If you liked Frank Sinatra's Tony Rome, you'll like Dirty Dingus Magee. It's a ridiculous, silly sex comedy with an abundance of gags about sex and cleavage, like many 1960s comedies. In the 60s, the restrictive Hays Code was lifted, so films were able to make jokes like that, and show a moderate amount of nudity. So, when you look at it from that perspective, of course Hollywood would go a little nuts making T & A jokes!
Dirty Dingus Magee is the name of Frank Sinatra's character; he's a womanizing thief who talks his way out of many sticky situations. The film starts as George Kennedy reunites with Frank; he's not happy to see him, and we soon find out why. Frankie talks and talks, and before we know it, he's robbed George of his nest egg and his favorite hat! The rest of the movie is a tug-of-war between George and Frankie, trying to rob, fight, arrest, and get ahead of the other. It's set in the Wild West, so there are cowboys, Indians, stagecoaches, and babes in brothels galore!
As silly as it is—and it is really silly—I actually thought this movie was very funny. George and Frankie have great chemistry together, and both their comedic timings are excellent. It's fast paced and doesn't milk the same joke over and over. Once a gag's been done, Joseph Heller and Tom and Frank Waldman write a new one, equally light-hearted and funny. If you've had a hard week, rent Dirty Dingus Magee and take a load off—just hold on to your hat!
Dirty Dingus Magee is the name of Frank Sinatra's character; he's a womanizing thief who talks his way out of many sticky situations. The film starts as George Kennedy reunites with Frank; he's not happy to see him, and we soon find out why. Frankie talks and talks, and before we know it, he's robbed George of his nest egg and his favorite hat! The rest of the movie is a tug-of-war between George and Frankie, trying to rob, fight, arrest, and get ahead of the other. It's set in the Wild West, so there are cowboys, Indians, stagecoaches, and babes in brothels galore!
As silly as it is—and it is really silly—I actually thought this movie was very funny. George and Frankie have great chemistry together, and both their comedic timings are excellent. It's fast paced and doesn't milk the same joke over and over. Once a gag's been done, Joseph Heller and Tom and Frank Waldman write a new one, equally light-hearted and funny. If you've had a hard week, rent Dirty Dingus Magee and take a load off—just hold on to your hat!