). During an interview, Carl Reiner said that he had Judy Holliday in mind to play the role of Beverly Boyer. My favorite moments in the movie are; when a swimming pool installed in the Boyer's backyard for a commercial becomes a parking space when Gerald drives right into it one day after returning from work. In another situation a German nanny who can not speak English misunderstands Gerald.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Edward Andrews
Arlene Francis
Elliott Reid
Doris Day
James Garner
Creators:
Doris Day (Primary Contributor)
James Garner (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582224368
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2006-10-02
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1963
Language: English (Original Language)