Artists and Models

"Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!"

1955 1h 50m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 145

Comedy

Synopsis

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A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.

“Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!”

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Cast

Dean Martin
Rick Todd
Jerry Lewis
Eugene Fullstack
Shirley MacLaine
Bessie Sparrowbush
Dorothy Malone
Abigail Parker
Eddie Mayehoff
Mr. Murdock
Eva Gabor
Sonia / Mrs. Curtis
Anita Ekberg
Anita
George Winslow
Richard Stilton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Tashlin
Writers: Hal Kanter, Herbert Baker, Frank Tashlin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Tashlin, shot by Daniel L. Fapp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Warren Low shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and Shirley MacLaine carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0047840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frank Tashlin directs. Daniel L. Fapp behind the camera. Warren Low cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Frank Tashlin, shot by Daniel L. Fapp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Warren Low shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and Shirley MacLaine carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!".
7IMDB entry: tt0047840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "roommates", "painting", "male friendship", "comic book".
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Editing: Warren Low
Costume design: Edith Head
Makeup / hair: Harry Ray
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $3,800,000
Return: 253% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: Artists and Models (1955)

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John Chard2015-05-12
★ 9/10
Happiness is just a state of mind my friend … when you pretend. Rick Todd and Eugene Fullstack share an apartment, Rick is a struggling artist and Eugene is a comic book fan with very few marbles! Both men are struggling to earn money, but when Eugene starts telling the comic book adventures of Vincent the Vulture in his sleep, Rick spies an opportunity to make some money. Trouble is is that the gorgeous Bessie Sparrowbrush and Abigail Parker are about to enter the boys lives, and with the secret services from different countries interested in Eugene's dreams as well, love and government interests are going to meet head on - with the result being chaos! Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were a double act that had as many ups as they did downs, but something about their partnership tapped into the fluff entertainment market that entertained millions with a blend of crooning and idiotic pratfalling. Here with Artists And Models they manage to create an ode to joy that positively quakes with fun from the very first tremor of the opening sequence. If we were to dissect the film and analyse it piece by piece it would probably come up short of being a technical wonder and a genius smart piece of film making, but really why would anyone want to do that? Surely we enter a film like this in the hope of being taken away from the world? And few films in this genre can better lay claim to being so fun and full of love, friendship and care free abandon, all in one clean sweep. To me personally there is only Singing In The Rain that can portray better the beauty of living your life with a smile on your face, Artists And Models has everything one needs to cure the blues. Sparkling as it does in Vistavision, Artists and Models delights the eyes as much as it lifts the heart, technically it scores high and it's boosted by a cast on optimum form. Jerry Lewis is hated as much as he is adored, I guess his bumbling buffoonery annoys if taken in regular doses, but when he was on form he is nothing short of a comic genius. Witness here in this film the quintessential Jerry Lewis turn, from a quite brilliant telephone to bath sequence via mime, to an interplay musical sequence with the fabulous Shirley MacLaine, these could surely make even the dead raise a smile. Then there is Dino Paul Crocetti, those Italian looks so beloved by the ladies, sickeningly going hand in hand with a voice apparently sent from high above. Enjoy here a special sequence as Dean sings and dances with the children (sadly uncredited), every inch of the frame is filled with what makes the world go around. Shirley Maclaine, Dorothy Malone and the ever enjoyable Eddie Mayehoff all combine to make this one of the pinnacles of the Dean & Jerry partnership, it may not be your preferred genre, but everyone should let such an ode to joy into their lives just once. 9/10

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