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The Opposite Sex

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Former radio singer Kay (June Allyson) learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve (Leslie Nielsen), has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal (Joan Collins). Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.
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Jean Yothers Orlando Sentinel 10/08/2021
It sparkles with snappy dialogue, a parade of smart fashions and a beauty of a hair-pulling, dress-fearing, name-calling fight. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom 11/27/2003
3/5
See the original "The Women" instead. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/07/2005
C-
An awful remake of George Cukor's witty 1939 The Women. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/29/2005
1/5
James Berardinelli ReelViews 01/01/2000
2.5/4
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07/12/2021 Watered down remake of THE WOMEN with music. See more steve d 07/21/2020 The story is really unpleasant. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 02/04/2020 The Opposite Sex is a disappointing film. It is about the virtuous wife who loses her husband to another woman. June Allyson and Joan Collins give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. David Miller did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more 07/10/2016 charmless, dull remake See more 10/04/2015 Terrible remake of The Women from 1939 with Norma Shearer . June Allyson is about as sexy as a bag of sticks with Joan Collins lack of acting ability on full display. The only thing worth looking at in this technicolor tragedy is the 1956 Lincoln convertible - don't waste your time. See more 08/10/2015 Great June Allyson movie. See more Read all reviews
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David Miller

Director

June Allyson

Kay

Joan Collins

Crystal

Dolores Gray

Sylvia

Ann Sheridan

Amanda

Ann Miller

Gloria

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Synopsis Former radio singer Kay (June Allyson) learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve (Leslie Nielsen), has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal (Joan Collins). Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.
Director
David Miller
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 57m
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