Wednesday, July 14, 2021
The Apartment
- Commentary: Under construction.
This movie was originally listed in the post Movies I've Seen, Do Not Own but Can't Forget. I own this movie, now. Here is the commentary I wrote for it in my wish list post: "It's taken a long time for me to get around to wanting this movie in my collection. What clinches my decision is that, at odd times throughout any particular month, some event in a day suddenly brings forth a snatch of dialogue between Jack Lemmon's character and one of the many characters he encounters during his messy attempts to climb the corporate ladder, especially Shirley MacClaine's character. In this movie, although the dialogue is dependent on the situation, the dialogue is the scene stealer. It stays with you. For years, decades, even."
I will be writing more, later, once I have a chance to watch it, again.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Jack Lemmon Calvin Clifford Baxter Shirley MacLaine Fran Kubelik Fred MacMurray Jeff D. Sheldrake Ray Walston Joe Dobisch Jack Kruschen Dr. David Dreyfuss David Lewis Al Kirkeby Edie Adams Miss Olsen Hope Holiday Mrs. Margie MacDougall Joan Shawlee Sylvia Naomi Stevens Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss Johnny Seven Karl Matuschka Joyce Jameson Blonde in Bar Hal Smith Santa Claus Willard Waterman Mr. Vanderhoff David White Mr. Eichelberger Lynn Cartwright Elevator Supervisor
One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
The Wikipedia write-up on this film is here.
Release Date: 1960
Directed by Billy Wilder.
Labels: dramedy3, romance4, satire3, shirley-maclaine
