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Boys' Night Out

  • 1962
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  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.7K
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James Garner, Kim Novak, Howard Duff, Howard Morris, and Tony Randall in Boys' Night Out (1962)
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Four men bored with their Thursday nights out from their wives (and mom) rent a love nest in New York City, equipped with a blonde. What they don't know is that she's writing a postgraduate ... Read allFour men bored with their Thursday nights out from their wives (and mom) rent a love nest in New York City, equipped with a blonde. What they don't know is that she's writing a postgraduate thesis on sexual fantasies of urban men.Four men bored with their Thursday nights out from their wives (and mom) rent a love nest in New York City, equipped with a blonde. What they don't know is that she's writing a postgraduate thesis on sexual fantasies of urban men.

  • Director
    • Michael Gordon
  • Writers
    • Ira Wallach
    • Marion Hargrove
    • Arne Sultan
  • Stars
    • Kim Novak
    • James Garner
    • Tony Randall
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Gordon
    • Writers
      • Ira Wallach
      • Marion Hargrove
      • Arne Sultan
    • Stars
      • Kim Novak
      • James Garner
      • Tony Randall
    • 48User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast35

    Kim Novak
    Kim Novak
    • Cathy
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Fred Williams
    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • George Drayton
    Howard Duff
    Howard Duff
    • Doug Jackson
    Janet Blair
    Janet Blair
    • Marge Drayton
    Patti Page
    Patti Page
    • Joanne McIllenny
    Jessie Royce Landis
    Jessie Royce Landis
    • Ethel Williams
    Oscar Homolka
    Oscar Homolka
    • Dr. Prokosch
    Howard Morris
    Howard Morris
    • Howard McIllenny
    Anne Jeffreys
    Anne Jeffreys
    • Toni Jackson
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    • Boss' Girlfriend
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Slattery
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Peter Bowers
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Mr. Bohannon
    Larry Keating
    Larry Keating
    • Mr. Bingham
    Ruth McDevitt
    Ruth McDevitt
    • Beulah Partridge
    John Albright
    • Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    Ralph Brooks
    • Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Gordon
    • Writers
      • Ira Wallach
      • Marion Hargrove
      • Arne Sultan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews48

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The only film of Kim Novak's production company, Kimco. It was meant to resurrect her career, which had floundered since the death of Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn in 1958. But the film was not well received by either critics or moviegoers, losing $262,000 (the equivalent of more than $2.3 million in 2021, adjusted for inflation). But it helped redirect James Garner's career from mostly westerns and war movies to some lighter fare. Six of his next eight films were comedies and included some of his biggest hits.
    • Goofs
      When the boys are on the train, the whistle of a steam locomotive is heard on several occasions. The movie takes place in 1962 but the last steam locomotive on the New Haven Railroad was retired ten years earlier and, in any case, would not have been used from Connecticut to New York City.
    • Quotes
      • Cathy: When it comes to sex, men can't help lying and women can't keep from telling the truth. I don't know which is worse.
    • Connections
      Referenced in I've Got a Secret: Kim Novak (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      Boys' Night Out
      Words by Sammy Cahn
      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
      Sung by Patti Page

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 21, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Una vez a la semana
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Joseph E. Levine Productions
      • Kimco-Filmways
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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