82% (2) Love with the Proper Stranger 102 min, Unrated, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Robert Mulligan] [25 Dec 1963]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 75%, Rotten Tomatoes: 89%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.
Actors: Edie Adams, Herschel Bernardi, Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen
Writer: Arnold Schulman
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Plot: Angie Rossini is an innocent Italian Catholic Macy's salesgirl, who discovers she's pregnant from a fling with Rocky, a musician. Angie finds Rocky (who doesn't remember her at first) to tell him she's pregnant and needs a doctor for an abortion. He finds her a doctor and they work together to raise the money. Can these two strangers find love with one another before it's too late?
Rotten Tomatoes: Taken for granted by her Italian family, New Yorker Natalie Wood seeks solace in the arms of irresponsible jazz musician Steve McQueen. She becomes pregnant, but doesn't expect McQueen to marry her; all she wants is enough money to pay for an illegal abortion (this is ten years before Roe v. Wade). Not surprisingly, McQueen is refused a loan by his girl friend Edie Adams; meanwhile, Wood is being pressured by her family to marry gormless Tom Bosley. As the abortion appointment approaches, McQueen begins to feel guilty, but still won't propose. Bosley finds out that Wood is pregnant, and is willing to make an honest woman of her. Wood finally makes up her mind what she's going to do and whom she's going to choose when she walks into the seedy abortion clinic. Though very dated, Love With the Proper Stranger is still dramatically viable, thanks to the on-screen rapport between Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen, and to the large and talented New York-based supporting cast.
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80% (2) Lover Come Back 107 min, Approved, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Delbert Mann] [03 Mar 1962]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 89%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
Actors: Doris Day, Edie Adams, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
Writer: Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning
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Plot: Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are both in the advertising business, but for different agencies. Annoyed by Jerry's methods of using alcohol and women to ensure contracts for his agency, Carol tries to get him thrown out of his profession. To avoid this Jerry bribes the girl who'd testify against him, by starring her in a TV commercial for a product named VIP that he's just made up. By accident these commercials are broadcasted and to keep his job, Jerry has to come up with VIP for which he enlists the help of Doctor Linus Tyler. Carol goes to see the Doctor to try and get the VIP account, but because she and Jerry have never met, she mistakes Jerry for the Doctor. Jerry then takes advantage of this situation to win her.
Rotten Tomatoes: This entry in a series of screwball comedies starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day pits the stars as rival advertising agents on Madison Avenue, battling to land the account for a product which does not actually exist.
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63% (2) Up in Smoke 86 min, R, [Comedy, Music] [Lou Adler, Tommy Chong] [15 Sep 1978]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, Metacritic: 57%, External Reviews
Actors: Cheech Marin, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, Tommy Chong
Writer: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Spanish Country: USA
Plot: Cheech and Chong meet up by chance on the highway somewhere in California. They go in search of some dope and are accidentally deported to Mexico where in their desperation to get home they agree to drive a van back to the States so they can get back in time for a gig they are due to play. Unaware of the properties from which the van is constructed they make their way back having aquired a couple of female hitch-hikers whilst all the time avoiding the cops whom they are not even aware are following them.
Rotten Tomatoes: From the coffee shops of Amsterdam, to the medical marijuana clubs in California, this so-called "smoke tour" offers a comprehensive look into the international world of weed. Also included are 2 music videos and appearances from hip-hop legends Snoop Dogg, Method Man, and Ton Loc, as well as behind-the-scenes concert footage and lots of pot smoking.
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77% (1) The Best Man 102 min, APPROVED, [Drama] [Franklin J. Schaffner] [18 Jun 1964]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 77%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
Actors: Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Henry Fonda, Margaret Leighton
Writer: Gore Vidal (screenplay)
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Plot: Intellectual William Russell and down-to-earth Joe Cantwell are front runners for a party nomination that will almost certainly mean the Presidency. Cantwell is prepared to use anything to achieve his goal while Russell sees himself as a man of principle - though his philandering means he is relieved his wife is prepared to appear alongside him. Both men crucially need the support of the ailing President, and as the stakes become higher each team has to decide how dirty they are prepared to get.
Rotten Tomatoes: Gore Vidal adapted his biting and bitter political satire from his hit Broadway play. Franklin J. Schaffner directed and Haskell Wexler provided the sharp-edged cinematography. The story concerns the political back-biting and smear politics involved in a presidential election year scramble by potential presidential party nominees. Lee Tracy (in an Oscar-nominated performance and his final screen role) is Art Hockstader, a dying president who refuses to throw his support behind any of his party's presidential hopefuls. Hoping to get the nod as the party's presidential candidate is liberal do-gooder William Russell (Henry Fonda). His wife Alice (Margaret Leighton) wants to get a divorce from Russell but is delaying the divorce proceedings until after the party convention. Opposing Russell for the nomination is Joe Cantwell (Cliff Robertson), a slick and unscrupulous political monster who will use any bit of dirt to get ahead in the party. When he discovers that Russell once suffered from mental problems, he threatens to use it against him. Russell then finds out that Cantwell once had a homosexual relationship. Russell, who abhors smear politics, now has to decide whether to use the information against Cantwell or bury the secret and risk losing the nomination.
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61% (1) Under the Yum Yum Tree 110 min, [Comedy, Romance] [David Swift] [23 Oct 1963]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 61%, External Reviews
Actors: Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Jack Lemmon
Writer: Lawrence Roman (play), Lawrence Roman (screenplay), David Swift (screenplay)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Italian Country: USA
Plot: Hogan owns and operates the Centaur Apartment complex. He rents the units to young women only at less than half their market value in order to spy on them lasciviously and seduce them. After Hogan's latest conquest, Dr. Irene Wilson, a college professor, moves out when their romance goes sour, Hogan is more than happy to rent that apartment to blonde college student Robin Austin. Hogan is even happier when he learns Robin will have a slightly taller brunette roommate. What Hogan doesn't initially know is that Robin is Irene's student and niece, and that Robin's roommate will be her boyfriend, fellow college student David Manning. Not wanting to mistake lust for love, Robin convinced a sexually frustrated David - with who she has not yet had sex - to this platonic cohabitation arrangement solely to see if they are truly compatible as people before they decide to get married. When Hogan finds out about David and the arrangement, he tries subversively to thwart any romance between Robin and David, all the while trying to get Robin for himself. Once Irene finds out about Robin and David's arrangement, she tries first to ensure that they stick to the agreement and second that Hogan isn't trying any funny business with Robin, all in the name of protecting her niece. Irene, a professor of Education for Marriage, may be able to add some professional wisdom and first hand knowledge of Hogan to help the process along.
Rotten Tomatoes: This bawdy sex comedy is set in a New York apartment building owned by a swinging playboy who beds all his female tenants. One day, one of his tenants sublets her flat to her virginal niece. The new girl immediately inflames the landlord, who marks her as his next conquest.
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55% (1) Made in Paris 103 min, Not Rated, [Comedy, Romance] [Boris Sagal] [09 Feb 1966]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 55%, External Reviews
Awards: 3 nominations.
Actors: Ann-Margret, Edie Adams, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna
Writer: Stanley Roberts
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Plot: Maggie Scott (Ann-Margret), a fashion buyer in Paris on her first buying spree where she meets famous fashion designer Mark Fontaine (Louis Jourdan) and he immediately gives her the big ...
Rotten Tomatoes: An American girl finds love and laughter in the City of Lights in this romantic comedy. Maggie Scott (Ann-Margret) works as an assistant to Irene Chase (Edie Adams), a fashion purchaser for a large clothing store. Irene sends Maggie to Paris as her representative for the annual fashion shows of the major European designers; Irene has an ulterior motive, as her son Ted Barclay (Chad Everett) is infatuated with Maggie and she wants to keep him away from her. While in Paris, Maggie strikes up a romance with Marc Fontaine (Louis Jourdan), a handsome Frenchman who was once Irene's boyfriend. However, Maggie is also being pursued by American reporter Herb Stone (Richard Crenna). To add to the confusion, Ted decides to fly to Paris in an effort to win Maggie's heart once and for all. Jazz fans will want to keep an ear open for performances by Count Basie and Mongo Santamaria. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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53% (1) Call Me Bwana 93 min, [Comedy] [Gordon Douglas] [14 Jun 1963]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 53%, External Reviews
Actors: Anita Ekberg, Bob Hope, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries
Writer: Nate Monaster (screenplay), Johanna Harwood (screenplay), Mort Lachman (screenplay), Bill Larkin (screenplay)
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Plot: A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off course and lands in Africa where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders the great African Authority Matthew Merriwether (Bob Hope), an utter fraud and authority only on feminine pulchritude, to go find it. A foreign power sends Secret Agent Luba (Anita Ekberg) to go after Matthew and stop at nothing - absolutely nothing - to get it from him. Dr. Ezra Mungo (Lionel Jeffries) is peeved that Luba superseded him, and is sent along posing as her father but has plans of his own. All meet and form a safari but there is time out for a golf match between Merriwether and Arnold Palmer (Himself). After reaching their destination, with Merriwether madly in love with Luba, they find that the Ekeles believe the capsule is a holy talisman and won't give it up.
Rotten Tomatoes: In this cornball Bob Hope vehicle, an African explorer teams up with a CIA agent to find a space capsule that has crashed in the Congo. The trouble really begins when they find themselves joined by two lovely enemy agents.
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