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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "being a personal friend of Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Creator/UrsulaAndress laughs out loud afterwards.

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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "being a being "a personal friend of Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Creator/UrsulaAndress laughs out loud afterwards. afterwards; it's Andress's legitimate reaction to the ad-lib, which was left in the film.
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* BreakawayPopHit: The film's "What's New Pussycat" title song sung by Music/TomJones was a hit, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, and stayed on the charts for at least ten weeks peaking at No. #2.

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* BreakawayPopHit: The film's "What's New Pussycat" title song sung by Music/TomJones was a hit, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, and stayed on the charts for at least ten weeks peaking at No. #2.#2, and is on the running for Jones's SignatureSong. Many people don't know that it was made for a film of the same name.
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** Creator/WoodyAllen's future wife Creator/LouiseLasser makes an uncredited cameo as a masseuse.

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** Creator/WoodyAllen's future wife Creator/LouiseLasser makes an uncredited cameo as a masseuse. masseuse attending Dr. Fassbender.
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** Creator/WoodyAllen's future wife Louise Lasser makes an uncredited cameo as a masseuse.

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** Creator/WoodyAllen's future wife Louise Lasser Creator/LouiseLasser makes an uncredited cameo as a masseuse.
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** Creator/PatriciaNeal was considered for Mrs. Werner.
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** The role of Michael James was originally written with Creator/WarrenBeatty in mind. "What's new, pussycat?" was how he'd answer phone calls at the time.

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** The role of Michael James was originally written with Creator/WarrenBeatty in mind. "What's new, pussycat?" was how he'd answer phone calls at the time. He wanted to cast his then-girlfriend Creator/LeslieCaron as Renée Lefébvre.
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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "being a personal friend of Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Ursula Andress laughs out loud afterwards.

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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "being a personal friend of Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Ursula Andress Creator/UrsulaAndress laughs out loud afterwards.
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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "knowing Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Ursula Andress laughs out loud afterwards.

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* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "knowing "being a personal friend of Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Ursula Andress laughs out loud afterwards.

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* ActorAllusion:
** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Haven't you seen me somewhere before?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Film/{{Becket}}'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.
** Dr. Fassbender claims that he knows Film/JamesBond. Ursula Andress was the original Bond Girl in ''Film/DrNo'' and would later appear in the spoof ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'', which also featured the main leads from this film.



* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/PeterOToole agreed to be in the film because he was eager to do a comedy after coming off several dramatic roles in film and theatre.



* VacationDearBoy: Charles Feldman's advice to Creator/WoodyAllen was that he "write something where we can all go to Paris and chase girls".



** Creator/GrouchoMarx was supposed to play Dr. Dreyfuss.

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** Creator/GrouchoMarx was supposed to play Dr. Dreyfuss.Dreyfuss.
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** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Don't you know me from someplace?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Film/{{Becket}}'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.

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** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Don't "Haven't you know seen me from someplace?".somewhere before?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Film/{{Becket}}'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.

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** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Don't you know me from someplace?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Becket'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.

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** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Don't you know me from someplace?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Becket'', ''Film/{{Becket}}'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.


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* BreakawayPopHit: The film's "What's New Pussycat" title song sung by Music/TomJones was a hit, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, and stayed on the charts for at least ten weeks peaking at No. #2.


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* WagTheDirector: Creator/WoodyAllen once said that Creator/PeterSellers gave himself all the best lines in the picture and so after this film Allen wanted more artistic control and became a director. Frank Miller at the Turner Classic Movies website states that Sellers "started improvising his own lines and suggesting added scenes. Even more damaging, he and Allen developed a rivalry that wasn't helped by their resemblance to each other. Sellers resented people's mistaking him for the neophyte actor-writer. And it got worse when an executive producer on the film, thinking he was Allen, reassured him that he wouldn't let Sellers damage his picture. Sellers began improvising more and even got the producer to give him lines and scenes Allen had written for himself. Suddenly Sellers was the film's star, and Allen was reduced to a supporting role".
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* ActorAlllusion:
** In Creator/RichardBurton's cameo, he asks Creator/PeterOToole, "Don't you know me from someplace?". O'Toole responds: "Give my regards to what's her name". The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in ''Becket'', and to Burton's wife at the time, Creator/ElizabethTaylor.
** Dr. Fassbender claims that he knows Film/JamesBond. Ursula Andress was the original Bond Girl in ''Film/DrNo'' and would later appear in the spoof ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'', which also featured the main leads from this film.



* BreakthroughHit / StarMakingRole: For Creator/WoodyAllen.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Michael James was originally written with Creator/WarrenBeatty in mind. "What's new, pussycat?" was how he'd answer phone calls at the time.

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* BreakthroughHit / StarMakingRole: BreakthroughHit[=/=]StarMakingRole: For Creator/WoodyAllen.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: TheDanza: Capucine plays a character named Renée Lefébvre. Capucine's birth name is Germaine Lefébvre.
* ThrowItIn: Dr. Fassbender's line about Rita "knowing Film/JamesBond" was ad-libbed by Creator/PeterSellers, which explains why Ursula Andress laughs out loud afterwards.
* UncreditedRole:
** Creator/RichardBurton makes an uncredited cameo as a man in a strip club.
** Creator/WoodyAllen's future wife Louise Lasser makes an uncredited cameo as a masseuse.
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The role of Michael James was originally written with Creator/WarrenBeatty in mind. "What's new, pussycat?" was how he'd answer phone calls at the time.time.
** Creator/GrouchoMarx was supposed to play Dr. Dreyfuss.
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* BreakthroughHit / StarMakingRole: For Creator/WoodyAllen.
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* BannedInChina: The film was banned in Norway because of a scene where Dr. Fassbender tries to kill himself by burning himself alive wrapped with the Norwegian flag.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Michael James was originally written with Creator/WarrenBeatty in mind. "What's new, pussycat?" was how he'd answer phone calls at the time.

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