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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall and Creator/ThelmaRitter.

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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall Creator/TonyRandall and Creator/ThelmaRitter.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964) reunited Day, Hudson, and Tony Randall for further comedic escapades, albeit as different characters in each.

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Not to be confused with TalkingInBed, for when heads are on pillows and talking happens.
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* BathKick: A rare male example as well, shot in conjunction with a SplitScreenPhoneCall to create the illusion that Jan and Brad are [[https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3DsU80AFls5cpvOE9E7rV0wHXC2.jpg playing footsie with each other]] while bathing.
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** A visual example: Brad (as Rex) tells Jan he gets a warm feeling around her "like a potbelly stove on a frosty morning". Later we see a potbelly stove in Brad's apartment [[spoiler:after Jan redecorates it.]]
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Brad's deliberately absurd cowboy persona, Rex Stetson.
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''Film/DownWithLove'' (2003) is an AffectionateParody of this film and the tropes it popularized.

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''Film/DownWithLove'' (2003) is an AffectionateParody of this film and the tropes it popularized.
popularized, complete with having Tony Randall in it (in his final film role).
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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall and Creator/ThelmaRitter.

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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall and Creator/ThelmaRitter.
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The plot concerns Jan Morrow (Day), a career woman, and Brad Allen (Hudson), a playboy songwriter. Much to her chagrin, her phone line is connected to his through a party line; his multiple romances make it near impossible for her to make a decent work-related phone call. When he meets her for real, he disguises his voice and adopts the name Rex Stetson. The charade works since she's never seen him, but can it last?

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The plot concerns Jan Morrow (Day), a career woman, and Brad Allen (Hudson), a playboy songwriter. Much to her chagrin, her phone telephone line is connected to his through a party line; line, and his multiple romances make it near impossible for her to make a decent work-related phone call. When he meets her for real, in person, he disguises his voice and adopts the name Rex Stetson. The charade works works, since she's never seen him, but can it last?
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->'''Jan Morrow:''' I have no bedroom problems. There's nothing in my bedroom that bothers me.
->'''Brad Allen:''' Ohhh. That's too bad.

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->'''Jan Morrow:''' I have no bedroom problems. There's problems; there's nothing in my bedroom that bothers me.
->'''Brad Allen:''' Ohhh. That's Oh, well, that's too bad.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Doris Day hums a few bars of the theme song to herself as the opening music fades.



* ThemeTuneCameo: Doris Day hums a few bars of the theme song to herself as the opening music fades.
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* CoolCar: Jonathan tries to give Jan a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster as a present. Tony Walters' MG TF 1500 counts also.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Brad Allen lied about who he was to seduce Jan, and then gets her to go away with him for the weekend. After Jan finds out and the Jonathan shows up to rescue her, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech she tells him off]], telling him his sexual problems could never be cured, and storms out with Jonathan. Then Jonathan comes back in and chastises Brad for not bringing his own champagne.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Brad Allen lied about who he was to seduce Jan, and then gets her to go away with him for the weekend. After Jan finds out and the Jonathan shows up to rescue her, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech she tells him off]], telling claiming him his sexual problems could never be cured, and storms out with Jonathan. Then Jonathan comes back in and chastises Brad for not bringing his own champagne.



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%%* LadykillerInLove* LadykillerInLove: After his deceit is found out and Jan wants nothing to do with him, Brad realizes he's fallen in love with her.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Brad Allen lied about who he was to seduce Jan, and then gets her to go away with him for the weekend. After Jan finds out and the Jonathan shows up to rescue her, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech she tells him off]], telling him his sexual problems could never be cured, and storms out with Jonathan. Then Jonathan comes back in and chastises Brad for not bringing his own champagne.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Lover Come Back'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964) reunited Day, Hudson, and Tony Randall for further comedic escapades, albeit as different characters in each.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Lover Come Back'' ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964) reunited Day, Hudson, and Tony Randall for further comedic escapades, albeit as different characters in each.
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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter.

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''Pillow Talk'' is a 1959 comedy film directed by Michael Gordon (you've heard of his grandson, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt). It was the first of three films to pair Creator/DorisDay with Creator/RockHudson; also in the cast are Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter.
Creator/ThelmaRitter.
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A huge commercial and critical success when it came out (earning five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, winning for Best Original Screenplay), ''Pillow Talk'' is often considered the TropeCodifier for the RomanticComedy all the way up to today, solidifying many of the staples of the genre throughout the years: a serious career gal who's too busy for love, a dashing playboy who [[LadyKillerInLove falls in love]] with one of his attempted conquests, a masquerade made to deceive a love interest, BelligerentSexualTension, slapstick comedy, DoubleEntendre up the ying-yang, etc etc. For many scholars of the genre, this is ''the'' RomanticComedy.

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A huge commercial and critical success when it came out (earning five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, and winning for Best Original Screenplay), ''Pillow Talk'' is often considered the TropeCodifier for the RomanticComedy all the way up to today, solidifying many of the staples of the genre throughout the years: a serious career gal who's too busy for love, a dashing playboy who [[LadyKillerInLove falls in love]] with one of his attempted conquests, a masquerade made to deceive a love interest, BelligerentSexualTension, slapstick comedy, DoubleEntendre up the ying-yang, etc etc. For many scholars of the genre, this is ''the'' RomanticComedy.
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Often considered the TropeCodifier for the RomanticComedy all the way up to today, it solidified many of the staples of the genre throughout the years: a serious career gal who's too busy for love, a dashing playboy who [[LadyKillerInLove falls in love]] with one of his attempted conquests, a masquerade made to deceive a love interest, BelligerentSexualTension, slapstick comedy, DoubleEntendre up the ying-yang, etc etc. For many scholars of the genre, this is ''the'' RomanticComedy. The film ''Film/DownWithLove'' is an AffectionateParody of this film and the tropes it popularized.

Nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, winning for Best Original Screenplay.

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Often A huge commercial and critical success when it came out (earning five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, winning for Best Original Screenplay), ''Pillow Talk'' is often considered the TropeCodifier for the RomanticComedy all the way up to today, it solidified solidifying many of the staples of the genre throughout the years: a serious career gal who's too busy for love, a dashing playboy who [[LadyKillerInLove falls in love]] with one of his attempted conquests, a masquerade made to deceive a love interest, BelligerentSexualTension, slapstick comedy, DoubleEntendre up the ying-yang, etc etc. For many scholars of the genre, this is ''the'' RomanticComedy. The film

''Film/DownWithLove'' (2003) is an AffectionateParody of this film and the tropes it popularized.

Nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, winning for Best Original Screenplay.
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