{"id":52283,"date":"2020-10-15T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52283"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T20:39:40","slug":"whats-new-pussycat-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52283","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New, Pussycat? (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have an intense need to be loved by many men &#8212; many times.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-63679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Poster-1.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA man (Peter O&#8217;Toole) found irresistibly attractive by nearly every woman he meets seeks help from a psychiatrist (Peter Sellers) in order to settle down and marry his girlfriend (Romy Schneider) &#8212; but O&#8217;Toole quickly finds himself sexually involved with another of Sellers&#8217; patients (Capucine), as well as a suicidal stripper (Paula Prentiss) and eventually a bikini-clad skydiver (Ursula Andress). Meanwhile, O&#8217;Toole&#8217;s nebbishy friend (Woody Allen) falls for Schneider but is unable to seduce her, and Sellers continues his fractious relationship with his portly wife (Eddra Gale).\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>Capucine Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Paula Prentiss Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter O&#8217;Toole Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Sellers Films<\/li>\n<li>Psychotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>Ursula Andress Films<\/li>\n<li>Womanizers<\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen Films <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;we can be thankful&#8221; screenwriter Woody Allen &#8220;changed directions&#8221; after writing this &#8220;outrageous sex farce&#8221;, which remains simply &#8220;tiresome, sexist, grating fluff&#8221;. He argues that Peter O&#8217;Toole &#8220;had no comic timing back then&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-1536x915.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-OToole.png 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and that &#8220;no one is funny except Prentiss&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-1536x919.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Prentiss-Schneider.png 1713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in agreement with Peary that this is a wearisome and dated film, with few authentic chuckles. Because clueless Schneider should stop hoping for O&#8217;Toole to change (he won&#8217;t\/can&#8217;t):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole-439x270.png 439w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Schneider-OToole.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and simply get far, far away from him, it&#8217;s difficult to know who to root for here. Meanwhile, Sellers&#8217; &#8220;long-haired and horny Viennese psychiatrist&#8221; is truly insufferable:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Sellers.png 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Allen merely enacts the first of <em>many<\/em> similar roles as an insecure short man hoping to score with beautiful chicks. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-1536x913.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Allen.png 1725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful sets and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-1536x916.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Whats-New-Pussycat-Set.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059903\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=996&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4566puss.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/06\/23\/archives\/the-screen-whats-new-pussycatwild-comedy-arrives-at-two-theaters.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have an intense need to be loved by many men &#8212; many times.&#8221; Synopsis: A man (Peter O&#8217;Toole) found irresistibly attractive by nearly every woman he meets seeks help from a psychiatrist (Peter Sellers) in order to settle down and marry his girlfriend (Romy Schneider) &#8212; but O&#8217;Toole quickly finds himself sexually involved with another of Sellers&#8217; patients (Capucine), as well as a suicidal stripper (Paula Prentiss) and eventually a bikini-clad skydiver (Ursula Andress). Meanwhile, O&#8217;Toole&#8217;s nebbishy friend (Woody&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52283\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52283","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=52283"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85759,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52283\/revisions\/85759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}