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An Army psychologist oversees her creation: an arctic serviceman sent to Paris with a movie star.An Army psychologist oversees her creation: an arctic serviceman sent to Paris with a movie star.An Army psychologist oversees her creation: an arctic serviceman sent to Paris with a movie star.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Leon Alton
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Thomas Anthony
- French Officer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaJamie Lee Curtis was born exactly one week prior to the release of this movie, with both her parents, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, starring in it.
- GoofsAt one point, Corporal Hodges salutes an officer while he (Hodges) is not wearing his head covering. One does not salute "uncovered"; one merely comes to attention.
- Quotes
Liz Baker: Oh, come off it, Lieutenant, admit it! The guy bugs you.
Lt. Vicki Loren: As far as I'm concerned, a bug is something you find crawling in your bed.
Liz Baker: I rest my case.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Crawlspace (1986)
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Pleasant if unmemorable
This isn't a perfect movie. It's unlikely to end up on anyone's ten best list in any category. But it's a perfectly enjoyable way to wile away 90 minutes.
Briefly, it's the story of an oversexed serviceman, Curtis, who manages to win a three-week furlough in Paris with an Argentine bombshell-movie "actress". That's the first part of the movie, and it's pretty obvious.
In the second half, Curtis' character falls in love with Janet Leigh's character, an army psychologist who has been sent to Paris to keep Curtis' character from having sex with the bombshell or otherwise embarrassing the American military while on furlough in Paris. There is actual chemistry between the two - not a surprise, as they evidently married after making this movie - and the scenes between the two of them are more than just slapstick by the book.
The ending is obvious, but what you would expect from a 1950s romantic comedy.
Unlike a lot of other American movies set in Paris in the 1950s, this one doesn't do much with the location. But that's fine.
Not a great movie, certainly, but not a bad one.
Briefly, it's the story of an oversexed serviceman, Curtis, who manages to win a three-week furlough in Paris with an Argentine bombshell-movie "actress". That's the first part of the movie, and it's pretty obvious.
In the second half, Curtis' character falls in love with Janet Leigh's character, an army psychologist who has been sent to Paris to keep Curtis' character from having sex with the bombshell or otherwise embarrassing the American military while on furlough in Paris. There is actual chemistry between the two - not a surprise, as they evidently married after making this movie - and the scenes between the two of them are more than just slapstick by the book.
The ending is obvious, but what you would expect from a 1950s romantic comedy.
Unlike a lot of other American movies set in Paris in the 1950s, this one doesn't do much with the location. But that's fine.
Not a great movie, certainly, but not a bad one.
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- richard-1787
- Aug 13, 2014
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- Urlaubsschein nach Paris
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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