The actors are fantastic so much so that they made several films as a team. Pillow talk 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan morrow doris day and brad allen rock hudson have never met, but theyre sworn enemies because of one small appliance in their lives. Winner best director new york international film festival winner best action short new york international film festival winner audience choice award hollyshorts winner honorable mention best short film hollyshorts winner best short film indie fest. Oct 18, 2012 this pin was discovered by maryann velin denike. Adams suits as ryan, a tortured bachelor looking for spiri. Its really a commentary on the very warped 1950s ideas concerning sex and dating. Many films have used elements from this film and it is one of the best romantic comedies out there no matter its age. Theyd team for three films in all, but this is the best of them. Playboy songwriter brad allens rock hudson succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer jan morrow doris day, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines.
Pillow talk is a sleekly sophisticated production that deals chiefly with sex. Dec 11, 20 rock hudson and doris day, two of the screens most popular and enduring stars, light up the screen in pillow talk. Mar 06, 20 rock hudson and doris day, two of the screens most popular and enduring stars, light up the screen in pillow talk. Pillow talk a short coming of age film set in the 90s. Doris day plays an interior decorator who finds shes sharing a telephone party line with a womanising. And certainly viewers today might be confused over why total strangers in separate new york city apartments have to share the same phone line, a situation that would. Lucy suspects that cara has feelings for girls rather than boys and she is determined to get the truth out of her. The erotic exploits of a japanese woman with an obsession for body writing provides the basis of this exotic, intellectually. The film follows college student carolyne brooke debettignies.
Pillow talk is a film i have taught more than any other individual film. Pillow talk is quite an old film, but dont rule it out. This is pillow talk season 1 trailer by mikepiscitelli on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. For a few years, in an introductory course basics of film and television, i taught pillow talk as a representative typical.
Pillow talk cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Published on apr 8, 2012 do you remember your first love. Read the full synopsis of pillow talk, 1959, directed by michael gordon, with rock hudson, doris day, tony randall, at turner classic movies. This weeks classic womancentric movie pick is pillow talk, made in 1959, starring doris day, rock hudson, and tony randall. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on pillow talk film. New york film locations from the movie pillow talk starring doris day and rock hudson. When jan morrow day, uptight interior decorator, is forced to share a party line with carefree playboy brad allen hudson, theres no connection between them. It features rock hudson, doris day, tony randall, thelma ritter, and nick adams. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in. Pillow talk is a throw away romantic comedy starring the unlikely duo of rock hudson and doris day. A blackpills original series, available now pillow talk stars patrick j.
Parents need to know that 1959s pillow talk is a romantic comedy that reflects its periods attitudes toward women, sexuality, and what was perceived as funny. Popular, even iconic, this film is packed with sexual innuendo and coy double meanings. Pillow talk trailer streaming movies free, full movies online free. Rock hudson and doris day, two of the screens most popular and enduring stars, light up the screen in pillow talk. Frothy romantic comedy that manages to be both fluffy and acerbic, and which created a great screen partnership in doris day and rock hudson. I have taught pillow talk almost embarrassingly often, in at least five different courses. In the 1959 movie pillow talk, which universal has just reissued as a digitally enhanced bluray.
Playboy songwriter brad allens rock hudson succession of romances annoys his. After jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding texas rancher. Jul 27, 2014 while pillow talk could seem oldfashioned or retroactive to modern viewersits entire plot does hinge on a long gone aspect of telecommunication technology, after allit becomes something else when understood within its historical context. Nov 28, 20 pillow talk a short film written by girault seger and directed by nick lopez.
A glimpse into a relationship between an unsuspecting, wholesome young woman and a young man with a dark secret. Cookes film does an amazing job of showing us the true power of friendship in the face of societal judgement. Mar 17, 2012 pillow talk 1959 1703 2012 jan morrow doris day and brad allen rock hudson have never met, but theyre sworn enemies because of one small appliance in their lives. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. While there is no overt sexual activity, other than some passionate kissing and a young man feebly trying to force his attention on the leading. The marriage plot has been quite prominent in the film industry over the past few decades. The pillow book is a 1996 erotic drama film written and directed by peter greenaway, which stars vivian wu as nagiko, a japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers. Apr 09, 2012 directed by anthony boyle, george clarke. Staring sydnee steele, alana evans, felecia and haley paige. A coming of age film about best friends cara and lucy set in 1993. When jan morrow doris day, uptight interior decorator, is forced to share a. Pillow talk is a 1959 eastmancolor romantic comedy film in cinemascope directed by michael gordon. Second time around full movie debbie reynolds duration.
Interior decorator jan doris day explains to again worseforwear maid alma thelma ritter that her complaint to the phone company about her partyline partner rock hudson as songwriter brad has failed, when he calls, their second indirect meeting, in pillow talk, 1959. With rock, well, we just know too much about his life now to do anything but wonder how tough it was for him to have to lead his double life, and to have to do it so publicly. Im a fan of doris day as a singer, but as an actress, the one thing she was completely lacking in was sex appeal. Pillow talk 2001 playboy songwriter brad allens rock hudson succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer jan morrow doris day, who shares a telephone party line with him. Pillow talk is the hilarious short film from award winning indie director george clarke botb, the knackery, the last light, chaplins time.
Mar 15, 2009 screening at the florida film festival 2009 tuesday, march 31, 8. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pillow talk near you. But i also remember how negatively being gay was perceived. The film was written by russell rouse, maurice richlin, stanley shapiro, and clarence greene. Pillow talk trailer short film from freyja films plus. Pillow talk mostly ended up being a damn good reminder of my time during the 90s.
True, i was a teenage boy, but i remember the coloured hairspray and polaroid cameras. Brad keeps the line occupied all day talking to his girlfriends, which annoys jan terribly and animosity btw them builds up. The film follows college student carolyne brooke debettignies, and her honest reaction and shock upon hearing her. Pillow talk works for some as a camp object, as if tightly closing ones eyes could exempt you from a thunderstorm in this case, the brewing sexual revolution. An analysis of the marriage plot in the classic film pillow. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online binge central webby awards. Pillow talk, girl on a motorcycle the new york times. Pillow talk official trailer hd blackpills youtube. Pillow talk has been picked up for distribution by shorts hd and itunes. This film is supposed to be a romantic comedy, but i found it to be anything but. Screening at the florida film festival 2009 tuesday, march 31, 8.
The two share a party line, and jan is outraged over the amount of time bill spends wooing women over the phone. For the talent involved, it was a hudsons first time in a comedy and days. Pillow talk trailer directed by michael gordon and starring rock hudson, doris day, tony randall. It is really the clever, witty screenplay that stanley shapiro and maurice richlin have prepared from a story by russell rouse and clarence greene that accounts for much of the sparkle in this film. But my most recent experience teaching the film this semester may prevent me from teaching it again. Set in the early 90s, pillow talk is a short coming of age film about the changing friendship between 14 year old cara and her childhood best friend lucy.
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