Send me Tony Randall and booze

SEND ME NO FLOWERS

Day, Hudson, and Randall are back, and having explored goofy mid-century sex to their satisfaction and our own, set their sights now upon goofy mid-century death.

1964

Directed by Norman Jewison

Written by Julius J. Epstein (based on the play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore)

With Rock Hudson (George Kimball), Tony Randall (Arnold Nash), Doris Day (Judy Kimball), Paul Lynde (Mr. Akins), Hal March (Winston Burr), Edward Andrews (Dr. Morrissey), and Clint Walker (Bert Powers)

Spoiler alert: moderate

Mad man

LOVER COME BACK

There are three good things about this movie—and it gets exactly one point for each of them, plus one more, for that unbelievably stupid hat.

1961

Directed by Delbert Mann

Written by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning

With Doris Day (Carol Templeton), Rock Hudson (Jerry Webster), Tony Randall (Pete Ramsey),  Edie Adams (Rebel Davis), Ann B. Davis (Millie), and Jack Kruschen (Dr. Linus Tyler)

Spoiler alert: moderate

"Rex Stetson"? Sounds about as believable as "Rock Hudson"

PILLOW TALK

They don't make 'em like this anymore, though that probably has something to do with the fact that the best three-word description of it I've ever heard is "charming, but rapey."

1959

Directed by Michael Gordon

Written by Russell Rouse, Maurice Richlin, Stanley Shapiro, and Clarence Greene

With Doris Day (Jan Morrow), Rock Hudson (Brad Allen), Tony Randall (Jonathan Forbes), Thelma Ritter (Alma), and Nick Adams (Tony Walters)

Spoiler alert: moderate

Joe Dante, part X: Fun—but in no sense civilized

GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

Everything that the first one, burdened with establishing the basic premise, simply couldn't be.

1990

Directed by Joe Dante

Written by Charles S. Haas 

With Zach Galligan (Billy Peltzer), Phoebe Cates (Kate Beringer), John Glover (Daniel Clamp), Havilland Morris (Marla Bloodstone), Dick Miller (Murray Futterman), Robert Picardo (Chief Forster), Robert Prosky (Grandpa Fred), Gedde Watanabe (Mr. Katsuji), Christopher Lee (Dr. Catheter), Neil Ross (The Voice of Clamp Enterprises), Hulk Hogan (himself), Howie Mandell (Gizmo), Frank Welker (Mohawk), and Tony Randall (The Brain Gremlin)

Spoiler alert: moderate