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Rock Hudson and Doris Day had one of the sweetest chemistries in the movies--as demonstrated in several light comedies, including this film's predecessor, 1959's Pillow Talk. The two similar films feature a handsome, duplicitous Hudson duping--then falling for--an earnest Day. In Lover Come Back, the two play Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton, rival advertising agents, vying for the same clients--until Jerry makes up a product, Vip, to get out of a scrape. As Madison Avenue catches Vip fever, Jerry falls deeper into the façade-and into love with Carol, who schemes to steal the nonexistent account away from him. Tony Randall plays Peter Ramsay, Webster's hapless boss. While Day and Hudson are as adorable as ever (and would continue to be in 1964's Send Me No Flowers), a standout is fellow Pillow Talk and Send Me No Flowers costar Randall. He's an effective foil--both comically and physically (as he stands next to the much taller Hudson). Their brands of humor blend charmingly: Hudson's sardonic coyness, Day's innocent sweetness, and Randall's nervous edginess. Look for a pre-Brady Bunch Ann B. Davis as Mille, Carol's loyal assistant, and a pre-Beverly Hillbillies Donna Douglas as Ramsay's secretary. --N.F. Mendoza
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although made later than 'Pillow Talk' which has a near identical plot, 'Lover Come Back' has the edge.
Hudson and Day play account executives at rival advertising firms. Carol Templeton (Day) is new to the business and is foiled in her attempts to secure a big account by Gerry Webster (Hudson) who habitually influences potential clients with a barrage of booze and girls. They have never met each other and thereby the stage is set for comic confusion.
Mistakenly believing that Webster is chasing the account for a mystery product called 'Vip', Carol attempts to intercede between him and reclusive scientist Linus Tyler, whom she has learned is being cultivated by Webster to work on 'Vip'. However, she mistakes Webster for Tyler and he takes advantage of her ignorance by pumping her and her agency for ideas and expenses.
Hudson, one of the most handsome actors of his time, plays extremely well as the pretend innocent, reeling in nice girl Carol, who falls in love with what she believes to be a sensitive and lonely genius.
Tony Randall is on good form as Hudson's lily-livered boss, lending a slightly zany edge to the plot.
Day is, as always, in great shape, enhanced by gorgeous outfits by Irene, though these are detracted from somewhat by the bizarre hats she wears in many scenes. She was about 37 when this film was made, requiring the use of soft focus in many close-ups to help suspend disbelief at her girlish approach to sex and love.
Nonetheless, when viewed in the context of its time and enjoyed as a light, bright romp, laced with subtle ribaldry and innuendo, it's good fun and cheerfully engaging.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Doris Day-Rock Hudson romcom Lover Come Back reworks aspects of Pillow Talk in a plot that sees them as rival advertising execs fighting over the account for a non-existent product in a surprisingly and engagingly smutty satire that goes out of its way to mock the void between the two stars screen images and reality. Rock Hudson seems heroically determined to invite rumors by pretending to be unsure of his sexuality ("Just because you can light a stove doesn't mean you can cook") and even creeping back into his apartment wearing nothing more than a woman's fur coat ("He's the last guy I would have figured..." notes one onlooker) while a somewhat sidelined Doris Day gets married as she's rushed into the delivery room. Along the way Tony Randall practically invents both of the Crane brothers and sets up about three seasons worth of plots for Frasier as his neurotic boss. Great fun.
Universal's DVD boasts a good 1.85:1 widescreen transfer with the original theatrical trailer.
Universal's DVD boasts a good 1.85:1 widescreen transfer with the original theatrical trailer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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it is impossible for current movies to come up with anything so sophisticated ,smart and entertaining .
Rock hudson looks and acts better than any current hunk in his role as devilishly charming advertisement executive and he plays it with a gleam in his eyes which goes from a gentle gaze to a wicked glint ,he has a persona to match and the script has conjured a really complex yet siimpe character to empathise and like despite his obvious flaws.
Doris day has a wholesome charm and she is cast perfectly as the self -righteous rival who is having a delicious misunderstanding.
The comedy is based on a shakespearean twist of mistaken identities and just as funny .
The movie is slick and funny like a bauble and yet tasteful with immaculate costumes ,totally serene sexual innuendoes which are naughty enough to laugh at but inoffensive.
the sex battle and the party scene in manhattan is depicted without showing female or male flesh in tonnes like today's sex comedies .
This is style and content in a great concoction and roch hudson is the pinnacle here as the tender ,devious playboy with a lovely foil played by day and the supporting cast is very clever with their great cameos,but it is the script that brings every character to life in a whimsically funny manner ,they could never make this in today's hollywood .
usman khawaja
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Rock hudson looks and acts better than any current hunk in his role as devilishly charming advertisement executive and he plays it with a gleam in his eyes which goes from a gentle gaze to a wicked glint ,he has a persona to match and the script has conjured a really complex yet siimpe character to empathise and like despite his obvious flaws.
Doris day has a wholesome charm and she is cast perfectly as the self -righteous rival who is having a delicious misunderstanding.
The comedy is based on a shakespearean twist of mistaken identities and just as funny .
The movie is slick and funny like a bauble and yet tasteful with immaculate costumes ,totally serene sexual innuendoes which are naughty enough to laugh at but inoffensive.
the sex battle and the party scene in manhattan is depicted without showing female or male flesh in tonnes like today's sex comedies .
This is style and content in a great concoction and roch hudson is the pinnacle here as the tender ,devious playboy with a lovely foil played by day and the supporting cast is very clever with their great cameos,but it is the script that brings every character to life in a whimsically funny manner ,they could never make this in today's hollywood .
usman khawaja
- jbz7879
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Oh dear. In the minority again.
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Just a touch mam
This is an explosive tale. Rock and Doris are rival advertising execs with different approaches to doing business. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2002 by bernie
Rock and Doris rock!!!
A brilliant film underlining the successful partnership of Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Fans new and old will love it. I dare you not to laugh all the way through!
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