Me, Stupid - Kiss

The film received a "C" (Condemned) rating, the first major Hollywood film to do so since Baby Doll (1956).

The story centers on Orville Spooner, a jealous piano teacher in the desert town of Climax, Nevada. When a famous, womanizing crooner named Dino (a parody of Dean Martin, played by Martin himself) gets stranded in town, Orville sees an opportunity to sell his songs. Fearing Dino will seduce his wife, Orville replaces her with a local prostitute, Polly the Pistol. Critique of Success Kiss Me, Stupid

The clever, rapid-fire dialogue typical of Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. The film received a "C" (Condemned) rating, the

The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to professional and domestic success. Fearing Dino will seduce his wife, Orville replaces

Martin’s self-parody was seen as too "on the nose," depicting a star who was drunken, lecherous, and cynical.

The film satirizes the lengths to which ordinary people will go to achieve fame.

Orville’s possessiveness is portrayed as toxic rather than romantic.