What's New Pussycat (1965)

Directors:

Clive Donner
Richard Talmadge

Writer:

Woody Allen (original screenplay)

Release Date:

22 June 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

FOLLOW US... ...and find the answer to the comedy question of the year!

Plot:

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Chateau | Womanizer | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Toothbrush

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Dr. Fritz Fassbender
Peter O'Toole	...	Michael James (as Peter O'toole)
Romy Schneider	...	Carole
Capucine	...	Renée
Paula Prentiss	...	Liz
Woody Allen	...	Victor
Ursula Andress	...	Rita
Eddra Gale	...	Anna Fassbender (as Edra Gale)
Katrin Schaake	...	Jacqueline
Eléonore Hirt	...	Mrs. Werner (as Eleonor Hirt)
Jean Parédès	...	Marcel (as Jean Paredes)
Jacques Balutin	...	Etienne
Jess Hahn	...	Mr. Werner
Howard Vernon	...	Doctor
Michel Subor	...	Philippe

Also Known As:

Quoi de neuf, Pussycat? (France)
Was gibt's Neues, Pussy? (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
¿Qué pasa, pussycat? (Mexico) [es]
¿Qué tal, Pussycat? (Spain) [es]
Ciao Pussycat (Italy) [it]
Com va això, gateta? (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Evlenmekten korkuyorum (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Hei Pussycat (Finland) [fi]
Hej Pussycat (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Hej, pussycat (Sweden) [sv]
Hva' nyt, Pussycat? (Denmark) [da]
Mi újság, cicamica? (Hungary) [hu]
Mitä uutta, kissimirri? (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
O Que É Que Há, Gatinha? (Brazil) [pt]
Qué hay de nuevo, Pussycats? (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:Approved | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Famartists Productions S.A.

Trivia:

Richard Burton appears in a cameo with Peter O'Toole in a scene in a bar where Burton asks O'Toole "Don't you know me from someplace?" and O'Toole responds "Give my regards to what's her name." The dialogue is a reference to their appearance together in Becket (1964) and to Burton's wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor. Screenwriter Woody Allen later said of the Burton cameo, "It was so cute, you want to vomit."

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end during the go-cart scene, Dr. Fassbender enters a farmyard in his go-cart and ends up on a horse; however immediately afterwards he is seen driving the go-cart again.

Quotes:

Anna Fassbender: Is she prettier than me?
Dr. Fritz Fassbender: Is she prettier than you? I'M prettier than YOU!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cat People (1982)

Soundtrack:

My Little Red Book

Pussycat-after almost 40 years...

Yes, after almost 40 years this movie is a little dated; but, when it came out it was hilariously off-the-wall! The movie, when it was released was a refreshing, non-conformist poke-in-the-eye to the prigs and prudes of the day. At that time, people were used to "Doris Day" and the list from the Catholic church. Yes, I know, in this age, little if anything is left to the imagination. At that time, everything was left to the imagination. Consider the times. The ad-libbed bar scene between O'Toole and Sellers was brilliant besides being hilarious. And then there is the interplay among the members of Dr. Fassbender's and his patients and Dr. Fassbender and his family.