Kiss Me, Stupid
Seen it?1964 | 125 min | Comedy, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved How to Marry a Millionaire, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$10 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Billy Wilder
- Dean MartinDino
- Kim NovakPolly the Pistol
- Ray WalstonOrville Jeremiah Spooner
- Felicia FarrZelda Spooner
- Cliff OsmondBarney Milsap
- Barbara PepperBig Bertha
- Skip WardMilkman
- Doro MerandeMrs. Pettibone
- Tom NolanJohnnie Mulligan
- Alice PearceMrs. Mulligan