{"id":10628,"date":"2010-02-05T12:16:37","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T19:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10628"},"modified":"2020-11-24T14:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T21:17:52","slug":"bachelor-flat-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10628","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor Flat (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Here, in this bachelor flat on Pacific, Professor can relax and get away from all those amorous college girls.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster-173x270.jpg 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA British archaeology professor (Terry-Thomas) fights off amorous females while dealing with the sudden presence of a seventeen-year-old &#8220;juvenile delinquent&#8221; (Tuesday Weld) who is actually the daughter of his fiancee (Celeste Holm).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celeste Holm Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Frank Tashlin Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Professors<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday Weld Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s beloved by fans and has received reasonably positive reviews from critics (<a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/bachelor-flat-84235\">All Movie Guide<\/a> notes that it was &#8220;written and directed&#8230; with [director Frank Tashlin&#8217;s] usual grace and elegance&#8221;), it&#8217;s truly difficult to understand the appeal of this dated and tiresome &#8217;60s comedy, starring <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/terry-thomas-70358\">gap-toothed British comedian Terry-Thomas<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-1536x1008.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2-411x270.png 411w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Terry-Thomas2.png 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; heartthrob Richard Beymer (a year after his leading role in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42131\"><em>West Side Story<\/em><\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-1536x934.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Beymer.png 1675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and 18-year-old Tuesday Weld: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-1024x658.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-1536x986.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2-421x270.png 421w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Weld2.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tashlin does indeed keep the film moving quickly, and shows evidence of his skill at directing broad slapstick, but the storyline itself falls completely flat: Terry-Thomas&#8217;s &#8220;irresistible&#8221; appeal to women of all ages never once rings true (not even as a gag), and Weld&#8217;s rash decision to pawn herself off as a juvenile delinquent (rather than revealing that Terry-Thomas&#8217;s absentee fiancee is her mother) feels equally forced. If you enjoy this type of mindless, colorful piffle, certainly feel free to seek it out; otherwise, film fanatics should feel no obligation at all to watch it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-1024x651.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography-424x270.png 424w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Cinematography.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Francesca Bellini as Gladys Schmidlapp &#8212; just one of Terry-Thomas&#8217;s seemingly countless pursuers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-1024x653.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-1024x653.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-1536x979.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini-424x270.png 424w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Bachelor-Flat-Bellini.png 1605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; definitely feel free to skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054651\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=9C05E2D7113AE63BBC4B52DFB7668389679EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/bachelor-flat-84235\">All Movie Guide Review (SPOILER ALERT)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Here, in this bachelor flat on Pacific, Professor can relax and get away from all those amorous college girls.&#8221; Synopsis: A British archaeology professor (Terry-Thomas) fights off amorous females while dealing with the sudden presence of a seventeen-year-old &#8220;juvenile delinquent&#8221; (Tuesday Weld) who is actually the daughter of his fiancee (Celeste Holm). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Celeste Holm Films Comedy Frank Tashlin Films Mistaken or Hidden Identities Professors Tuesday Weld Films Review: Although it&#8217;s beloved by fans and has&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10628\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10628"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54483,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10628\/revisions\/54483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}