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Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch
Directed by	Jerry Lewis
Screenplay by	Bob Ross; Samuel A. Taylor
Story by	Arne Sultan; Marvin Worth
Produced by	Jerry Lewis
Starring	Jerry Lewis; Janet Leigh; Mary Ann Mobley; Gila Golan; Leslie Parrish; James Best
Cinematography	W. Wallace Kelley
Edited by	Russel Wiles
Music by	Louis Brown
Color process	Pathécolor
Production; company	Jerry Lewis Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 1966;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,875,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals); 464,995 admissions (France)

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Three on a Couch is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis and Janet Leigh.

Plot

Christopher Pride wants to marry his girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Acord. However, she is too involved with her patients and she doesn't think that she would be able to leave them to live in Paris for a year. Pride decides to solve her patients' problems after finding out that most of them are merely despondent after having relationships go bad. Therefore, he decides to "date" these women, without Acord's knowledge, and give them back their self-esteem so that they will be less dependent on their doctor.

Pride adopts a separate persona for each woman, targeted to be their ideal partner. Ringo Raintree the millionaire cowboy woos Anna Jacque, a French patient. For southern belle Mary Lou Mauve he becomes Rutherford the zoologist (and Rutherford's twin sister, Heather) and for passionate athlete Susan he becomes Warren, also an athlete.

The film comes to a climax when all the women, including the psychiatrist, assemble at a party with Pride present. He quickly switches from one character to the next depending on which woman is present.

Cast

Jerry Lewis as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
Janet Leigh as Dr.Elizabeth Acord
Mary Ann Mobley as Susan Manning
Gila Golan as Anna Jacque
Leslie Parrish as Mary Lou Mauve
James Best as Dr. Ben Mizer
Kathleen Freeman as Murphy
Jesslyn Fax as Rich Lady
Buddy Lester as The Drunk
Renie Riano as Old Woman
Renzo Cesana as The Ambassandor
Fritz Feld as The Attache

Production

This was the first film that Lewis made for Columbia after ending a 17-year long association with Paramount Pictures. This is also the first film that Lewis directed in which he did not receive a screenwriting credit. Three on a Couch was listed in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.^[3] It was filmed from September 13 - December 1, 1965, it was released on July 7, 1966.

Comedians Buddy Lester and Fritz Feld have cameos. Janet Leigh previously co-starred with Lewis and Dean Martin in Living It Up (1954).

Reception

The film was included in the 1978 book, The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and How They Got That Way), by Harry Medved, Randy Dreyfuss, and Michael Medved.^[4]

Home media

Three on a Couch was released on DVD in a Jerry Lewis Triple Feature collection with Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, and Hook, Line & Sinker on January 16, 2018^[5] and own its own on December 8, 2019.

References

^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
^ Box office information for film in France at Box Office Story
^ "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And how they got that way)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
^ Medved, Harry (1978). The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time (and how They Got that Way) (First ed.). Angus & Robertson. p. 288. ISBN 9780207958915. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Jerry Lewis Triple Feature: Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Terry-Thomas, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis, Mary Ann Mobley, Various: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

External links

Three on a Couch at IMDb

[1] "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8

[2] Box office information for film in France at Box Office Story

[3] "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And how they got that way)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2013-07-20.

[4] Medved, Harry (1978). The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time (and how They Got that Way) (First ed.). Angus & Robertson. p. 288. ISBN 9780207958915. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[5] "Jerry Lewis Triple Feature: Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Terry-Thomas, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis, Mary Ann Mobley, Various: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

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-'''''Three on a Couch''''' is a 1966 American [[comedy film]] directed by and starring [[Jerry Lewis]]. Filmed from September 13-December 1, 1965, it was released on July 7, 1966 by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Co-starring are [[Janet Leigh]], [[Leslie Parrish]], [[Mary Ann Mobley]], [[James Best]] and [[Kathleen Freeman]].
+'''''Three on a Couch''''' is a 1966 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jerry Lewis]] and starring [[Jerry Lewis]] and [[Janet Leigh]].
 ==Plot==
 Christopher Pride wants to marry his girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Acord. However, she is too involved with her patients and she doesn't think that she would be able to leave them to live in Paris for a year. Pride decides to solve her patients' problems after finding out that most of them are merely despondent after having relationships go bad. Therefore, he decides to "date" these women, without Acord's knowledge, and give them back their self-esteem so that they will be less dependent on their doctor.
+Pride adopts a separate persona for each woman, targeted to be their ideal partner. Ringo Raintree the millionaire cowboy woos Anna Jacque, a French patient. For southern belle Mary Lou Mauve he becomes Rutherford the zoologist (and Rutherford's twin sister, Heather) and for passionate athlete Susan he becomes Warren, also an athlete.
 The film comes to a climax when all the women, including the psychiatrist, assemble at a party with Pride present. He quickly switches from one character to the next depending on which woman is present.
 ==Cast==
+* [[Jerry Lewis]] as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
-{| class="wikitable"
+* [[Janet Leigh]] as Dr.Elizabeth Acord
-|- "
+* [[Mary Ann Mobley]] as Susan Manning
-! Actor !! Role
+* [[Gila Golan]] as Anna Jacque
-|-
-| [[James Best]] || Dr. Benjamin Mizer
+* [[Leslie Parrish]] as Mary Lou Mauve
+* [[James Best]] as Dr. Ben Mizer
-|-
+* [[Kathleen Freeman]] as Murphy
-| [[Janet Leigh]] || Dr. Elizabeth Acord
+* [[Jesslyn Fax]] as Rich Lady
-|-
-| [[Jerry Lewis]] || Christopher Pride
+* [[Buddy Lester]] as The Drunk
+* [[Renie Riano]] as Old Woman
-|-
-| [[Leslie Parrish]] || Mary Lou Mauve
+* [[Renzo Cesana]] as The Ambassandor
+* [[Fritz Feld]] as The Attache
-|-
-| [[Mary Ann Mobley]] || Susan Manning
-|-
-| [[Gila Golan]] || Anna Jacque
-|-
-| [[Kathleen Freeman]] || Murphy
-|-
-| [[Buddy Lester]] || The Drunk
-|-
-| [[Fritz Feld]] || The Attache
-|}
 ==Production==
-This was the first film that Lewis made for Columbia after ending a 17-year partnership with [[Paramount Pictures]].  This is also the first film that Lewis directed in which he did not receive a screenwriting credit. ''Three on a Couch'' was listed in the 1978 book ''[[The Fifty Worst Films of All Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screened.com/profile/cronan/the-fifty-worst-films-of-all-time-and-how-they-got-that-way/233-4541/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129030127/http://www.screened.com/profile/cronan/the-fifty-worst-films-of-all-time-and-how-they-got-that-way/233-4541/ |archivedate=2012-01-29 }}</ref>
+This was the first film that Lewis made for Columbia after ending a 17-year long association with [[Paramount Pictures]]. This is also the first film that Lewis directed in which he did not receive a screenwriting credit. ''Three on a Couch'' was listed in the 1978 book ''[[The Fifty Worst Films of All Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screened.com/profile/cronan/the-fifty-worst-films-of-all-time-and-how-they-got-that-way/233-4541/ |title=The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And how they got that way) |accessdate=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129030127/http://www.screened.com/profile/cronan/the-fifty-worst-films-of-all-time-and-how-they-got-that-way/233-4541/ |archivedate=2012-01-29 }}</ref> It was filmed from September 13 - December 1, 1965, it was released on July 7, 1966.
+Comedians [[Buddy Lester]] and [[Fritz Feld]] have cameos. Janet Leigh previously co-starred with Lewis and [[Dean Martin]] in ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954).
+==Reception==
-Comedians [[Buddy Lester]] and [[Fritz Feld]] have cameos. Janet Leigh previously co-starred with Lewis and [[Dean Martin]] in ''[[Living It Up]].''
+The film was included in the 1978 book, ''[[The Fifty Worst Films of All Time|The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and How They Got That Way)]]'', by Harry Medved, Randy Dreyfuss, and Michael Medved.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Medved |first1=Harry |title=The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time (and how They Got that Way) |date=1978 |publisher=Angus & Robertson |isbn=9780207958915 |pages=288 |edition=First |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WpQHAQAAIAAJ |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
 ==Home media==
-''Three on a Couch'' was released on DVD in a ''Jerry Lewis Triple Feature'' collection with ''[[Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River]]'', and ''[[Hook, Line & Sinker (1969 film)|Hook, Line & Sinker]]'' on January 16, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Lewis-Triple-Feature/dp/B076DQQRLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1510889966&sr=1-1&keywords=Jerry+Lewis |title=Jerry Lewis Triple Feature: Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Terry-Thomas, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis, Mary Ann Mobley, Various: Movies & TV |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2018-02-16}}</ref>
+''Three on a Couch'' was released on DVD in a ''Jerry Lewis Triple Feature'' collection with ''[[Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River]]'', and ''[[Hook, Line & Sinker (1969 film)|Hook, Line & Sinker]]'' on January 16, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Lewis-Triple-Feature/dp/B076DQQRLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1510889966&sr=1-1&keywords=Jerry+Lewis |title=Jerry Lewis Triple Feature: Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Terry-Thomas, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis, Mary Ann Mobley, Various: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2018-02-16}}</ref> and own its own on December 8, 2019.
 ==See also==
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 == External links ==
 * {{IMDb title|id=0061093|title=Three on a Couch}}
-* {{Amg movie|113580|Three on a Couch}}
 {{Jerry Lewis}}
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-[[Category:1960s romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:1966 romantic comedy films]]
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-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American screwball comedy films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
 [[Category:Columbia Pictures films]]
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+[[Category:1960s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]

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Filmography
Films directed	The Bellboy (1960) The Ladies Man (1961) The Errand Boy (1961) The Nutty Professor (1963) The Patsy (1964) The Family Jewels (1965) Three on a Couch (1966) The Big Mouth (1967) One More Time (1970) Which Way to the Front? (1970) The Day the Clown Cried (1972) Hardly Working (1980) Cracking Up (1983)
With Dean Martin	My Friend Irma (1949) My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) At War with the Army (1950) That's My Boy (1951) Sailor Beware (1952) Jumping Jacks (1952) Road to Bali (1952) The Stooge (1952) Scared Stiff (1953 film) (1953) The Caddy (1953) Money from Home (1953) Living It Up (1954) 3 Ring Circus (1954) You're Never Too Young (1955) Artists and Models (1955) Pardners (1956) Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Acted in (solo)	The Delicate Delinquent (1957) The Sad Sack (1957) Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) The Geisha Boy (1958) Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) Li'l Abner (1960) Visit to a Small Planet (1960) The Bellboy (1960) Cinderfella (1960) The Ladies Man (1961) The Errand Boy (1961) It's Only Money (1962) The Nutty Professor (1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Who's Minding the Store? (1963) The Patsy (1964) The Disorderly Orderly (1964) The Family Jewels (1965) Boeing Boeing (1965) Three on a Couch (1966) Way...Way Out (1966) The Big Mouth (1967) Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) Hook, Line & Sinker (1969) Which Way to the Front? (1970) The Day the Clown Cried (1972) Hardly Working (1980) Slapstick of Another Kind (1982) The King of Comedy (1982) Cracking Up (1983) Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur (1984) Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984) Fight For Life (1987) Cookie (1989) Mr. Saturday Night (1992) Arizona Dream (1993) Funny Bones (1995) The Nutty Professor (2008) Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009) Max Rose (2013) Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 (2013) The Trust (2016)
Related	Filmography Gary Lewis (son) Martin and Lewis The Martin and Lewis Show The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Martin and Lewis (2002 film) Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis From Darkness to Light