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Phffft!

Released Nov 10, 1954

1h 31m

Comedy

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Robert (Jack Lemmon) and Nina Tracy (Judy Holliday) were once a happy couple, but eight years of marriage has taken a toll on their relationship. They decide to call it quits and get a divorce. In their ensuing freedom, they are excited to dive back into the world of dating. Nina has a date with a suave actor (Donald Curtis), and Robert meets a blonde bombshell (Kim Novak). However, when their dalliances get complicated, they quickly realize that single life might not be what they bargained for.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Holliday, famous for portraying ditzes of accidental genius, here plays someone like herself-a smart and worldly woman whose professional life requires her to dumb down.

Aug 1, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Phffft benefits substantially from the predictably compelling, charismatic efforts of its two stars...

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2023

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Steve D

They spent as much time on the script as the films name.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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W. W. W

they could do it better, especially Holiday

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Audience Member

Good family watching right here. Yes, I recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas June 10, 2023.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday are well cast together in this comedy! Kim Novak played a small but different role in this here comedy! Worth seeing!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/19

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Audience Member

The best comedy movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Typical Jack Lemmon struggling to survive. Lemmon fans will love this one as he struggles to get back to the dating scene after a divorce. All the cliches about dating in this one no doubt. Kim Novak plays the much younger date to a tee. Not hilarious but amusing for the many truths this film contains. Moral is the guy/gal you left behind wasn't really all that bad and dating is every bit as worse as you thought. Lemmon's former wife finds dating just as problematic. Jack Carson terrific as always. In the end a fun romantic comedy about the realities of trying to date after 30.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Mark Robson

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Judy Holliday

Nina

Jack Lemmon

Robert Tracey

Kim Novak

Janis

Jack Carson

Charlie Nelson

Luella Gear

Mrs. Edith Chapman

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Synopsis

Robert (Jack Lemmon) and Nina Tracy (Judy Holliday) were once a happy couple, but eight years of marriage has taken a toll on their relationship. They decide to call it quits and get a divorce. In their ensuing freedom, they are excited to dive back into the world of dating. Nina has a date with a suave actor (Donald Curtis), and Robert meets a blonde bombshell (Kim Novak). However, when their dalliances get complicated, they quickly realize that single life might not be what they bargained for.

Director: Mark Robson
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 31m

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