The Thrill of It All
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| The Thrill of It All | |
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| Directed by | Norman Jewison |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter Martin Melcher |
| Written by | Larry Gelbart (story) Carl Reiner |
| Starring | Doris Day James Garner Arlene Francis |
| Music by | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Milton Carruth |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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The Thrill of It All is a 1963 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner. Reiner also plays a cameo as a character actor appearing on TV in various nasty roles.
Reiner had originally conceived the project for Judy Holliday, who died before the film could be made, according to Reiner's reminiscence during his videotaped "Archive of American Television" interview.
[edit] Plot summary
The story of the film centres around urban housewife Beverly Boyer (Doris Day) and her husband, a successful gynecologist and devoted family man, Gerald (James Garner). Beverly is offered the opportunity to star for a television commercial advertising soap. After a shaky start, she gets a contract for $85,000 per year to appear on the weekly TV commercials. Soon the TV studio places greater and greater demands on the unlikely TV star. Gerald becomes jealous of the fact that she is now out-earning him, and their relationship slowly deteriorates until their eventual reconciliation.
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