STRANGE BEDFELLOWS(1965)
Pretty long at just under 2 hours. This follows the progression
of Sheena(I know, shock!!) as grows into the protector of her
village! She ends up having to protect it from the brother of
the reigning king after he kills him! Very nice scenery, good
music and a decent story!
There is quite a bit of nudity here! Not only that of native
females and males, but of Sheena as she ages!! B+
From IMDb.com:
Rock Hudson had a few laughs at our expense, and noticing them
is the best part of "Strange Bedfellows," a 1965 film directed
by Melvin Frank and also starring Gina Lollabrigida and Gig
Young. Hudson plays Carter Hansen, an executive about to move
up in his company. He's been separated from his wife Toni
(Lollabrigida) for seven years, and he's warned by Young
that he has to be a family man if he wants the promotion.
However, Toni has just asked for a divorce so she can marry
Harry Jones (Edward Judd). Carter refuses to do anything
about it; he can't tolerate Toni's activism for every cause.
But when they see each other at the divorce lawyer's
office, neither can resist the other.
This film is just okay - it kind of drags, though the end
is quite funny. Someone on this board didn't think Gina
Lollabrigida looked good - I thought she was gorgeous
here. What's interesting is all the gay innuendo; at one
point, Carter and Harry wake up in bed together. This
isn't the only film Hudson appeared in with this kind
of thing -- I think he and his various directors got
a kick out of it. All of it would have been much funnier
with a better script.
Unfortunately Hudson and Lollabrigida don't have any
chemistry here, and this movie just doesn't have the
wonderful spark of the Hudson-Day films or the personality
and beauty of "Come September" since this movie was
filmed at Universal and looks it. It comes off as kind
of blah. - blanche-2