Kiss Me, Stupid Site

The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to professional and domestic success.

The film satirizes the lengths to which ordinary people will go to achieve fame. Kiss Me, Stupid

The transactional nature of every relationship in the film mirrors the commercialization of the 1960s. Gender and Domesticity Wilder deconstructs the "perfect" 1960s marriage: The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to

The clever, rapid-fire dialogue typical of Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. The film plays with the swap between the

The film received a "C" (Condemned) rating, the first major Hollywood film to do so since Baby Doll (1956).

The film plays with the swap between the "virtuous" wife and the "fallen" woman, eventually showing that the prostitute has more agency and heart than the men around her. Historical Context and Controversy

Orville’s willingness to "pimp" a woman he believes is his wife highlights a moral decay fueled by ambition.