Pillow Talk

Name: Pillow Talk
Released: 1959-1-1
Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams

Pillow Talk

NR
1h 42m
1959

93%

age 14+

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Rock Hudson and Doris Day, two of the screen's most popular and enduring stars, light up the screen in Pillow Talk. When Jan Morrow (Day), uptight interior decorator, is forced to share a party line with carefree playboy Brad Allen (Hudson), there's no connection between them. But when the two accidentally meet, the smitten Brad pretends to be a wealthy Texan, wooing Jan with seductive late-night calls. Their phone line is sizzling until Jan discovers her caller's true identity and calls his bluff. Nominated for five Academy Awards® including Best Actress, this enjoyable romp co-stars Tony Randall (TV’s "The Odd Couple") and is the film that brought Rock Hudson and Doris Day together for the first time!

Director:

Michael Gordon

Producer:

Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher

Writer:

Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin, Russel Rouse, Clarence Greene

Cast:

Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Marcel Dalio, Julia Meade

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

93%

Reviews

America Magazine

Moira Walsh

The picture has clever dialog, ingenious sight gags and fast, furious, at least faintly plausible plot complications.

The most exciting thing about it is that, under the surprisingly sophisticated direction of Michael Gordon, Rock Hudson undergoes the metamorphosis from stock leading man to one of the best light comedians in the business.

as light and fluffy as its title implies... it's a fun film to watch unfold, resting on the shoulders of its charismatic stars

It's impossible to imagine this movie not being presented in CinemaScope, as the widescreen format is integral in supporting the imaginative use of split-screen techniques.

Hudson and Day's Sex and the City, '50s-style.

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Hudson and Day's Sex and the City, '50s-style.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that 1959's Pillow Talk is a romantic comedy that reflects its period's attitudes toward women, sexuality, and what was perceived as funny. Popular, even iconic, this film is packed with sexual innuendo and coy double meanings. 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 lady, the story is about relationships -- both those that are purely sexual and those that are romantic. More decades-old values onscreen: a featured player with a chronic hangover is seen as humorous, as are several scenes in which characters get very, very drunk; women are referred to as "girls"; homosexuality and obesity are mocked; there's no ethnic diversity; characters smoke; and the glamorous wardrobe includes lots of fur.