Not quite clear enough to run afoul of the law, and actually a little tantalizing. How to murder your wife 1965 journeys in classic film. A cartoonist has too much to drink one night and wakes up with a bad hangoverand a new wife. Jan 28, 20 run for your wife is released in uk cinemas 14th february 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with stephanie in finsbury and michelle i. Run for your wife, aka una moglie americana, us poster, 1965.
Release dates 8 also known as aka 17 release dates italy 3 september 1965. As the 1950s housewife persona slowly eroded and womens lib inched along the horizon, the movies of the 1960s showed the joys and perils of the single and married man, and the burden that women could provide. Run for your wife is a ukmade 2012 film, based on the theatre farce run for your wife, written by ray cooney, who along with john luton also directed the film. The american production manager on the film was john g.
Quine also directed lemmon in my sister eileen, it happened to jane, operation mad ball, the notorious landlady and bell, book and candle. The basic premise will still likely offend some, but if they can get past that and enjoy the skill that has gone into making murder, they may start laughing in spite of themselves. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Threequarters of the british acting profession over. The soundtrack to the 1966 comedy run for your wife starring ugo tognazzi, rhonda fleming, juliet prowse and maria vlady. Run for your wife 1965 film alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Prather constructing simple yet nicely detailed, sidebyside living rooms that allow the play to unfold in both locations simultaneously.
Run for your wife 1966 an italian becomes disillusioned after being unable to find a rich american wife. Music by nino oliviero, vocal on the track all by frankie randall. This article is within the scope of wikiproject italy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles on italy on wikipedia. Its a bigscreen version of the trouserdropping stage farce run for your wife, which ran in londons west end from 1983 to 1991, adapted and directed by its author, ray cooney, and starring. Run for your wife 2012 ballpark film distributors film with denise van outen. Run for your wife is this the worst movie ever filmed. Run for your wife 1965 film jump to navigation jump to search. Tia hawkes costumes are period appropriate and the sound design and direction also. Each episode tells of the places he goes and the people he meets, from bums riding the rails, to gigolos. When he doesnt come home, his wife stephanie sarah harding calls the police and so does his other wife michelle denise van outen soon john is out of hospital, racing to stop the police finding out hes a bigamist and to stop his two wives finding out their cab driver husband has been taking them both for a ride. He lives with stephanie in finsbury and michelle in. Run for your wife opened on broadway at the virginia theatre on march 7, 1989, directed by and starring ray cooney himself as taxi driver john smith, and featuring kay walbye as his wimbledon wife, hilary labow as his streatham wife, gareth hunt and dennis ramsden as the police sergeants, and paxton whitehead as smiths friend and accomplice.
The palms theatre production of ray cooneys run for your wife, a successful farce that ran for nine years in london, becomes just that, with extremely effective and welltimed comic performances and direction john smith is an easygoing, happily married london taxi driver. Run for your wife una moglie americana 1965 the list. Hubby forces his wife to suck his friends cock and. Run for your wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro. Hubby forces his wife to suck his friends cock and swallow cum. Run for your wife 1965 gian luigi polidoro, gian l. Riccardo, an unhappily married middle aged italian working for a shoe factory, goes to. With the comedy play run for your wife, i think the comedy as a whole was a well written play that kept the attention of the reader at all times. Its been called as funny as leprosy, a catastrophe, and 30 years past its sellbydate. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Run for your wife is a perfect fit for the intimate marquee theatre at the palms, with set and props designer thomas r.
Jan 28, 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. Told with a campy premise as though the protagonist was writing a how to book on murdering someone. He ends up with an unwanted well, sort of wife and acts out her murder. Riccardo, an unhappily married middle aged italian working for a shoe factory, goes to america on a four. Run for your wife fulfils none of these conditions and is woefully dated in its misogyny and homophobia. Feb 14, 20 its a bigscreen version of the trouserdropping stage farce run for your wife, which ran in londons west end from 1983 to 1991, adapted and directed by its author, ray cooney, and starring. Read the full synopsis of run for your wife, 1966, directed by gian luigi polidoro, with ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. He decides to do all of the things for which he never had time. Upon release the film was savaged by critics and has been referred to as one of the worst films of all time, after it grossed just. A successful lawyer ben gazzara is told by his doctor hes terminally ill, and will be dead in less than two years. The american wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro.
The pinnacle of this confabulation comes when his butler comes to the realization that the murder has actually been real with the enactment an alibi. Run for your wife, a ukmade 2012 film, based on the theatre farce. Dont be fooled by the title of the 1965 film how to murder your wife. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Relationship farce written and directed by ray cooney, based on his longrunning stage play about a bigamist on the brink of being discovered. Theme from run for your wife music by nino oliviero and marian.
How to murder your wife 1965 richard quine allmovie. Riccardo, an unhappily married middle aged italian working for a shoe factory, goes to america on a four day business trip. I appreciate run for your wife is supposed to be dumb, but rarely has a film aimed so low and missed its target so woefully. Jan 17, 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. This film is a new zealand import based on a true event that happened in the 70s. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. But when his basedonreallife comic strip depicts a dead wife, he finds himself on trial for her murder. When he doesnt come home, his wife stephanie sarah harding calls the police and so does his other wife michelle denise van outen soon john is out of hospital, racing to stop the police finding out hes a bigamist and to stop his two wives finding out their cab. Run for your wife soundtrack from 1965, composed by nino oliviero. Dec 16, 2016 run for your wife soundtrack from 1965, composed by nino oliviero. In new york city he meets an old friend who married a wealthy american woman and sets off across america. I didnt find any part of the play boring or even annoying. Run for your wife modern family, a 2009 episode of the tv series modern family.
How to murder your wife 1965 there was a time, in the days before handguns were standard back to school supplies, that jokes could be made at the water cooler, and satires could be popular boxoffice fare without the resulting conversations about their appropriateness or effect on. Riccardo, an italian shoe factory worker goes to america to visit his friend, who tells him the best way to live the american dream is to, of course, marry a rich american woman. He lives with stephanie in finsbury and michelle in stockwell. Overview of run for your wife, 1966, directed by gian luigi polidoro, with ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. However, riccardo already has a wife waiting back for him in italy. In this film, jack lemmon stars as a successful cartoonist who shares a lavish apartment with his misogynistic manservant. Run for your wife nino oliviero ost full album 1966. Aug 01, 1984 with the comedy play run for your wife, i think the comedy as a whole was a well written play that kept the attention of the reader at all times. Buy original run for your wife from us vintage insert, directed by gian luigi polidoro and starring ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, juliet prowse, graziella granata, carlo mazzone, ruth laney. Go to members ebay store mymovieposter sell only original movie material no reprints no reproductions no. Sep 10, 2016 the soundtrack to the 1966 comedy run for your wife starring ugo tognazzi, rhonda fleming, juliet prowse and maria vlady.
It is a hilarious satire of 1960s usa, as the italian hero. Needs to be placed on video and also shown at film festivals. I think it had great humor which helped with the whole process of reading it and finding it enjoyable to read at the same time. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. With ben gazzara, nicholas colasanto, jack krupnick, fernando lamas.
Run for your wife italian una moglie americana lit the american wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro run for your. Avildsen, who in 1976 directed and won the oscar for. Actress marina vlady on set of the movie run for your wife. Since she left in a huff, he has no defense when his readership the whole country it seems accuses him of real murder. Sep 18, 2015 how to murder your wife 1965 1960s comedies are known for their rather frank discussions of romance and women. Its not really a black comedy about getting away with a crime or combining death with the usual conventions of the romantic comedy.
Run for your wife insert movie posters limited runs. How to murder your wife 1965 there was a time, in the days before handguns were standard back to school supplies, that jokes could be made at the water cooler, and satires could be popular boxoffice fare without the resulting conversations about their appropriateness or effect on youth or special interest groups. With ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, juliet prowse. If a viewer can look at how to murder your wife as something from a time capsule, a piece that captures a certain societal attitude circa 1965, he or she will likely have an easier time enjoying it. John smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. Released by rca in 2016 containing music from run for your wife una moglie americana 1965. Polidoro on allmovie ugo tagnazzi and rhonda fleming costar in this. Run for your wife bombed at the uk box office and is many critics early contender for worst film of the year source. Run for your wife nino oliviero ost full album 1966 youtube. There are a few places in this film where the suggestion of bush behind those sheer panties is relatively. Run for your wife is released in uk cinemas 14th february 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years.
How to murder your wife is a 1965 american black comedy film from united artists, produced by george axelrod, directed by richard quine, that stars jack lemmon, virna lisi, and terrythomas. When done right, a british farce can be a hysterical, comic frenzy. An unhappily married italian man working at a shoe factory travels to america on a business trip. Run for your wife, a ukmade 2012 film, based on the theatre farce run for your wife. Actress marina vlady on set of the movie run for your wife in 1965. Run for your wife modern family, a 2009 episode of the tv series modern familyrun for your wife, a 1965 italian comedy.