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What's New Pussycat

Year:

1965

Duration:

108 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Clive Donner

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1965-06-22

Filming Locations: Paris, France

Earnings

Gross: $18,820,000 (USA) Rentals $8,700,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Capucine

Maggie Wright

Peter Sellers

Dr. Fritz Fassbender

Peter O'Toole

Michael James

Romy Schneider

Carole

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

Sabine Sun

Nurse

Nicole Karen

Tempest

Jacqueline Fogt

Charlotte

Daniel Emilfork

Gas Station Man

Tanya Lopert

Miss Lewis

Barbara Sommers

Miss Marks (as Barbara Somers)

Robert Rollis

Car Renter

Annette Poivre

Emma

Richard Saint-Bris

Le Maire

Marion Conrad

1st Stripteaser

Marc Arian

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jean-Yves Autrey

Fassbinder's Child (uncredited)

Rosemary Blake

Miss Pringle (uncredited)

Richard Burton

Man in Strip Club (uncredited)

Jack de Lassartesse

Bit Part (uncredited)

Georges Douking

Concierge at Renee's Apartment (uncredited)

Colin Drake

Durell - Mental Patient (uncredited)

Louis Falavigna

Jean (uncredited)

Gordon Felio

Fat Man (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk

Bit Part (uncredited)

Françoise Hardy

Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Louise Lasser

Masseuse (uncredited)

Edouard F. Médard

Nash (uncredited)

Nadine Papin

Fassbinder's Child (uncredited)

Gilbert Servien

Barman (uncredited)

Norbert Terry

Kelly (uncredited)

Pascal Wolf

Fassbinder's Child (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Zola

Renée's neighbor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film's "What's New Pussycat" title song sung by Tom Jones was a hit, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, and stayed on the charts for at least ten weeks peaking at No. #2.

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Groucho Marx was to have played Dr. Fassbender when Warren Beatty was attached to the project.

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Debut theatrical feature film as an actor of Woody Allen. The picture was also Allen's first ever produced screenplay as a screenwriter with the DVD sleeve notes stating "Woody Allen's debut script".

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Goofs

When the anarchist's bomb explodes, Carole does not react to it, although everybody does.

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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.

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The second time Paula Prentiss attempts suicide the boom mic is visible at the upper left of screen as she is walking out of Peter O'Toole's bathroom. The mic quickly disappears up the screen.

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Quotes

Michael James: Pussycat from the sky, I can't resist you.

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Michael James: [in a dream] RIGHT! I want ALL YOU CATS... to SHAPE UP!

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Michael James: As a man's life goes down the drain, you are there.

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