Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Ed-Shullivan This film is closing in on its 50th anniversary and as would be expected, many of the cast who had cameo appearances in A Guide for the Married Man are no longer with us. If this were to be one of their last films then they can rest assured that they went out in style. Walter Matthau plays Paul Manning who is an Investment Counselor who is married with one young daughter so he is a family man. Now Paul is married to his perfect and beautiful stay at home wife named Ruth also played to perfection by Inger Stevens. The film revolves around Paul Manning wanting to fulfill some of his many passionate dreams of having extra marital affairs with the many beautiful women who surround him both at work and around his home. None are more desired by Paul than his next door neighbour Mrs. Irma Johnson played superbly by sexy Sue Ane Langdon, who in this film it would seem Irma's butt received more exposure time in the film than her lovely face and charming personality.Paul receives guidance on how to succeed in his desire to cheat on his wife Ruth, from one of his peers in his office named Edward L Stander played by Robert Morse. (Robert Morse played the same role on Broadway as well). Now Edward has expressed to Paul that he has much successful experience in cheating on his own wife to share with Paul and the pitfalls to avoid that he can share with Paul. Through numerous cameo appearances by top rated stars such as Lucille Ball, Joey Bishop, Jack Benny and Jayne Mansfield to name a few, Paul's coworker and adulterous tutor Ed provides Paul with his wealth of experience in how to get away with his cheating ways by explaining to Paul how some of his known acquaintances met their own demise by simple mistakes. Through these five minute cameo appearances by a list of all-stars we get to see how each of them failed or succeeded with their sexual encounters. One of the more enjoyable cameos was with Carl Reiner travelling completely around the world by air, sea and land, to hook up with his mistress only to be caught on camera by his wife when he finally arrived to hook up with his mistress. The 1960's were simpler times but I still love these comedies that are filled with an all-star cast, five minute cameos, and which usually provide a subtle message to men with wandering eyes. You can dream about your guilty pleasures but if you choose to really act upon them is it worth giving up all that you have today? I give this classic film a 9 out of 10 rating and stand behind this movie theme. So sit back, enjoy the film, and stay true to your wife and family as there is none no better, just as A Guide for the Married Man explains. Loved it!9/10

acecomicscollect I must first give thanks to former President Bill Clinton. If not for his many cheating escapades, most importantly with Monica Lewinsky, which led to his idiotic, finger wagging denials, this gem may never have resurfaced. There'll be those few, very insecure women and a few beaten down into submission politically correct men that will bomb this movie. Foe everyone else, sit back and laugh. Talk about a babe fest, this is it. Elaine Devry, Inger Stevens, Sue Ann Langdon, Linda Harrison, Jayne Mansfield plus more. Talk about a comedy cameo fest. Jack Benny, Phil Silvers, Sid Ceasar, Lucille Ball, Joey Bishop and many more. Anyone who has seen this will tell you about the classic "deny, deny, deny" scene with Joey Bishop but there are plenty more funny scenes to go along with that. Terry Thomas has one of the funniest lines of all time in his scene with the ridiculous, incredible, you can't believe it, most phenomenal body of the beautiful Jayne Mansfield. I think the 1st joke is that an unattractive, fish faced Walter Matthau is married to a babe like Inger Stevens, 2nd is that he ignores her when she strips in front of him to get into her nightie, 3rd is that he would even contemplate cheating on her. It must be this way, if he were married to a "dog", we would understand his wanting to cheat, especially with Elaine Devry. Oh my, what a beautiful, alluring, seductive woman. I can't understand why she didn't make it bigger. Robert Morse (from "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" also very funny) and Walter Matthau play off of each other superbly. Morse is lending Matthau advice on how to cheat without getting caught. Whatever you do, don't take this movie so seriously, have fun and enjoy and remember the moral of the story "there is no place like home".

smatysia There are a lot of slams in the comments about how this film is not politically correct, or downright misogynistic. True enough, I suppose, but it isn't fair to apply today's standards to a film that is over forty years old. I was a child at that time, but a man's home really was his castle then, and yes that was definitely to the detriment of the women. But that is the way it was. So get over it. The film is a lot of fun if you don't wear the ideological blinders when you watch it. Walter Matthau is always fun to watch, and Inger Stevens was, of course, serious eye candy. There are a lot of other pretty girls in the film, and Robert Morse's character was a hoot, seeing him rationalize his lust into caring so much for his wife that he must protect HER from knowledge of his adultery. The cameo vignettes were mostly amusing as well. It is light comedy, so don't expect to roll on the floor, but I say, check it out.

Bob Bernet I was 12 years old when this film was made. I remember the sex comedies from the 60s and this is no comedy. I recently watched this movie with a friend who wanted to see it because Leonard Maltin gave it 3 1/2 stars. Well, good old Leonard must have been seeing stars when watching this one. I would have given it a BOMB rating. It was intended to be a comedy. The only thing missing was a laugh track. And it sure needed one. If you enjoyed TV shows like "Love American Style" or "Three's Company," then you might enjoy giving up 90 minutes of your life to watch this very poor film. First of all, the premise was not even believable. As one reviewer mentioned, Walter Matthau plays a character who has not even lost interest in his wife played by knockout beauty Inger Stevens. He's just toying with cheating on her because he thinks he is supposed to because it's the liberated and sophisticated 1960s. Oh, brother. I am embarrassed for director Gene Kelly. Think about it. There a reason why this film is rarely mentioned. It's a waste of time.