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Kiss Me, Stupid ()

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Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.
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Dino
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Polly The Pistol
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Orville
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Zelda
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Barney
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Big Bertha
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Milkman (as James Ward)
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Mrs. Pettibone
Bobo Lewis ...
Waitress
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Johnnie Mulligan (as Tommy Nolan)
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Mrs. Mulligan
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Rev. Carruthers
Arlen Stuart ...
Rosalie Schultz
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Mr. Pettibone
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Mack Gray
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Dr. Sheldrake
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Mitzi a Show Girl
Susan Wedell ...
Silvya a Show Girl
Bern Hoffman ...
Bartender
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Smith
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Wesson
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Truck Driver
Sam ...
Parrot (as A Parrot Named Sam)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Serious Waiter at Desert Sands (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
James J. Casino ...
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Nevada State Trooper (uncredited)
Laurie Fontaine ...
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Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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Waiter at Desert Sands (uncredited)
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Waiter at Desert Sands (uncredited)
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George Tracy ...
Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by

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Billy Wilder

Written by

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Billy Wilder ... (screenplay) and
I.A.L. Diamond ... (screenplay)
 
Anna Bonacci ... (play "L'Ora della Fantasia")

Produced by

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I.A.L. Diamond ... associate producer
Doane Harrison ... associate producer
Dean Martin ... executive producer (uncredited)
Billy Wilder ... producer

Music by

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André Previn ... (music score) (as Andre Previn)

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Joseph LaShelle ... director of photography (as Joseph La Shelle)

Editing by

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Daniel Mandell ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Daniel Mandell ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lynn Stalmaster

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Alexandre Trauner ... (as Alexander Trauner)

Art Direction by

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Robert Luthardt

Set Decoration by

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Edward G. Boyle

Makeup Department

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Loren Cosand ... makeup
Emile LaVigne ... makeup (as Emile La Vigne)
Maudlee McDougall ... hairdresser
Alice Monte ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Ray Gosnell Jr. ... unit manager (as Ray Gosnell)
Allen K. Wood ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles C. Coleman ... assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
Thomas L. Miller ... assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Roe ... assistant director (uncredited)
Tim Zinnemann ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Frank Agnone ... properties
Sam Gordon ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Wayne Fury ... sound effects editor
Robert Martin ... sound
Clem Portman ... re-recording
Bert Hallberg ... recordist (uncredited)
W.C. Smith ... boom operator (uncredited)

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Milt Rice ... special effects (as Milton Rice)
Daniel Hays ... special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Don Anderson ... camera operator (uncredited)
Jack Chandler ... camera assistant (uncredited)
Jack Harris ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Hosler ... camera assistant (uncredited)
John Livesley ... grip (uncredited)
Don Stott ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene Caine ... wardrobe
Wesley Jeffries ... wardrobe (as Wes Jefferies)
Bill Thomas ... costumes: Miss Novak (uncredited)

Music Department

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Richard Carruth ... music editor
George Gershwin ... songs by
Ira Gershwin ... songs by

Script and Continuity Department

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Marshall J. Wolins ... script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins)

Additional Crew

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Wally Green ... choreographer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Dino, the charming and lecherous Las Vegas singer, stops for gas on his way to Hollywood in Climax, Nevada. The oily gas station attendant is Barney Millsap, a would-be lyricist who writes pop songs with Orville Spooner, the local piano teacher. By disabling Dino's car, Barney contrives a scheme to have Dino sing one of their songs on an upcoming TV special. To entertain Dino, Barney contacts the village tart, Polly, employing her to pretend to be Orville's wife, Zelda, for a night. She doesn't like Dino, but does love being Orville's surrogate wife. Dino goes to a bar, where he meets the real Zelda, and they spend the night together while Polly spends it with Orville. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines There Was This Girl in Climax, Nevada See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Dazzling Hour (United States)
  • Embrasse-moi, idiot! (France)
  • Küss mich, Dummkopf (Germany)
  • Bésame, tonto (Spain)
  • Öpsene budala (Turkey, Turkish title)
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Runtime
  • 125 min
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Budget $3,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Production began with Peter Sellers in the role of Orville. Sellers suffered a heart attack several weeks into production, and filming was re-started with Ray Walston in the role (after Tony Randall, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon,Danny Kaye and Tom Ewell were all considered). See more »
Goofs After Orville's wife digs under his sweatshirt for a pen while Johnny is playing the piano, the sound of the piano distorts as if the sound tape slowed down for a second. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Dean Martin (1999). See more »
Soundtracks 'S Wonderful See more »
Quotes Dino: [on a cabaret stage, pretending to be drunk] I have an amazing mother, you know. She is 85 years old and she don't need no glasses.
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Dino: She drinks right out of the bottle.
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