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Let's Make Love (1960)

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

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Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre, where he sees Amanda rehearsing a song, and the director thinks him an actor suited to play himself in the revue. He takes the part in order to see more of Amanda. Written by Ed Stephan <[email protected]>

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MARILYN MONROE and YVES MONTAND the French entertainment sensation! doing what they do best in LET'S MAKE LOVE See more »


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8 September 1960 (USA)  »

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Hava Nitahev  »

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$6,540,000 (USA)
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(35 mm mag-optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)| (magnetic tracks) (Westrex Recording System)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When Frankie Vaughan flew from Britain to star in the film, the New Musical Express ran the headline "Frankie Goes To Hollywood". This was the inspiration for the group Frankie Goes to Hollywood. See more »

Goofs

Although revue is supposed to be taking place in a theater-in-the-round, most of action actually takes place on a thrust stage with no rear seating and is staged for traditional theater where audience sits in front. See more »

Quotes

[Milton Berle approaches Jean-Marc, acting feminine, comedically]
Jean-Marc Clement: And fourteen million Americans call you "Uncle?"
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Connections

Edited into Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990) See more »

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COOL IT BABY
Written by Carroll Coates
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Only of interest due to Monroe
19 December 2000 | by (Houston) – See all my reviews

I read the comments in Imdb, and was prepared to dislike this film. And, parts of it were not very good. However, ... Marilyn Monroe had such magic. It wasn't that she was the best actress around, or the best singer, because she wasn't. But, ... Wow, she just electrifies the screen. So much more than a pretty face. Okay, enough slobbering over Marilyn. The rest of the film is quite forgettable. Yves Montand was adequate. Tony Randall did just fine. The cameos by Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, and Gene Kelly were OK. But Marilyn...


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