Artists and Models

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Artists and Models

1955,

1h 49m,

Musical/

Comedy

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86%

14 Reviews

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76%

500+ Ratings

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86%

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76%

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500+ Ratings

Painter Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is having difficulty with his career, so he starts taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, Eugene (Jerry Lewis), a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps. Unbeknown to Eugene, Abigail Parker (Dorothy Malone), the artist for his favorite comic book, lives in the same building with her roommate, Bessie (Shirley MacLaine), the model for Abigail's drawings. Eventually, the two pairs meet, and Bessie takes to Eugene.

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Jean Yothers

Orlando Sentinel

Oct 8, 2021

Mayehoff, incidentally, appropriates uproariously his every scene.

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Colin Bennett

The Age (Australia)

Aug 24, 2021

[Jerry Lewis] will keep the fans in an uproar as usual.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Oct 5, 2018

A masterpiece far ahead of its time.

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Pat Padua

Washington City Paper

Jun 17, 2026

Lewis was Tashlin’s muse, and the actor’s whole being (from his elastic figure to this unreleased subconscious) affects everyone else on screen.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Mar 20, 2023

9/10

Cinematically chaotic and fruitfully loony... a gaudy, grabby, bold, beautiful explosion of possibilities... the possibilities of composition and blocking, post-Looney Tunes-style human behavior and the physical expression of neurosis from head to toe.

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Jean-Luc Godard

Cahiers du Cinéma

Apr 6, 2022

No film could be more devastating, more bitter in its humor, more brackish, with the richness of the invention constantly aggravated by the poverty of the situations.

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Finn S

Aug 23, 2017

Pure anarchy on screen. Comic book fan alert! One of their best pairings, directed by Warner's cartoon director Tashlin, it's live action camic nuttiness at its technicolor Vistavison best. Shirly MacLain's screen debut, Dorthy Malone, ANita Ekberg, Ava Gabor va va vooom.

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Frank Tashlin

Director

Dean Martin

Rick Todd

Jerry Lewis

Eugene Fullstack

Shirley MacLaine

Bessie Sparrowbrush

Dorothy Malone

Abigail 'Abby' Parker

Eddie Mayehoff

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Synopsis

Painter Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is having difficulty with his career, so he starts taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, Eugene (Jerry Lewis), a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps. Unbeknown to Eugene, Abigail Parker (Dorothy Malone), the artist for his favorite comic book, lives in the same building with her roommate, Bessie (Shirley MacLaine), the model for Abigail's drawings. Eventually, the two pairs meet, and Bessie takes to Eugene.

Director: Frank Tashlin
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Herbert Baker, Hal Kanter, Frank Tashlin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 1955, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 49m

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