Saw it on DVD. Not very high quality picture and sound, but OK for an early 1960s movie.
Having seen "Beyond the Sea" last week, Kevin Spacey's tribute to Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, watching this original with them in it was great fun.
They had only been married a short time in real life, and here Sandra Dee is still only 19 during filming, but seems so much more mature. If one sees Dee in a good cross-section of her roles, you find out that she was a much more accomplished actress than many credit her for.
This movie is very stereotyped. Dee's mother, originally from Paris, coaches her daughter on how to find and keep a husband. Even dad says "When are you going to get married?" A job change has them moving from Boston to Manhattan, and there she meets photographer Darin.
Mom's secret is to treat the husband as if he were a pet dog, and use the same training techniques. Old friend played by a very young Stephanie Powers creates some tension, but the movie is all comedy, nothing to be taken seriously, and very un-sexy even though there is a running romantic theme. I enjoyed it, for what it is, a 1960s comedy with two young talents.
Having seen "Beyond the Sea" last week, Kevin Spacey's tribute to Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, watching this original with them in it was great fun.
They had only been married a short time in real life, and here Sandra Dee is still only 19 during filming, but seems so much more mature. If one sees Dee in a good cross-section of her roles, you find out that she was a much more accomplished actress than many credit her for.
This movie is very stereotyped. Dee's mother, originally from Paris, coaches her daughter on how to find and keep a husband. Even dad says "When are you going to get married?" A job change has them moving from Boston to Manhattan, and there she meets photographer Darin.
Mom's secret is to treat the husband as if he were a pet dog, and use the same training techniques. Old friend played by a very young Stephanie Powers creates some tension, but the movie is all comedy, nothing to be taken seriously, and very un-sexy even though there is a running romantic theme. I enjoyed it, for what it is, a 1960s comedy with two young talents.