Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- bawdy
- sardonic
- classic cinema night
- Billy Wilder retrospective
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film professionally crafted but overlong and bluntly vulgar, while later appreciations highlighted its distinctive satire and comic wordplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film builds its humor around prostitution, infidelity, lecherous celebrity behavior, and deliberately provocative dialogue.
Polly is employed to impersonate Orville's wife Zelda so Barney can entertain Dino and promote the songwriters' work.
Climax, Nevada, links local domestic respectability with prostitution, adultery, and opportunistic artistic ambition.
Dino's nightclub and television persona is set against the hidden arrangements involving Polly, Orville, and Zelda.
Films like Kiss Me, Stupid, and why
Some Like It Hot
shared Billy Wilder comic sensibility, sexual farce, and morally irreverent dialogue
The Seven Year Itch
shared adult romantic comedy, marital deception, and satirical treatment of sexual manners
The Apartment
shared vulgar nightclub humor, comic infidelity, and a charismatic male performer at the center
The Fortune Cookie
shared small-town sexual farce, cynical wit, and ensemble comic misunderstandings
Movie Details
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Release Date
- 1964-12-22
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (224)
Cast
- Dean Martin
- Kim Novak
- Ray Walston
- Felicia Farr
- Cliff Osmond
- Barbara Pepper
- Skip Ward
- Doro Merande
- Tom Nolan
- Alice Pearce
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kiss Me, Stupid about?
- 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.
- What is Kiss Me, Stupid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kiss Me, Stupid as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kiss Me, Stupid violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Kiss Me, Stupid.
- What did critics think of Kiss Me, Stupid?
- Critics broadly found the film professionally crafted but overlong and bluntly vulgar, while later appreciations highlighted its distinctive satire and comic wordplay.
- Which films are like Kiss Me, Stupid?
- Films with a similar feel include Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie.
- How long is Kiss Me, Stupid?
- Kiss Me, Stupid runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kiss Me, Stupid?
- In United States, Kiss Me, Stupid streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
