Strange Bedfellows

Starring:Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young, Edward Judd, Howard St. John, Dave King, Peggy Rea, Joseph Sirola, Nancy Kulp, Lucy Landau, Bernard Fox, Edith Atwater, James McCallion, Hedley Mattingly, John Orchard, Arthur Haynes, Terry-Thomas, Nora Marlowe, Kanan Awni, Maurice Dallimore
Director: Melvin Frank
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Screen great Rock Hudson and Italian bombshell Gina Lollobrigida are an estranged couple on the verge of a riotous reconciliation in this delightful comic confection.

Carter Harrison (Hudson) is a high-powered company exec who needs to polish up his public image. When a P.R. expert (Gig Young) tells him the answer lies in patching up his shaky marriage, Carter jets off to London to re-kindle the affections of his fiery Italian wife Toni (Lollobrigida) who is already planning her second marriage. But even as she begins to repeat the outrageously eccentric behaviors that split them up in the first place. Carter finds himself falling in love with the irresistible Toni all over again.

A marvelous cinematic treat livened up with slapstick antics and hilarious sight gags, Strange Bedfellows is a bright and rollicking comedy (The Film Daily).

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Starring: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida
Directed By: Melvin Frank
Running Time: 99 Min., Color
Copyright Universal Studios 2003

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

classic comedy.......2007-05-12

I love these two together in a comedy. The up and down relationship is very intertaining. I hadn't seen this one for over 30 years and it wasn't quite as funny as what I had remembered as a teen. I still definitely liked it and would recomend it to others.

Rock and Gina: our ideal bedfellows.......2007-01-17

Matters of sexuality apart, Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida would make highly desirable bedfellows, beautiful as they were in the mid 1960's. Melvin Frank's comedy is only average, but it has some very funny moments. Gig Young and Terry-Thomas provide good support. Lollo, dressed by Jean Louis, is a sight to behold; not to mention that her gift for comedy manages to surface here and there.

Not good.......2003-10-04

As a big fan of 60s comedies, I find this one seriously lacking. There's no chemistry between Rock and Gina, nothing likeable about their characters, and nothing compelling about the storyline. I do believe I laughed once during the movie however, but I can't remember why. Actually I only got this movie because it came packaged with Man's Favorite Sport, which actually IS a good and funny movie.

Bad DVD of a Good Movie.......2003-09-04

Not genuine letterboxed. Portion of original picture missing. Read review under the orginal DVD two-pack release of Strange Bedfellows/Man's Favoite Sport.

Gina and Rock or Rock and Gina?.......2000-04-26

This couple, Rock Hudson and Gina Lolibridgita is always fighting because she's different from him and has her own idea and stands for women's rights and then before you know they are made for each other but she also is involved with another man with hilarious results so be prepared to laugh. Find out who gets the girl by watching the movie.

Average customer rating:

Stories of Obsession

The Hunger Presents: Strange Bedfellows
Starring: Terrence Stamp
Manufacturer: York Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00009XN57
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Customer Reviews:

Stories of Obsession.......2003-12-14

This DVD contains four episodes of the Showtime series The Hunger. Each story is complete to itself and introduced by Terence Stamp. The stories vary widely, but this is a very nice collection.

In the first story, a man becomes obsessed when he sees a show where a woman can be penetrated by swords without harm. But beware of love.

The second story has a college professor finding himself the target of a deranged student. She claims he keeps calling to her in her mind. But who is calling who?

Next we have some sort of demon deliver a piece of red cloth to a dress designer. Once she touches it she falls under its spell and creates a dress that unleashes something in the wearer.

Finally, a promising priest begins a new position in a cold town where he is beset by dreams of a vampire lover.

Customer Reviews:

Hudson rocks the house - twice!.......2003-07-02

Usually, if Rock's not seen getting his brains bashed in by Liz Taylor in Giant, he's being taken to the cleaners by Doris Day in the Doris/Rock trilogy.

But in these two films (Sport & Bedfellows), Rock Hudson finally shows he can actually STAR instead of just co-star in a movie.

It's a welcome change to see him carry the day (even if barely) while towing the leggy Paula and the chesty Gina along with him.

This time out he does some keen outdoor stuff (in Sport), and some good flashback work (in Bedfellows), many years before Tarantino started relying on flipping back and forth in time to a fault.

Yes, it was good to see the Rock avoid letting his roles crumble for a change!

Both DVDs here get 5 stars since they were decent transfers in their correct widescreen version, and contained the original trailers.

a great twofer.......2003-05-09

This wonderful twofer from Universal bundles together two of Rock Hudson's best 60s comedies, MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? and STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.

MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? recounts the adventures of angling 'expert' Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) who is invited to take part in a prestigious fishing tournament. However, Roger can't even throw a line, let alone catch a fish! When press agent Abigail Page (the delightful Paula Prentiss) finds out about Roger's problem, she decides to give him the ultimate crash course in fishing...

The film features a delightful musical score by Henry Mancini as well as fine supporting performances from Maria Perschy and Charlene Holt. The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, dual-layer disc).

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS pairs Rock Hudson with sex-bomb Gina Lollobrigida (they also starred together in COME SEPTEMBER). Hudson plays Carter Harrison, a womanising company exec who marries Antonia (Lollobrigida), an Italian spitfire who is heavily into art and politics. When their marriage fails, Carter doesn't hear from Tony for many years, until his boss decides the Carter will get a promotion if he can prove that he is a respectable (and, more to the point, MARRIED) man. He decides to lead Tony on to get the promotion but finds himself falling in love with her all over again. The memorable supporting cast includes Terry-Thomas, Nancy Kulp, Gig Young, Arthur Haynes and Edward Judd. The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).

This release is part of a new wave of classic releases from Universal. Also look out for "Send Me No Flowers", "A Countess from Hong Kong", "The Thrill of It All!" and "Pillow Talk" (sold separately).

Rock Hudson gives literal meaning to cast in the part.......2003-04-27

"Man's Favorite Sport" is well designed from beginning to end. Howard Hawks directed it. Do not know if it is a Hawks signature but this movie is a little chatty like "Bringing up Baby" ASIN: B00003CX9A and "Monkey Business" ASIN: 6302484448
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is found in several precarious positions by his fiancée. Once he has his tie caught in "Easy Muller's (Maria Perschy) zipper. In addition, of course Abigail (Paula Prentiss) is spotted coming from his bedroom in her night attire.
Norm Alden plays John Screaming Eagle, a local Indian who speaks like Tonto, and sells many sacred things such as Custer's scalp.
In the end, they are carried away. You will be carried away also by this great comedy.
You can ignore or watch "Strange Bedfellows" as you will.

5 for Man's Favorite Sport / 3 for Strange Bedfellows.......2003-03-13

Two packs are great. As long as you like both movies enough to buy them. That's not the case with this two pack of Rock Hudson movies, but at such a sweet price, it's hard to complain. Of these two films, Strange Bedfellows seems the weakest although, Gig Young makes the movie worthwile and Rock Hudson's character is likeable. The plot is a bit convoluted. It's basically an Opposites Attract film. This time the opposite lies in political opinions. The two charactes meet in Paris and within hours are married. Only after they marry to they realize their extreme differences and decide (somewhat loudly and violently) to call it quits. Seven years pass and Rock Hudson is a successful businessman who is looking for a promotion. However, he is told that he needs to clean up his image long enough to handle the press during the transition. The solution is to try to patch things up with his ex until his promotion is solid. Of course, sparks fly when they meet again and the ending is predictable. What is unclear, outside of the physical, is his attraction to Gina Lollabrigida. Other than being incredibly beautiful, her character's charm is not always evident. Instead of making her an intelligent activist - she's a wacky one who unfortunately does wacky things and gets involved in over the top protests and advocacy. This plays into the "climax" of the film. I found myself feeling sorry for Hudson and what he has to bear with this woman. Granted, his character isn't perfect either, but certainly more sympathetic. Some of the best scenes involve the Paris cab service and Hudson's efforts to communicate with Lollabrigida in another cab.

Man's Favorite Sport was a delightful summer romance. Being a fisherman(woman) myself, I found the fishing scenes to be particularly hilarious - especially those involving hip waders. Paula Prentiss is adorable and a very different match for Rock Hudson. She steals every scene she's in. Rock Hudson is truly the most sympathetic character he's ever played in a comedy. He is the top fishing gear salesman at Abercrombie and Fitch. So successful, in fact, that he's written a book on the subject that amateurs use faithfully. The problem is that he's never been fishing in his life - in fact, he hates fish. So when his boss tells him he has to represent the company at a fishing tournament, he's horrified. Paula Prentiss is the Public Relations worker who sets the tournament up. When she learns he's a fraud, she's more concerned about the success of the tournament, so she forces him to take part anyway. Her solution - teach him how to fish in three days. This is where things get really funny. In the meantime, her attraction to him is growing and he wants to kill her. The ending again, is predictable - but enjoy the journey. I always liked Paula Prentiss and wish she had done more movies like this. She was great in Where the Boys Are. Granted, this isn't a Doris and Rock movie, but it is good enough to make you forget about Doris and just enjoy Paula. The other players do an equally good job at rounding things out, especially the fellow tournament entrants.

Strange Bedfellows is not that great - but it's also not that bad. Man's Favorite Sport is pure cotton candy. So the combination and the price of these two films is worth it.

Not True Widescreen.......2003-02-14

I've only checked out the Strange Bedfellows DVD, but was quickly disappointed to see it's not a true widescreen presentation, but rather, in order to give that illusion, they chopped off the bottom of the picture. I have this movie on VHS, both store-bought and taped from TV, and they have more at the bottom of the picture than this DVD. If you have both compare the shot of the close-up of the newspaper that comes shortly after the opening credits. On the VHS you can see the newspaper's photograph of Rock Hudson all the way to his chin, but on this DVD you can't even see halfway down his nose. This isn't a quibble, it's just a clear example of one frame-to-frame comparison, and in a movie made to show-off the attributes of both Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida every inch of the original framing matters. The point is this movie, which may not have been all that "widescreen" to begin with, has been zoomed into to make the center of the picture larger, with the bottom chopped off to make the whole thing look as if it's been letterboxed, as if you're now getting "more" when you're really getting less. It's deceitful. It's bad for the DVD business which keeps confusing consumers with "widescreen" "letterboxed" "full frame" labels that never mean the same thing twice. I'm getting my money back and complaining to Universal. I thought they were finally getting smart enough to start releasing all their great retro pop-culture classics, but if this is the shoddy way they're going to do it I'll stick with my late show videos.

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