Kiss Me, Stupid is a 1964 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play L'Ora della Fantasia by Anna Bonacci.
While driving his Dual-Ghia from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, lecherous, heavy-drinking pop singer Dino is forced to detour through Climax, Nevada. There he meets the amateur songwriting team of Barney Millsap, a gas station attendant, and piano teacher Orville J. Spooner. Hop...
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Kiss Me, Stupid is a 1964 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play L'Ora della Fantasia by Anna Bonacci.
While driving his Dual-Ghia from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, lecherous, heavy-drinking pop singer Dino is forced to detour through Climax, Nevada. There he meets the amateur songwriting team of Barney Millsap, a gas station attendant, and piano teacher Orville J. Spooner. Hoping to interest Dino in their songs, Barney disables the Italian sports car and tells Dino he will need to remain in town until new parts arrive from Milan.
Orville invites Dino to stay with him and his wife Zelda, but he becomes concerned when he learns the singer needs to have sex every night to avoid awakening with a headache. Anxious to accommodate Dino but safeguard his marriage, Orville provokes an argument with his wife that leads to Zelda fleeing in tears. He and Barney then arrange for Polly the Pistol, a waitress and prostitute at a...
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