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The Thrill of It All is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Jewison released in USA on 17 july 1963 with Doris Day
The Thrill of It All (1963)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 july 1963
Length 1h48
Directed by Norman Jewison
OriginUSA
Themes Films about television
Rating68%
The Thrill of It All (1963) is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner. Reiner also plays a cameo as a character actor appearing on TV in various nasty roles.
Reiner had originally conceived the project for Judy Holliday, who developed cancer and had to bow out of the project, according to Reiner's reminiscence during his videotaped "Archive of American Television" interview. (Holliday died of cancer in 1965 at the age of 43.)
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The story centers around suburban housewife Beverly Boyer (Doris Day) and her husband, a successful obstetrician and devoted family man, Gerald (James Garner). Beverly is offered the opportunity to star in a television commercial advertising soap. After a shaky start, she gets a contract for nearly $80,000 per year to appear in weekly TV commercials. Soon the TV studio places greater and greater demands on the unlikely TV star. Gerald resents the fact that the appearances are taking up an increasing amount of her time, and becomes jealous of the level of attention that her new-found stardom has brought her. Their relationship slowly deteriorates until she decides to return as a housewife.Actors
Doris Day
(Beverly Boyer)
James Garner
(Dr. Gerald R. Boyer)
Arlene Francis
(Mrs. Fraleigh)
Edward Andrews
(Gardiner Fraleigh)
Reginald Owen
(Old Tom Fraleigh)
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