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 enlarge | Directors: Clive Donner, Richard Talmadge
Actors: Peter Sellers, Peter O'toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1008470D
UPC: 027616924704
EAN: 0027616924704
ASIN: B0007XBKP4
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1965
Release Date: June 7, 2005
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 Peter O'Toole,Sex Symbol January 28, 2008
Amaranth (Northern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"What's new,Pussycat?" is from back in the day when sex comedies had some brains to them, relying more on double entendres than anything graphic. Forget the crudeness of the American Pie&head to France in the '60s instead! This movie is indeed trippin'. You'll have to suspend your disbelief. It was the '60s.
From its opening,"What's new Pussycat?" has a very psychedelic sense. Peter Sellers stars as a German psychiatrist who's a proto-Austin Powers. Somehow he manages to be a womanizer,dress in maroon velvet like Prince,and wear a wig that's--impressive. Peter O'Toole stars as Michael James,an astoundingly heterosexual editor of a women's fashion magazine&exudes an aura of such sex appeal that women pursue him relentlessly. After the success of "Lawrence of Arabia",O'Toole was almost a sex symbol. This movie attempted to capitalize on it. A tall,nervous,frequently drunk Irishman as a sex god-well,it was the '60s. His frequent shirtlessness gives this movie three stars rather than two. Finally,Woody Allen stars as a nebbish man working in a strip club.
The plot to "What's new Pussycat?" can be described as trippin' at best. Peter Sellers is a psychiatrist cheating on his wife. Michael James has a fiancee,but wants to "experiment" and frequents strip clubs to find love (Richard Burton also makes a cameo appearance) James recounts his amorous conquests from the age of 12 onward. Sellers tries to seduce a lady (only to be chased by gendarmes) James finds himself with a virginal stripper who reads poetry. And so on..... The plot (along with the scenery&costumes) is psychedelic&meant to be that way.
"What's up Pussycat?" is a sex comedy that's actually quite funny,in its own bizarre way. It's deemed politically incorrect now,and back when it first opened American movie critics lambasted it as immoral&decadent. Not much has changed. Still,it's an opportunity to see Lawrence of Arabia,Ladies' Man! Enjoy! It was the '60s.
Paula Prentiss Steals The Show January 25, 2008
Gary F. Taylor (Biloxi, MS USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT? was a popular ticket in 1965--but when seen outside the context of its era it emerges as a slightly choppy, slightly slapdash film long on froth and short on actual amusement.
Originally written by Woody Allen as a vehicle for Warren Beatty, both script and cast underwent a mighty change before it reached the screen, so much so that the experience prompted Allen to swear he'd never allow any one but himself to direct one of his scripts in the future. The story revolves around Michael James (Peter O'Toole), a handsome man who wants to marry Carol (Romy Schneider) but can't stop sleeping around long enough to make a commitment. He accordingly goes to psychiatrist Dr. Fritz Fassbender (Peter Sellers)--who is a sex-crazed nut in pursuit of patient Renee (Capucine.) Before the dust settles Woody Allen, Paula Prentiss, Ursla Andress, and Edra Gale are added to the mix.
O'Toole and Sellers are hardly challenged by the material and Allen introduces his "I'm a New York neurotic" screen persona for the first time--but it is really the abundance of supporting actresses that give the film what little zing it still retains. Romy Schnieder was among Europe's greatest stars and finest actresses of her era; although the script offers her little, she is charming indeed. Much the same can be said of the legendary Capucine in the role of a world-weary nymphomaniac; Ursula Andress, who arrives in the film via parachute, and bovine Edra Gale, who runs riot in Wagnerian attire. But the real scene stealer is Paula Prentiss.
Although extremely attractive, Prentiss was originally typed as a "second lead" of the Eve Arden type--but she quickly graduated to neurotic comedy roles for which she had a truly unique flair. WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT? finds her at the top of her form as the interestingly-named Liz Bien, who writes bad poetry, has a tendency to overdose on pills everytime she goes to the bathroom, and who attaches herself to the much-harrassed Peter O'Toole. It really is a performance that transcends the material and which lingers in the mind long after the credits roll.
The DVD release is third rate, with mediocre visual elements and sound so uneven that I constantly adjusted the volume as I watched. When all is said and done, this is really a film for hardcore fans of its various stars--and especially for Paula Prentiss. If for no other reason, the film is worth watching for her alone.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
 Fabulous Talents, Disappointing Movie January 14, 2008
B. Marold (Bethlehem, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
'What's New Pussycat' offers enormous promise in its lineup of acting and writing talents from Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Woody Allen, Romy Schneider, Capucine, and for great eyewash, Ursala Andress. Overall, the movie is a farce which pretends to be more 'intelligent' than the many early farcical movies it copies. I suspect Allen conceived a plan to see how many different movie comedies he could 'quote'. I detect 'borrowings' from the Marx Brothers, the Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and W. C. Fields, not to mention Allen's own early movie persona. Add to that Peter Sellers' comic tics and you get a highly spiced mix of styles, devices, and plot twists. But there lies the problem. To sense the extent to which the film goes wrong, one can compare it to two very successful farces. The first is none other than William Shakespeare's first play, 'Two Gentlemen of Verona', based on disguise and mistaken identies. The other is the French movie and its American translation, 'The Birdcage', also based on a comedy of errors and mistaken identities. Both work quite well, simply because they are far simpler in plot. '...Pussycat' reminds me of a line from 'Amadeus' where Mozart is bragging about how many parts he introduces into a passage in one of his operas, reaching, I believe 20, an unheard of number to be sure. Allen concocts a plot based on the swings in relationships between three male characters (Sellers, O'Toole, and Allen) and at least five female characters. While he doesn't realize all possible combinations (15), he comes close. To continue the culinary metaphor, the story and its manic realization, there is simply just too many dispirate things going to appreciate any distinct tastes at all. It is either entirely too sickly sweet to appreciate the inndividual flavors. And, it is not that Allen goes to far in stretching our ability to suspend disbelief. Some of the greatest comedies by far stretch reality far, far beyond the breaking point, such as 'Ghostbusters' and 'Blazing Saddles'. There is no sense of uniform style or approach. Allen's scenes are clearly written by 'Woody Allen', but Sellers' scenes seem to be written by Blake Edwards. The whole movie seems like its put together like Sellars' bizzare Tutor house seen in the opening scene. This movie is by far less than the sum of its parts. One of the greatest examples of how moments are simply thrown in for cheap effect is the cameo appearance of Richard Burton in a scene with O'Toole. Amazingly enough, there is value in watching the movie at least once, especially if you are old enough to remember the culture of the early sixties, just before things got really crazy. I will even go so far as to say the movie is rich enough to warrent two or three viewings, especially with a group of people with similar tastes for Allen and Sellars. This movie is also a refutation of the opinion that all Allen's earlier movies were better than his later films.
 Legandary May 2, 2007
Daniel T. Kamin (Houston, Texas)
When this film was released in the summer of 1965 it was the funniest film I
had ever seen. I paid 7 times to see this in the theater. Bought it on laser disc
years ago and now so glad to have it on dvd. Just did a theatrical production
with Paula Prentiss and she is still on top of her game even now.
Michael James: "Pussycat from the sky, I can't resist you" April 29, 2007
Galina (Virginia, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"What's New Pussycat? (1965) was directed by a British director, Clive Donner and it is the first feature film for which Woody Allen wrote the original screenplay. Allen also played a supporting role of Victor Skakapopulis, the friend of Michael James (Peter O'Toole). Michael is a fashion editor, surrounded by beauty and glamour of his models which he can't refuse. He truly loves his fiancee Carole (Romy Schneider) and wants to be faithful to her but what can a man do if the gorgeous women literally fell for him from the sky? He sees a psychoanalyst Dr. Fassbender (Peter Sellers) who is not much of help and faces his own demons. Meanwhile, Victor is desperately in love with his best friend's fiancee...
The movie reminds a lot "Casino Royale" - it was made in the 60s, has a great cast (Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss, Woody Allen, Ursula Andress), strikingly beautiful women and the song by Burt Bacharach. It takes place in Paris - and it is almost as much mess as "Casino... " is - silly, naive, and often simply ridiculous but somehow it works after all these years. One of the reasons I believe is Allen's script, the dialogues and one-liners that are hilarious. This time, Allen received more screen time that in Casino.... and he made his scenes very funny. "What's New Pussycat?" is not a great movie but it is charming and I like it.
6.5/10
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