Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing

Boeing, Boeing

1965Movie102 minEnglish

Living in Paris, journalist Bernard has devised a scheme to keep three fiancées: Lufthansa, Air France and British United. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But when there's a change in their working schedule, they will be able to be home every second day instead. Bernard's carefully structured life is breaking apart

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IMDb6.2/10
Director: John RichGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

Bernard Lawrence, a swinging bachelor and successful architect, juggles his life with three beautiful and ambitious stewardesses from different airlines, each unaware of the others' existence. He meticulously plans their flight schedules to avoid any overlap. However, his carefully constructed world begins to unravel when a new, faster Boeing jet disrupts the schedule, forcing all three women to be in town simultaneously.

Critical Reception

Boeing Boeing was a commercial success, leveraging the star power of Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis to deliver a lighthearted farce. While not critically acclaimed, it was generally seen as a fun, if predictable, screwball comedy that catered to a popular audience with its fast-paced gags and romantic entanglements.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its energetic comedic performances, particularly from Curtis and Lewis.
  • Noted for its farcical premise and rapid-fire dialogue typical of 1960s comedies.
  • Considered a light and entertaining, though somewhat dated, romantic comedy.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce, but those available often highlight the film as a classic example of its era's comedic style, appreciating the chemistry between the leads and the humor derived from the chaotic romantic situations.

Fun Fact

The film is an adaptation of the 1961 stage play of the same name by Marc Camoletti, which was itself based on the 1960 French play "Boeing-Boeing" by Bernard Slade.

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