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Actors: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pillow Talk |
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This is another of the many pairings of Doris Day/Rock Hudson. This is the story of Jan, an interior decorator who is forced to share a party line with Brad, womanizing songwriter who sings the same song "You are my inspiration..." to all the women he is involved with. Jan is unable to make any business phone calls and is very annoyed by his self centered arrogance. Brad just assumes she is lonely and jealous because he has a love life.
Unbeknownst to either of them, Brad's best friend is in love with Jan. He hints about how he wants to marry Jan and tells Brad how Jan shares a party line with a nut who "has a phone fetish" . Brad puts two and two together and is now interested in meeting and possibly seducing her as well.
After a party at a clients house and a drive home by Tony (Nick Adams), the clients son, they stop at a club and while Jan and Tony are talking Brad overhears her and knows she is the other end of his party line. He is attracted to her and when Tony, falls down drunk, Brad takes on the identity of Rex Stetson, oil man and Texas rancher. He helps her out and then spends the next few weeks taking her out and making her fall in love with him.
In the meantime, her party line enemy, Brad, tries to woo her.
--Jennifer, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pillow Talk |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Kind of comedy
- romantic comedy
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- musician
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
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