The Seven Year Itch

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The Seven Year Itch

1955

1h 45m

Comedy

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In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?

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Delmore Schwartz

The New Republic

01/23/2013

Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

02/02/2009

3/5

Very dated and not consistently funny but famous for the iconic Marilyn air-vent shot and a close to the under-wire smuttiness.

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Variety Staff

Variety

08/15/2007

What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay.

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George N. Fenin

Film Culture

03/30/2022

The Seven Year Itch is another step down in the career of the talented director.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

03/24/2021

6/10

There are chuckles to be found, though they're not as memorable as Monroe's costume changes or the iconic sequence in which she stands over subway vents in a white gown.

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Virginia Graham

The Spectator

06/19/2018

This is a wonderful comedy performance. So too, somewhat surprisingly, is Marilyn Monroe's.

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@Horrorfan4life 6d

terrific romantic comedy with great performances by Monroe and Evell. The imagination of his character where he truly believes he's a lady's man was funny. Then temptation enters his mind as a gorgeous blonde moves in upstairs. She truly lights up the screen and in this movie we get the most iconic shot that includes a white dress. A classic. Tim Treakle

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Blair K.

@blairkelley Dec 12

I started watching to see the iconic scene of Marilyn standing over the subway. It was enjoyable to watch but I wouldn’t say it’s substantial. Watching Tom Ewell spiral the whole movie was funny. I read someone else’s review and they said it felt like a long episode of a 70’s sitcom and I couldn’t agree more.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Dec 3

Funny in 1.75 hours.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 17

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Ed .

@RT01276001 Aug 29

70 Year Ditch 70 years later, the humor is either dated or perhaps always nonexistent. Ewell's character is intentionally juvenile and perhaps accepted for laughs at the time but doesn't cut it for me. It's not due to being PC, but rather the childishness. I appreciate Tom Ewell's comedic talents but not the character representation. Monroe's performance is what you expect: entertaining and demonstrating an intelligence in navigating a man's world at that time. If made today, you know the female would be rushing to stand on that grate sans underwear and sans class.

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Rami A

@Bunt101 Aug 19

I don't think the comedy holds up well. There are a lot of moments that make you cringe. I think I only laughed a few times, but that was from Marilyn Monroe, who was the only interesting part of the movie.

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Synopsis

In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?

Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Charles K. Feldman, Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: George Axelrod, Billy Wilder
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 45m

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