{"id":32114,"date":"2013-08-01T13:21:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32114"},"modified":"2020-11-30T15:16:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T22:16:02","slug":"phffft-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32114","title":{"rendered":"Phffft (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m no longer interested in beds.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA recently divorced husband (Jack Lemmon) and wife (Judy Holliday) navigate the tricky world of dating while gradually recognizing that they&#8217;re still in love with one another.\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>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Jack Carson Films<\/li>\n<li>Jack Lemmon Films<\/li>\n<li>Judy Holliday Films<\/li>\n<li>Kim Novak Films<\/li>\n<li>Mark Robson Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJudy Holliday and Jack Lemmon are perfectly paired in this sprightly romantic comedy (directed by Mark Robson, and scripted by George Axelrod) about a recently divorced couple who are clearly meant to end up right back in one another&#8217;s arms; with this understanding fully in mind, one watches the couple&#8217;s quibbling and travails with a sense of bemusement rather than discomfort. The film isn&#8217;t entirely successful, with some scenes working better than others: for instance, Holliday&#8217;s first post-divorce date &#8212; with the narcissistic star (Donald Curtis) of her hit radio show &#8212; is played much too broadly:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1829\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2.png 1829w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Date2-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but her scenes with the inimitable Jack Carson (as Lemmon&#8217;s playboy roommate) go in unexpected directions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Lemmon&#8217;s dalliance with a sexy young student (Kim Novak, having fun channeling Marilyn Monroe):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Novak-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; is an interesting foreshadowing of his scenes as traumatized Oscar Madison interacting with the Pigeon sisters in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31785\"><em>The Odd Couple<\/em> (1968)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>My favorite scenario, however, is a wordless one in which Holliday and Lemmon meet each other unexpectedly on the dance floor, flaunting their new moves (they&#8217;ve both taken dance lessons) while doing the mambo; one wonders how long it took them to coordinate their physical timing, and to learn to dance so perfectly awkwardly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1843\" height=\"1015\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3.png 1843w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dancing3-490x270.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1843px) 100vw, 1843px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(All of this is made doubly impressive knowing that Holliday was sick as a dog throughout most of the shooting, and reported feeling like she was sleep-walking through many of her scenes.) Another fun scene has Lemmon &#8212; cautiously exercising his newly single muscles while driving a sporty car &#8212; attempting to flirt with a sexy woman on the sidewalk, only to have her turn around and reveal she&#8217;s Holliday. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1837\" height=\"1021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around.png 1837w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-Turn-Around-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1837px) 100vw, 1837px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1833\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving.png 1833w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Driving-484x270.png 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1833px) 100vw, 1833px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Silly? Yes. Unrealistic? Sure. But Holliday and Lemmon are such gifted comedians that we can&#8217;t help enjoying their work together throughout this light-hearted romp. If only all divorces were so easily remedied. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judy Holliday as Nina<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Holliday.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Holliday.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Holliday.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Holliday-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Holliday-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jack Carson as Charlie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Carson2-496x270.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lemmon and Holliday&#8217;s hilarious dancing scene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dance.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dance-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Phffft-Dance-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s definitely recommended simply for the performances. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047349\/\">IMDb entry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/11\/11\/archives\/phffft-bows-at-loews-with-judy-holliday.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2936jack.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/86629\/phffft#articles-reviews?articleId=155198\">TCM Article<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m no longer interested in beds.&#8221; Synopsis: A recently divorced husband (Jack Lemmon) and wife (Judy Holliday) navigate the tricky world of dating while gradually recognizing that they&#8217;re still in love with one another. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Divorce Flashback Films Jack Carson Films Jack Lemmon Films Judy Holliday Films Kim Novak Films Mark Robson Films Romantic Comedy Review: Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon are perfectly paired in this sprightly romantic comedy (directed by Mark Robson, and scripted by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32114\"> 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-32114","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\/32114","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=32114"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55850,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32114\/revisions\/55850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}