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How To Murder Your Wife
1965
Cartoonist Stanley Ford, a confirmed bachelor, attends a party one evening... and is bewitched by a blonde Italian knockout who pops out of a cake. Then he does a very stupid thing. He marries her on the spot. Though his new wife is a happy homemaker, a man's man like Stanley has no stomach for domestic bliss. When his attempts .. Read more
| Starring | Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi |
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| Director | Richard Quine |
| Genres | Comedy |
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How To Murder Your Wife
Cartoonist Stanley Ford, a confirmed bachelor, attends a party one evening... and is bewitched by a blonde Italian knockout who pops out of a cake. Then he does a very stupid thing. He marries her on the spot. Though his new wife is a happy homemaker, a man's man like Stanley has no stomach for domestic bliss. When his attempts at separation fail, he gets an idea. Known for always acting out his hero's scenarios before putting ink to page, he stages her murder and sketches a cartoon based on the scheme. When his wife sees the funny pages, she is frightened and vanishes. Mission accomplished. Not so fast, however, as the police appear and now want to ask him a few questions about his wife's whereabouts...
| Starring | Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Quine |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Jan 2005 Production year: 1965 |
| Format | DVD |
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Confirmed bachelor Jack Lemmon wakes up after a night on the town married to luscious Virna Lisi, much to the dismay of his faithful butler Terry-Thomas, in director Richard Quine's brilliant politically incorrect comedy scripted by producer George Axelrod. Thereafter, strip-cartoonist Lemmon's action-man character Bash Brannigan becomes cosily domesticated. To placate his fans, who want Brannigan restored to bachelorhood, Lemmon kills off his cartoon hero's wife; but then Lisi disappears and Lemmon finds himself accused of murder. Scenes to cherish involve the “galopita-galopita” machine and the courtroom pressing of an imaginary button, while the long-married double act of Eddie Mayehoff and Claire Trevor shows just how far the battle of the sexes can go and still keep us laughing.
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Amusing preliminaries give way to dreary plot complications and an overlong courtroom scene. Leave after the first hour.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
A great example of its time
This is the quintessential 60's light comedy, slick Hollywood at its best. Ardent feminists may get the vapours, but really it's just a product of its time, and well re-mastered too. Great performances - Lemmon in his prime, Terry-Thomas proving just how good he really was, and heaps of glamour and indeed talent from an exceptional supporting cast. Virna Lisi is the eye-candy, and a script by George Axelrod - it's a classic all round. No heavy political comment, but if you fancy a light frothy romp, you won't be disappointed.
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How To Murder Your Wife
This was excellent. Very funny and entertaining.
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