Pillow Talk
interior decorator, and Brad Allen (Hudson), a womanizing composer and bachelor, who share a telephone party line. When she unsuccessfully files a complaint on him for constantly using the line to woo his conquests, Brad discovers that she is pretty and decides to trick her by masquerading as a Texas rancher. The scheme seems to work until their mutual friend Jonathan Forbes (Randall) finds out about it and exposes Brad.
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Stay for a brief “sound off” with members of the audience, sharing questions and comments about the movie afterwards.
Run time is 1 hour 42 minutes.
“Pillow Talk” was made in 1959; it was nominated Academy Awards for Best Screenplay; Best Actress, Doris Day; Best Supporting Actress, Thelma Ritter; Best Art Direction; and Best Music, Original or Comedy Series. It won for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. The success of Pillow Talk spawned two more romantic comedies starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, and Tony Randall. The plot tells the story of Jan Morrow (Day), an
Interviews
'We almost didn't do it because it was too dirty': Doris Day and Rock Hudson on Pillow Talk, the risqué romcom. Pillow Talk flirted with the themes of modern romance and desire in ways that now feel almost quaint, but were daring at a time when the movie business was bound by strict moral codes.
Articles
Hollywood: Inside Rock Hudson’s Real-Life Relationship with Agent Henry Willson. A Vanity Fair article on Henry Willson, Rock Hudson’s Agent, as he is portrayed in the Neƞlix series, “Hollywood.”
Perry Blackwell, singer and pianist, is probably best known for her small role in the 1959 Doris Day and Rock Hudson comedy vehicle, “Pillow Talk”, directed by Michael Gordon and co-starring Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter as Alma. Perry only had one scene in the film, playing the piano whilst singing “Roly Poly” (and a part of “You Lied”), yet her presence far outshone her A-list screen counterparts.
IMBD Pillow Talk Trivia page
