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The Seven Year Itch

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In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?
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Delmore Schwartz The New Republic 01/23/2013
Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine 02/02/2009
3/5
Very dated and not consistently funny but famous for the iconic Marilyn air-vent shot and a close to the under-wire smuttiness. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 08/15/2007
What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay. Go to Full Review George N. Fenin Film Culture 03/30/2022
The Seven Year Itch is another step down in the career of the talented director. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 03/24/2021
6/10
There are chuckles to be found, though they're not as memorable as Monroe's costume changes or the iconic sequence in which she stands over subway vents in a white gown. Go to Full Review Virginia Graham The Spectator 06/19/2018
This is a wonderful comedy performance. So too, somewhat surprisingly, is Marilyn Monroe's. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Apr 18 terrific romantic comedy with great performances by Monroe and Evell. The imagination of his character where he truly believes he's a lady's man was funny. Then temptation enters his mind as a gorgeous blonde moves in upstairs. She truly lights up the screen and in this movie we get the most iconic shot that includes a white dress. A classic. Tim Treakle See more Blair K. @blairkelley Dec 12 I started watching to see the iconic scene of Marilyn standing over the subway. It was enjoyable to watch but I wouldn’t say it’s substantial. Watching Tom Ewell spiral the whole movie was funny. I read someone else’s review and they said it felt like a long episode of a 70’s sitcom and I couldn’t agree more. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Dec 3 Funny in 1.75 hours. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 17 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29 70 Year Ditch 70 years later, the humor is either dated or perhaps always nonexistent. Ewell's character is intentionally juvenile and perhaps accepted for laughs at the time but doesn't cut it for me. It's not due to being PC, but rather the childishness. I appreciate Tom Ewell's comedic talents but not the character representation. Monroe's performance is what you expect: entertaining and demonstrating an intelligence in navigating a man's world at that time. If made today, you know the female would be rushing to stand on that grate sans underwear and sans class. See more Rami A @Bunt101 Aug 19 I don't think the comedy holds up well. There are a lot of moments that make you cringe. I think I only laughed a few times, but that was from Marilyn Monroe, who was the only interesting part of the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Billy Wilder

Director

Marilyn Monroe

The Girl

Tom Ewell

Richard Sherman

Evelyn Keyes

Helen Sherman

Sonny Tufts

Tom MacKenzie

Victor Moore

Plumber

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Synopsis In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated. While pondering infidelity, Richard dreams of his beautiful new neighbor -- but will his fantasies about her become a reality?
Director
Billy Wilder
Producer
Charles K. Feldman, Billy Wilder
Screenwriter
George Axelrod, Billy Wilder
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 3, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Runtime
1h 45m