A rich bachelor finds his swinging lifestyle ruined when he awakens one morning having married the gorgeous lady who popped out of a cake. Of course, being a realist, our main character gets a mannequin and begins plotting things out in real life. How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American black comedy film from United Artists, produced by George Axelrod, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, and Terry-Thomas.Quine also directed Lemmon in My Sister Eileen, It Happened to Jane, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady and Bell, Book and Candle. Showing all 9 items. Today was Jack Lemmon's birthday so I decided to watch How to Murder Your Wife, which I've been interested in for a while. Prior to starting the film, the husband of co-star Virna Lisi made her promise that she would not be talked into doing a nude scene in her first American film. How to Murder Your Wife (1965) Trivia. The Ol’ Gypsy Curse. He cannot get enough of his new wife, but he also longs for his single days. If you fail a lie detector test, realize this isn’t proof of you being guilty. Directed by (1) Writing credits (1) Cast (72) Produced by (2) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (3) Production Management (1) as souvenirs. So to protect yourself from accidentally killing your spouse while only pretending to kill your spouse, we’ve collected the top 5 ways you could accidentally kill your spouse while only pretending to kill your spouse. The note of doubt at the end of that statement is fully exploited in How to Murder Your Wife (1965), a barbed piece of war-between-the-sexes comedy. 13. Alf and Betty Benning were anything but a happy couple-they'd even divided their house into separate spaces. Jump to: Spoilers (1) During a taping of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Jack Lemmon told this story. A dedicated bachelor drunkenly marries a young woman and immediately lives to regret it. A melodramatic black comedy presenting the true story of Alfred Benning's murder of his wife, Betty, in 1970s Wellington. With Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff. So his comic character finds himself in the exact same situation but the comic version plans to murder his wife. With Simon O'Connor, Todd Lasance, Geraldine Brophy, Mike Minogue. If you absolutely must do this, don’t display your souvenirs in photographs, and don’t leave all the souvenirs from all your murder victims in the same shoebox in your closet. Don’t keep your victim’s jewelry, undergarments, hair, etc. The film follows a passive-aggressive man (Simon O'Conner) spiraling toward psychosis as his emotionally abusive wife (Geraldine Brophy) threatens to cast his beloved dog … Directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri. It took about 20 minutes before I started to get into the film and overall I felt like it definitely could have been shorter. 14. Directed by Richard Quine. How to Murder Your Wife (1965) Full Cast & Crew. Back to Home How to Murder Your Wife Truth really is stranger than fiction in this outlandish black comedy about a bizarre murder case in 1977 New Zealand. 1. Ugh, this one is so classic it has us banging our heads against the wall. Main character gets a mannequin and begins plotting things out in real life comedy presenting the true story Alfred. Into the film and overall I felt like it definitely could have been shorter detector test, realize this ’! 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