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Oui ou non avant le mariage ?

Original title: Under the Yum Yum Tree
  • 1963
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  • 1h 50m
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Oui ou non avant le mariage ? (1963)
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
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A horny, love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty young tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.A horny, love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty young tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.A horny, love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty young tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.

  • Director
    • David Swift
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Roman
    • David Swift
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Carol Lynley
    • Dean Jones
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    • Director
      • David Swift
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Roman
      • David Swift
    • Stars
      • Jack Lemmon
      • Carol Lynley
      • Dean Jones
    • 36User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Hogan
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Robin Austin
    Dean Jones
    Dean Jones
    • Dave Manning
    Edie Adams
    Edie Adams
    • Dr. Irene Wilson
    Imogene Coca
    Imogene Coca
    • Dorkus Murphy
    Paul Lynde
    Paul Lynde
    • Murphy
    Robert Lansing
    Robert Lansing
    • Dr. Charles Howard
    James Darren
    James Darren
    • James Darren - Singer Behind Title Credits
    Jerry Antes
    Jerry Antes
    • Adam
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Anthony
    • Barber
    • (uncredited)
    Army Archerd
    Army Archerd
    • Writer
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Delivery Man
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Bacon
    • Writer
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Track Team Coach
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
    • Barbershop Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Françoise Bush
    Françoise Bush
    • College Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Gloria Calomee
    Gloria Calomee
    • Sandy
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Carnell
    Cliff Carnell
    • Athletic Instructor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Swift
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Roman
      • David Swift
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    8innerlooper96

    The message is actually good

    There are so many competent recaps, I will spare readers of my own. However, suffice it to say that this is a pretty simple movie.

    The poor reviews were really fascinating to see before I watched the movie, so naturally, I felt even more intrigued. I will admit that this is not Oscar-worthy material in any way. It's a fluffy movie that had earnest attempts at humor and levity. It isn't going to make anyone see life differently, *unless*: you are able to open your mind a little.

    The underlying message of the movie is initially "it's wrong to live together romantically unless you're married" (typical mid-century mindset). The secondary theme is "misunderstanding". The love interest is misled both intentionally and unintentionally, which results in the eventual winning of her heart.

    But, the final message that I took from this movie is the one that was eloquently stated by Aunt Irene, who states that "love is created", and doesn't fall off a tree. Even when it seems that way, your relationship is not going to be butterflies and flowers forever, no matter how in-love you begin. It's about truly caring for the other, and trying to offer them grace and understanding.

    This was at the very end of the movie, and it inspired me to actually like the movie enough to save it on my DVR!

    The biggest downfalls of this movie, aside from the many you've read already, are the fact that it's boring when there is a lack of dialogue and only Jack Lemmon making goofy faces; the portions with the meddling groundskeeper and his wife were also like watching a sitcom, nothing special or unique. The most interesting non-plot feature to me was the incredible set, full of both real and fake objects. It was just so colorful, starting with the opening theme song.

    The most impressive moment of all: when the celebrity kitty (Orangey) was holding himself up with front paws on a brick wall, while drinking a saucer of milk. Incredibly adorable and worth seeing!
    6SnoopyStyle

    a little bit of fun

    Robin Austin (Carol Lynley) is concerned about her compatibility with boyfriend Dave Manning (Dean Jones). She convinces him to live together first. Her divorced aunt Dr. Irene Wilson (Edie Adams) is moving out of her apartment to move in with her boyfriend Dr. Charles Howard. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) is the womanizing neighbor landlord and he's more than eager to rent the place to Robin.

    It's a little bit of fun especially with Lemmon. It could be funnier. It should be funnier. Lemmon and Jones could be a fun rivalry but her choice is never in doubt. Lynley is plenty pretty enough and she is fine. There is some attempt at 60's sex comedy humor but the bite isn't sharp enough and it doesn't bite deep enough. This may be edgy for a 50's sex comedy but feels safe for the 60's. For Lemmon fans, this is interesting to complete their list.
    marcslope

    One big long smirk

    Ben Mankiewicz noted on TCM that Jack Lemmon was not happy being assigned this film version of a semi-hit Broadway sex comedy from 1960, and you can see why. As the libidinous landlord of a California complex who rents out only to nubile young things, he's playing an absolutely awful man, and for all his comic finesse, he's charmless and irritating. In Lawrence Roman's oversexed plot (he adapted his play with director David Swift), Lemmon's Hogan mistakenly rents a beautiful one bedroom (for $75 a month; oh, to be in 1963) to undergrad Carol Lynley, who plans to share it platonically with her fiancé, Dean Jones, who had played this part on Broadway. And from there it's one long smirk, with Lynley wiggling her fanny in short-short outfits, Jones bemoaning how difficult a no-sex policy is, and Lemmon mugging and being thoroughly unpleasant. Edie Adams, as Lemmon's ex and Lynley's aunt, is a pro, and Paul Lynde, as a horny-for-young-girls (ha) gardener, and Imogene Coca, as his disapproving wife, wring what laughs they can out of repellent material. If you want to know what '60s sex comedies were like, with endless jokes on will-she-won't- she-lose-her-virginity, this is a good example, typically over lit and supplemented with a cutesy Frank DeVol score. And Lynley and Jones are charming. But given the change in morality in intervening years, it looks it was made on another planet.
    4moonspinner55

    Bitter fruit

    Lawrence Roman's popular stage farce comes to the screen seeming a bit undernourished, with everyone playing 'perky' to perfection but without benefit of any funny lines. With a whole apartment complex full of sexy, single gals, landlord Jack Lemmon becomes fixated on innocuous college girl Carol Lynley, who has just moved in with her boyfriend--a platonic arrangement that has Lemmon up in arms (and on the roof!). A shiny package with nothing inside, and Lemmon visibly strains to give the proceedings some bounce (tough to do since his wolfish character is thoroughly loathsome). The script, adapted by David Swift (who also directed), tries for snappy repartee, but since none of the characters are particularly sharp, the results here lack wit, sparkle and imagination. *1/2 from ****
    7zacdawac

    Funny, Entertaining but it goes on for a bit too long:

    I've been catching up on a few of these early sixties semi-sex comedies, while in Covid essential isolation. I'm starting to fall in love with Carol Lynley though sadly, she died about a year ago. Jack Lemmon is always funny and interesting, Edie Adams is forever appealing and Paul Lynde, as the frustrated repressed wannabe letch is amusing to watch.

    Yes, I was entertained throughout, yes it was relatively original and yes, I recommend it. However, it does go on for a bit too long without veering direction and there's never a moment when you don't know where it's going to end up. It was, after all, 1963, when the Hays code was starting to be lifted but wasn't quite there yet. Young people in the country were preparing for the sexual revolution but they weren't quite there yet, either. By 1967, the year of Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate and the year after Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, the dynamic between this couple would have been entirely different. And by 1974, the film could have gone in a wide assortment of directions. In 1963, again at the time of the almost sex comedy, there was really only one way this film could go. Watching it get there was entertaining but again, it needed a few more turns and twists to justify the length.

    Norman Fell's landlord character from The Graduate ended up as the landlord on Three's Company. It might have been interesting to see this landlord replace him.

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    • Trivia
      To help out his friend Edie Adams financially after her husband Ernie Kovacs's sudden death left her debt-ridden, star/co-producer Jack Lemmon not only insisted upon hiring her for this film, but further insisted that her part be expanded considerably from the original stage play to give her more work.
    • Goofs
      Robin comes up to the door of her apartment with a bag of groceries, which includes two upside-down bunches of celery (root end up), and a square-shaped box of eggs. Then as the camera angle switches to show her coming through the door, the two bunches of celery have suddenly switched to right side up (leafy end up), and the square box of eggs has magically turned into a rectangular shaped box.
    • Quotes

      Hogan: I always feel sorry for people who don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're gonna feel all day.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Funny Men: Part 2 (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Under the Yum Yum Tree
      by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)

      Sung by James Darren

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1964 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • La Pomme d'Adam
    • Filming locations
      • 1355 N. Laurel Ave., West Hollywood, California, USA(Centaur Apartments)
    • Production company
      • Sonnis
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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