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A friend visits his philandering friend just as that man's scheme of being secretly simultaneously engaged to three flight attendants goes awry.A friend visits his philandering friend just as that man's scheme of being secretly simultaneously engaged to three flight attendants goes awry.A friend visits his philandering friend just as that man's scheme of being secretly simultaneously engaged to three flight attendants goes awry.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Alex Akimoff
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Nai Bonet
- Air India Stewardess
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- French Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Françoise Bush
- Françoise - French Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
- French Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
Tony Dante
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
George Dee
- French Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
- Pub Patron
- (uncredited)
Vic Dunlop
- Husband
- (uncredited)
Roger Etienne
- French Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis was the last film that Jerry Lewis made for Paramount Pictures, marking the end of a 17-year association.
- GoofsReed gets in the cab through the left door; then we see him inside sitting on the right side of the taxi and the girl is on the left.
- Crazy creditsThe three actresses who play the flight attendants have their physical measurements listed in small print under their names. Instead of measurements, Thelma Ritter has (?-?-?) by her name.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film, Film, Film (1968)
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It has a lot of energy and some funny moments...but almost all the characters are selfish or nasty.
"Boeing, Boeing" is a very unusual film for the time because although Jerry Lewis is one of the stars of the picture, he neither directed nor wrote it. He's simply there as an actor and isn't quite the same goofy guy he is in his other films. In fact, in some ways he's quite a jerk...a definite departure.
The story is about a super-selfish guy. Bernard (Tony Curtis) is a major womanizer. He's arranged his life in Paris so that he's engaged to three different stewardesses at the same time. It works out because each thinks she's his only woman and because their schedules work out so, they are oblivious to his machinations. However, two things upset his plans...the arrival of Robert (Lewis) and the women's schedules...which suddenly start getting discombobulated. So for most of the film, Bernard works tirelessly to hide each woman from the others...sometimes with Robert's help and sometimes Robert seems to be out for just himself.
This American-made bedroom farce suffers because Bernard and Robert are jerks...and two of the three fiancees seem pretty nasty. The third fiancé is just kind of dumb. Because of all this, the film doesn't work as well as it could and it's obvious that the director and stars try to make up for a somewhat weak plot by putting TONS of energy into their performances. It's not unpleasant but can understand why this isn't one of Lewis' or Curtis' more famous efforts.
The story is about a super-selfish guy. Bernard (Tony Curtis) is a major womanizer. He's arranged his life in Paris so that he's engaged to three different stewardesses at the same time. It works out because each thinks she's his only woman and because their schedules work out so, they are oblivious to his machinations. However, two things upset his plans...the arrival of Robert (Lewis) and the women's schedules...which suddenly start getting discombobulated. So for most of the film, Bernard works tirelessly to hide each woman from the others...sometimes with Robert's help and sometimes Robert seems to be out for just himself.
This American-made bedroom farce suffers because Bernard and Robert are jerks...and two of the three fiancees seem pretty nasty. The third fiancé is just kind of dumb. Because of all this, the film doesn't work as well as it could and it's obvious that the director and stars try to make up for a somewhat weak plot by putting TONS of energy into their performances. It's not unpleasant but can understand why this isn't one of Lewis' or Curtis' more famous efforts.
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- Budget
- $2,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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