A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
- Western Actor
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- Undetermined Secondary Role
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- Casino Patron
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- Usherette
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- Dancer
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- Casino Patron
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- Audience Member
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- Stagehand
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- Undetermined Secondary Role
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- Photographer
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- Old Lady
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- Audience Member
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- Gambler
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- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe last film that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis did together before breaking up as a comedy team.
- GoofsApparently, Tashlin was a little confused about Paramount's production schedule: Malcolm mentions having seen the Burt Lancaster adaptation of The Rainmaker (1956), which would not come out until after Hollywood or Bust was already released.
- Quotes
Steve Wiley: [referring to sexy movie star Anita Ekberg] Do I know her? She drives me crazy!
Malcolm Smith: [obviously excited] Me too!
Steve Wiley: She keeps coming to my back door and wants to borrow a couple of cups of sugar...
Malcolm Smith: Sugar? That's nice, yeah!
Steve Wiley: ...a couple eggs...
Steve Wiley: Oh, eggs! Good!
Steve Wiley: I go over to her place - I borrow a grapefruit or two...
Malcolm Smith: [aroused by the metaphor] Oh, that's cute!
- Crazy creditsDean Martin addresses the audience: "In all countries throughout the world, the movie fan enjoys the movies." (Scene of Jerry Lewis is in a theater seat, dressed in a Cossack uniform, with huge handcuffs, clapping and applauding).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bố Già (1972)
The film is indeed highly enjoyable.
Some of the bits are stupid, borderline-infantile in fact, but that matters not.
The movie buff element could've been emphasized more.
I need to see more Tashlin. Nice cartooniness again, though the look of "Artists and Models" is even sweller. In fact, it's better overall.
The songs, in something of a surprise, are great!
The dialogue sparkles at times, which I appreciate much.
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- Also known as
- Beginner's Luck
- Filming locations
- Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA(Second unit)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,300,000
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1