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Starring: Walter Matthau,  Inger Stevens,  Sue Ane Langdon,  Jackie Russell,  Robert Morse, 
Directed By: Gene Kelly, 
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Release Date: 1967-05-25
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  DVD-Video,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about A Guide for the Married Man

Description
Director Gene Kelly demonstrates wonderful style and sophistication in this adult farce that stars Walter Matthau and Robert Morse as two husbands with one thing on their minds. Matthau is Paul Manning, a happily married "typical suburban male." Wanting other women but having no idea how to go about it, he turns to his friend, Ed (Morse), for a few tips on infidelity. And Ed willingly dishes up some of the funniest advice and anecdotes ever seen-brought to life by a top cast that includes Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, Sid Caesar, Art Carney, Phil Silvers and Jayne Mansfield. Despite its delicate subject matter, this wild, wicked comedy is executed with such charm and affection that it won strong critical praise and was one of the top moneymakers of its year.

Amazon.com
Directed with a lascivious eye by Gene Kelly, A Guide for the Married Man has the illicit kick of finding a vintage copy of Playboy in your dad's sock drawer. With its zoom shots of ample cleavage and jiggling bottoms, this sophisticated sex farce is Naughty with a capital N. Walter Matthau stars as a desperate husband with a roving eye who is "ready to take the plunge." Robert Morse costars as his philandering best friend who becomes his "coach." Morse's "pointers" are acted out by a stellar cast of comic actors. Scoring highest are Carl Reiner as a vainglorious movie star arranging a cross-global tryst; Joey Bishop as a husband who steadfastly denies, denies, denies even after he is caught in the act by his wife, and Terry Thomas as a man driven to an early grave after his paramour (Jayne Mansfield) loses her bra in his home. The film's bevy of beauties includes ravishing Inger Stevens as Matthau's unsuspecting wife and Sue Ann Langdon as the neighborhood tease. Just to make the film even more '60s, The Turtles perform the title song. A Guide for the Married Man is so wrong, so dated, and so sexist. It's a wonder it hasn't been remade! --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews for A Guide for the Married Man

Not top drawer - but close.
This movie lacks only one thing - believeability. The acting, especially by Mattheu, is tremendous but the storyline leaves one shaking one's head. I am aware that fantasy and 'stretching the point' is acceptable in films, but somehow, one hopes for better when Mattheu is involved.

It is good enough entertainment, but I feel unable to grant the movie any more than four stars - it would have been three stars, except for Mattheu's performance.A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man in the 1960's
Although I found Walter Matthau at his "as always" best in the Guide for the Married Man, the role doesn't do him justice. I gave it five stars as a "period piece" of how we lived in the 1960's, or more specifically, how the sexes were perceived during that time period. Fortunately I think our society has moved onward and upward from the the depiction of both sexes in this film.

To view Walter Matthau at his best, go with the DVD Charley Varrick or Taking of Pelham One Two Three for starters. For a better example of his depth as a comedy actor the The Odd Couple or any film where he co-starred with Jack Lemon would be a wise choice and all of them are available on Amazon.

I purchased this DVD with the biography of Inger Stevens The Farmer's Daughter Remembered: The Biography of Actress Inger Stevens by William T. Patterson. I was disappointed in Ms. Stevens as her role was nothing more or less than a mindless "dumb unsuspecting housewife" with a lot of "T and A" shots thrown in whenever possible. I think Inger Stevens could have brought so much more to her role.

As an item of interest, this film was apparently the last time that Jane Mansfield worked before the cameras before her untimely death in an auto accident in Louisiana.A Guide for the Married Man

Begs for a Remake
This is classic comedy. With all the snippits of stories this movie begs for a modern remake. If only the egos of hollywood could get it together and do it. Not a serious tale but a nice poke at the middle age male and the great lust of forbidden fruit! Dated a little...but still...great actors giving a very enjoyable experience.A Guide for the Married Man

Stupendous
Excellent transfer from film to DVD.

This is great like I remember it being and shows what riskee was during a more innocent time and as with the TV show "Love American Style" it seems tame by todays standards.

Great acting and an all star cast. Cool but period music score.

I enjoyed the driving scenes due to the now vintage auto's shown.

There is nothing negative that I can say about this movie and it even has, a rare gift for the audience these days, a good moral at the end.

I'm very glad to have this in my collection and advise everyone to purchase it.A Guide for the Married Man

Classic comedy, don' t make em like this anymore!
Matthau was a comic genius, this movie has a bunch of great comic guest appearances! I laughed my potootie off! Have seen the movie a bunch of times, but Matthau has always been one of my favorite comics with his rubber face, and basset hound looks. Numerous memorable scenes, one of my favorites is the one in the supermarket with the cantelopes. This is a real funny, movie about sex without being dirty. They knew how to make great movies when this film was made. Where did you get those big eyelashes? :-) Art Carney is wonderfully funny as the construction worker, Ben Blue is great. Lucille Ball is fairly good.A Guide for the Married Man