Pillow Talk

1959
Approved
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

20K

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Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, and Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk (1959)

Trailer for the hit comedy Pillow Talk starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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Trailer 2:21

Pillow Talk

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Pillow Talk: I Couldn't Help Overhear

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Trivia
Ross Hunter wrote that after he made this film, no theatre managers wanted to book it. Popular movie themes at the time were war films, westerns, and spectacles. Hunter was told by the big movie chains that sophisticated comedies like this movie went out with William Powell. They also believed that Doris Day and Rock Hudson were things of the past and had been overtaken by newer stars. Hunter persuaded Sol Schwartz, who owned the Palace Theatre in New York, to book the film for a two-week run, and it was a smash hit. The public had been starved for romantic comedy, and theatre owners who had previously turned down Hunter now had to deal with him on HIS terms.

Goofs
When Jan and Jonathan are talking in front of the interior design store about the car he is offering her, the same extras are seen multiple times. A woman with a blue coat and gray hat walks by four times, and a woman with a red coat walks by at least three times.

Quotes
Hotel clerk: There's no phone number, but I have a forwarding address.
Jonathan Forbes: 241 Stoneybrook Road.
Hotel clerk: Why yes sir.
Jonathan Forbes: [slams counter] And you let her go.
Hotel clerk: Well, it wasn't my place...
Jonathan Forbes: No, it's my place, and I helped him pack.

Crazy credits
As Doris Day sings 'Pillow Talk' over the closing credits, the film finishes with 'the end' on two horizontal pillows followed by 'not quite', 'not quite', 'not quite', 'not quite' stacked vertically on four pillows.

Connections
Featured in The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)

Soundtracks
Pillow Talk
Words and Music by Buddy Pepper and Inez James
Performed by Doris Day (uncredited)

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Featured review

Bedroom Problems

Out of all the "Bedroom Comedies" of the 50's & 60's this is the best by far. Nothing else comes close to "Pillow Talk" with its witty script, stylish sets, and costumes and a great cast of "A" actors at their very best. Some movies wrap you up like a warm mink coat and make everything seem right in the world. 1950's New York looks fabulous, and I've always wanted to go one of those chic supper clubs decked out like Doris is here. This is one of those rare movies that make you laugh, no matter how many times you've seen it. How sad it is for some reviewers to take fault with Alma and her apparent drinking problem (only to find love herself and throw away the bottle!) or Rock's sexuality that some just can't get past. This is an elegant romp with Doris and Rock.