Kiss Me, Stupid

"It happened in Climax, Nevada"

1964 2h 5m EN

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7.0

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75%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 224🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●63Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 9,539

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.

“It happened in Climax, Nevada”

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Cast

Dean Martin
Dino
Kim Novak
Polly the Pistol
Ray Walston
Orville Jeremiah Spooner
Felicia Farr
Zelda Spooner
Cliff Osmond
Barney Milsap
Barbara Pepper
Big Bertha
Skip Ward
Milkman
Doro Merande
Mrs. Pettibone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Billy Wilder, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Mandell 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 Kim Novak and Ray Walston carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It happened in Climax, Nevada".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058265 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Billy Wilder directs. Joseph LaShelle behind the camera. André Previn scores. Daniel Mandell 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 $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Billy Wilder, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Daniel Mandell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dean Martin and Kim Novak and Ray Walston carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It happened in Climax, Nevada".
8IMDB entry: tt0058265 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.