Strange Bedfellows

1965

Action / Comedy / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 43% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1292 1.3K

Director

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Melvin Frank

Top cast

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Peggy Rea as Mavis Masters
Alan Caillou Photo
Alan Caillou as Magistrate
Noel Drayton Photo
Noel Drayton as Cab Driver
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Les Tremayne as Opening Off-Screen Narrator
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by boblipton 5 / 10

Do You Want To See Rock Hudson On A Male Camel?

Staid businessman Rock Hudson meets Bohemian artist Gina Lollobrigida and 24 hours later they're married. When they get out of bed, they quarrel about everything, so they separate. Seven years pass, and Hudson is up for a huge promotion, but his boss likes happily married executives, while Miss Lollobrigida wants to get divorced so she can marry Edward Judd. They meet to discuss the divorce, and they wind up back in bed, but soon begin quarreling over her latest cause.It's one of the many romantic comedies that Hudson starred in the period, all of which had at their serious core the question of how marriage can survive with the growing power of women in the workplace. As such, it's hardly surprising that Gig Young shows up at the publicity man who tries to argue Hudson in a show of normal domesticity. Despite this being a Panama & Frank production (with Michael Pertwee helping out with the script), there's an aura of hysteria in the matter that makes it seem a trifle mechanical.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

confusing couple

In London, businessman Carter Harrison (Rock Hudson) has a paint-tastic first meeting with Italian bohemian Toni Vincente (Gina Lollobrigida). The whirlwind romance results in their marriage after 24 hours. After the honeymoon period, the couple finds that they agree on absolutely nothing. They separate. After seven years, they decide to divorce. When they reunite, the fire in their relationship is rekindled.I really like the opening premise of this fire and water relationship. As they whipsaw back and forth, I eventually lose my grip on them. I like them fighting, but I struggle with them overall. I can never be sure if I buy them as a couple. I am as confused as some of these characters. Rock Hudson is a little too straight in his performance. I can imagine this rom-com done much better.
Reviewed by sep1051

Poor Repairing Of Hudson And Lollobrigida

In 1961 Universal had a popular success, Golden Globe winner I believe, with pairing Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida in the comedy "Come September". In 1965 they attempted to recreate the magic with "Strange Bedfellows". Unfortunately this failure just goes to prove that scripts and characters are just as important as actors. Rock Hudson plays a conservative oil executive who impetuously weds bohemian artist Gina Lollabrigida. Given their incompatible natures they separate after a short marriage. Seven years later Lollobrigida wants a divorce to wed newspaper editor Edward Judd while public relations man Gig Young encourages Hudson to portray himself as a happily married man in order to get a big promotion. Hudson proceeds to re-kindle the flame with Lollobrigida, while Judd tries to disrupt the relationship by encouraging Lollobrigida's bohemian causes and thus embarrassing Hudson. The outcome of all this is Lollobrigida riding through London as Lady Godiva as a protest for one of her causes. The movie fails for a variety of reasons. Hudson's scene in bed with Judd might have some "camp" value but, although ungallant of me to say so, I've seen Lollobrigida look better. The character development is limited, with fundamentally incompatible pair coming together apparently without any change in character. None of the supporting players has any personality in the script. Gig Young does many scenes solo, supposedly on the telephone to Hudson's character, and could probably been written out of the entire movie. Judd's acting is unfortunately limited to putting a pipe in and out of his mouth. The producers obviously recognized these problems and brought in British character comedians (i.e. undertaker Terry Thomas and several taxi drivers) for cameos. Much of the Lady Godiva scene requires physical comedy which is not Hudson's and Lollobrigida's forte. As commented on by others the Hollywood backlog substituted for London is cheesy. By way of comparison I would note that Come September had strong support from old pro Walter Slezak, energy from a young Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, beautiful Italian scenery and a coherent plot. Suffice it to say that "Strange Bedfellows" at 98 minutes seemed dreadfully long while "Come September" at 112 minutes whizzed by.
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