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The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) Online

The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) Online
Original Title :
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Genre :
Movie / Comedy
Year :
1968
Directror :
George Axelrod
Cast :
Walter Matthau,Anne Jackson,Patrick O'Neal
Writer :
George Axelrod
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 32min
Rating :
5.9/10
The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) Online

A bored housewife poses as a call girl for a movie star sex-symbol, hoping she can prove to her husband, the star's agent, that she is still desirable to other men and thereby, rekindle the spark in their marriage.
Complete credited cast:
Walter Matthau Walter Matthau - The Movie Star
Anne Jackson Anne Jackson - Victoria Layton
Patrick O'Neal Patrick O'Neal - Tom Layton
Edy Williams Edy Williams - Susie Steinberg
Richard Bull Richard Bull - Howard
Paul Napier Paul Napier - Herb Steinberg
Christian Brando Christian Brando - Jimmy (as Gary Brown)
Albert Carrier Albert Carrier - Jean-Claude


User reviews

Tekasa

Tekasa

I fell in love with Anne Jackson in this movie--neurotic, insecure, wise and wonderful. She comes to meet the Movie Star, played by Walter Matthau, she touches through his celebrity to his humanity, and he finds something like real love. The movie is sexy, witty, wise, and enjoyable.

Another reviewer complains that nothing happens. Why should something happen? Do I take it my fellow review needs explosions and sex? Why can't a movie just show us what is without changing anything? Why can't a movie be about a middle-aged woman coming to know that not only is there nothing wrong with being a middle-aged housewife, but there is something absolutely wonderful about being a middle-aged housewife! Sorry, no nudity, no sex, no murders, no explosions, no CG, no FX. Just some wonderful acting and interacting, some great lines, some true wit, some real wisdom. I commend wisdom to all viewers. It's out there, it's worth finding! Watch this movie.
Lyrtois

Lyrtois

In "The Secret Life of An American Wife".Ann Jackson plays a 34 year old wife whose husband(Patrick O'Neal) is the agent of an arrogant,excentric sex symbol movie star(Walter Matthau).Thinking that she(Ann Jackson has lost her sexual attractiveness to men.She poses as a call girl to the movie star in order to prove to herself that she is still sexual attractive.This is an overlooked Matthau Movie especially with the superb dialogue of Ann Jackson.It's an intelligent witty comedy that's well worth a look!!
Sudert

Sudert

Really, if you have an hour and a half of your life that you want to waste...no, even then I am sure you could find something better to do. I was very disappointed. Yes, I know the stars have done good work but not here, not with this tedious play turned into a movie. I was around in 1968 so I am accepting of the fact that the pacing of movies then, (see the original Pink Panther) was simply slower. It is not that. It is that, to put it simply, really nothing happens. Nothing at all. Okay, maybe one thing but who can even tell? And certainly by that point, no one cares. Matthau (even a younger one) as a matinée idol, oh, come on, never. If it were played by Rock Hudson or even Tony Curtis, maybe but Walter Matthau. What atrocious casting! Anne Jackson is certainly more appealing here than usual but there is frankly always something a little pitiful to me about her, a desperate quality and never more than here. Really - rent the Odd Couple if you want to see Matthau,and almost anything with Anne Jackson in it but this!