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Sex and the Single Girl

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Bob Weston (Tony Curtis) is a tabloid magazine writer looking to score an interview with Helen Gurley Brown (Natalie Wood), a young and beautiful research psychologist who recently authored the best-selling women's advice guide "Sex and the Single Girl." Helen refuses the interview, so Bob impersonates one of her neighbors, Frank (Henry Fonda), in order to meet with her. Eventually, the two fall in love -- which forces Bob into a struggle to cover his trail of lies.
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Variety Staff Variety 05/27/2008
As usual in this type of farce, male and female leads have fewer comic lines than supporting players. But Curtis registers exceptionally well when detailing supposed marital problems to adviser. Go to Full Review
Tom Milne Time Out 06/24/2006
Graceless stuff, criminally wasting Bacall and Fonda as a couple with marital problems (they're in love, but constantly quarrelling), and with Quine's moderate flair for comedy nowhere in evidence. Go to Full Review
A.H. Weiler New York Times 05/09/2005
2/5
Spain never looked lovelier, but the banal romances of the lightweight principals in this retooled vehicle make the trip wholly unnecessary. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/19/2020
2/4
...an agreeably lighthearted setup that is, for the most part, employed to sluggish and underwhelming effect by Richard Quine... Go to Full Review
TV Guide 05/27/2008
3/4
In a small role as a production man, note Wayne, who appears as Benjamin Franklin in a superb one-man show around the world. Storch also turns in a neat cameo as a motorcycle cop. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/02/2008
3/5
1964 sexual revolution fodder, with some slapstick for redemption. Go to Full Review
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CodyZamboni Z Jul 7 Silly, low brow, and kinda embarassing for all involved, But done with such fast paced high energy, And has such an attractive charming cast, who give their all, making it all very amusing, And helps counteract some of the annoying slapstick, especially during the car chase finale. See more Jun 19 A crazy nutty movie, especially the ending, but it was quite good See more J C 03/12/2024 I would rate zero if I could. This has to be one the worst movies I've ever seen. It's basically a character assault on anyone female. See more Blu B 10/04/2023 When it focuses on Curtis & Wood it's a half decent Rom-Com. When it doesn't it's all over the place. Everything about it is pretty mediocre overall. Sometimes it's a musical, sometimes it's a car chase thriller, and sometimes its about the other couples. The storyline feels bloated becuase there is too many characters in this and doesn't feel like they contribute as much to the story as Wood & Curtis. The other big issue is a lot of the acting is very on the nose and not subtle with its subject matter throughout. It isn't really witty as much as just spelled out a lot of the time the subject matters. The car chase at the end dragged, felt out of place, the cop was stupid, and went full on slapstick silly it felt like and against the tone of everything else. This needed to get rid of the musical numbers, the stupid car chase ending, cut out the Fonda/Bacall subplot (even though I know its big part of the plot), and focus just on the two leads while being less on the nose. If your a big fan of any actors in this (especially Wood or Curtis) than give this a watch. Otherwise skip it. There are much better Rom Coms out there than this. See more Steve D 07/24/2023 Wood is solid but the film pulls its punches and is strangely judgmental. See more David K 05/03/2023 Thoroughly about the actors - all great - in a ridiculous movie. I found myself wondering how Helen Gurley Brown could allow herself to be used like this. I guess people didn't care as much about image as all the so-called influencers do today. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Bob Weston (Tony Curtis) is a tabloid magazine writer looking to score an interview with Helen Gurley Brown (Natalie Wood), a young and beautiful research psychologist who recently authored the best-selling women's advice guide "Sex and the Single Girl." Helen refuses the interview, so Bob impersonates one of her neighbors, Frank (Henry Fonda), in order to meet with her. Eventually, the two fall in love -- which forces Bob into a struggle to cover his trail of lies.
Director
Richard Quine
Producer
William T. Orr
Screenwriter
Joseph Heller, David R. Schwartz
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Fernwood Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 54m
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