The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
143 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank TashlinDirector
- Frank TashlinScreenplay
- Herbert BakerScreenplay
- Hal KanterScreenplay
Cast
- Dean MartinRick Todd
- Jerry LewisEugene Fullstack
- Shirley MacLaineBessie Sparrowbush
- Dorothy MaloneAbigail Parker
- Eddie MayehoffMr. Murdock
- Eva GaborSonia / Mrs. Curtis
- Anita EkbergAnita
- George WinslowRichard Stilton
- Jack ElamIvan
- Herbert RudleySecret Service Chief Samuels
- Richard ShannonSecret Service Chief Rogers
- Richard WebbSecret Service Chief Peters
Stills
Themes
roommatespaintingmale friendshipcomic bookbased on play or musicalhoroscopesecret serviceboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmodelingforeign agentcartoonistabduction