This is one of my all time favorite scenes from a romantic comedy. BOYS' NIGHT OUT (1962)
This is one of my all time favorite scenes from a romantic comedy.
BOYS' NIGHT OUT (1962) was produced by its star Kim Novak who was making a career comeback and isn't even in this, the best scene from the film.
BOYS' NIGHT OUT is in a sub-genre that really only existed in the 1960s - "Men rebelling against suburban domestication by cheating on their wives" movies. This one and others in the genre, like GUIDE FOR A MARRIED MAN and THE APARTMENT, were considered the ultimate is sophisticated comedy at the time and socially acceptable because the heroes never wound up actually cheating, instead growing to accept and love their domestication.
In this scene single guy Fred (James Garner), a weatherman who has forecast rain that hasn't arrived yet, has been sent by his married buddies to find them a "cheap" luxury apartment they can use as a place to cheat and meets rental agent Peter Bowers (Jim Backus), who is mysteriously desperate to find a tenant for an awesome NYC apartment.
A huge viewing bonus is all of the incredible mid-century modern furniture and art decorating the set.
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