Video Review

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Movie Rated: Unrated; Genre: Comedy; With: Jayne Mansfield

Frank Tashlin's bright, spanking satire of TV, Madison Avenue, and Hollywood publicity is as sweet today as it was sophisticated in the Eisenhower years. Tony Randall is a harried adman who essentially stalks the ''oh so kissable'' movie queen Jayne Mansfield (in a deliciously self-parodying performance) to hold on to his company's account for Stay-Put Lipstick. Sadly, Tashlin's bouncy, cartoon style is severely compromised by Fox's decision not to show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? in its original format (Fox will, however, release a wide-screen laserdisc version next month). B-

Originally posted Jul 26, 1996 Published in issue #337 Jul 26, 1996 Order article reprints

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