# Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)

> A stranded Las Vegas crooner becomes the target of a Nevada songwriter’s outrageous scheme involving a surrogate wife, a frustrated marriage, and opportunistic musical ambition.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36045

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper, Skip Ward, Doro Merande
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058265/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, bawdy, sardonic, classic cinema night, Billy Wilder retrospective

## Movies like Kiss Me, Stupid

- [The Seven Year Itch (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/5721)
- [Let's Make Love (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/14135)
- [What a Way to Go! (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/13945)
- [Texas Across the River (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/35618)
- [Ocean's Eleven (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/254)
- [Send Me No Flowers (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/2825)
- [Bus Stop (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/14133)
- [G.I. Blues (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/11242)
- [Move Over, Darling (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/18729)
- [Some Like It Hot (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/199)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt