That Funny Feeling [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe

Overview

In this romantic comedy, an aspiring actress pays her bills by working as a maid for various households. One of her employers is a wealthy and prominent publisher. After accidentally running into each other a number of times on the New York streets without recognizing each other, they begin to fall in love. She wants to take him home, but she is ashamed of her humble quarters. Believing that the publisher is out of town, she decides to take the lover to that apartment and pretend that it is hers. The lover/ publisher did have a business trip, but it was canceled. He decides to go along with her ruse and pretends that he has never been in his own apartment before. The trouble is, he now has no home to go home to; instead, he begins bunking with his business partner. In the end, both would-be lovers learn the truth, but they still refuse to tell each other that they know. Things get a little crazy, especially when the maid has all her girl friends dress up as hookers and come for a wild party at his apartment. He has the last laugh when they end up in jail.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/02/2021
UPC:	0191329160824
Original Release:	1965
Rating:	NR
Source:	Universal
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	30,178

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sandra Dee	Actor
Bobby Darin	Actor,Composer
Donald O'Connor	Actor
Nita Talbot	Actor
Larry Storch	Luther
James Westerfield	Officer Brokaw
Leo G. Carroll	O'Shea
Gregory Shannon	Lennie
Robert Strauss	Bartender
Ben Lessy	2nd Bartender
Frank Killmond	Mr. Scruggs
Benny Rubin	Taxi Driver
Reta Shaw	Woman at Phone Booth
Nora Marlowe	Woman at Phone Booth
Kathleen Freeman	Woman at Phone Booth
Minerva Urecal	Woman at Phone Booth
Arte Johnson	Paul
Aki Hara	Hatacki
Don Haggerty	Policeman
Larry Blake	Policeman,Policeman
Herb Vigran	Actor
Jordan Whitfield	Actor,Police Sergeant
Corinne Cole	Blonde
John Daheim	Taxi Driver
Paul Frees	Narrator

Technical Credits

David R. Schwartz

Norman Barasch

Carroll Moore

Harry Keller	Producer
Richard Thorpe	Director
David R. Schwartz	Screenwriter
Norman Barasch	Screenwriter
Carroll Moore	Screenwriter
Albert Whitlock	Special Effects
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Had it been made twenty years earlier, That Funny Feeling might have been a pretty good little comedy. Not a classic, but a fun, enjoyable way to pass a little time in the company of some pleasant stars. Unfortunately, Feeling came along in 1965, and the innocence that is essential to the credibility of its plot was already beginning to feel a thing of the past. It still might have gotten by if the screenplay had been filled with laughs, sparkling dialogue and a keen sense of imagination. The best that can be said about David R. Schwartz' writing, however, is that the structure is fine; it's mechanical, but it goes together the way it's supposed to and all the parts fit. Richard Thorpe's workmanlike direction doesn't help matters; it is efficient but uninspired and doesn't add the spark that a film of this sort so desperately needs. That leaves things to the cast, especially to stars Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. These two certainly have chemistry, which helps, but neither one is a real farceur, which is what is needed here. They can play comedy, and do, but neither has the glint in his/her eye that says, "Watch closely, you're going to love what happens next." The supporting cast, especially wonderful Donald O'Connor and Nita Talbot, do more than their fair share, but they can't make Feeling any more than a middling effort at best.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler