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The Thrill of It All

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Successful OB-GYN Gerald Boyer (James Garner) and his wife, Beverly (Doris Day), are happily married with two children. At a dinner gathering, Beverly discusses her favorite soap, Happy Soap, and how much she enjoys it. When Beverly is introduced to the company's owner, she is immediately offered a contract as the product's spokeswoman for TV commercials. However, Gerald has a hard time adjusting to his wife's newfound fame, and plots to foil Beverly's career in order to keep her at home.

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Variety Staff Variety Ultimately it is in the design and engineering of cumulative sight gag situations that Thrill of It All excels. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Time Out Frothy romantic comedy with Garner taking over from Rock Hudson as Day's foil. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times I don't want to give you the impression that The Thrill of It All is a great film. I just want to tell you it is loaded with good, clean American laughs. Rated: 3.5/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...watchable yet entirely erratic... Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 8, 2020 Full Review TV Guide Another in a surprisingly good series of romantic comedies starring Doris Day from producers Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher. Rated: 3/4 May 6, 2013 Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nizar N Just what you'd expect from a comedy movie with Doris Day in it. It is indeed underrated, probably because of some outdated elements, but on the other hand it does seem to have been ahead of its time in other elements. The Thrill of It All features perfectly curated comedic critique of the advertising industry, with nice quips, a relatively enjoyable story, and neat cinematography. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Audience Member Fun comedy. I love Diets Day, so that helps! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/21 Full Review Audience Member James Garner and Doris Day are perfect together in this film! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I love Doris Day and Rock Hudson and usually these movies of a different era have a certain amount of sexism in them that you can ignore but this movie was just over the top sexist. Hard to enjoy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Several great moments pepper this comedy which was the first time Jim worked with Doris. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review s r A Cute and fun romantic comedy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Successful OB-GYN Gerald Boyer (James Garner) and his wife, Beverly (Doris Day), are happily married with two children. At a dinner gathering, Beverly discusses her favorite soap, Happy Soap, and how much she enjoys it. When Beverly is introduced to the company's owner, she is immediately offered a contract as the product's spokeswoman for TV commercials. However, Gerald has a hard time adjusting to his wife's newfound fame, and plots to foil Beverly's career in order to keep her at home.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher
Screenwriter
Carl Reiner
Production Co
Universal International Pictures, Arwin Productions
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2020
Runtime
1h 48m