Kiss Me, Stupid -

The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to professional and domestic success.

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 film received a "C" (Condemned) rating, the first major Hollywood film to do so since Baby Doll (1956). The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to

Orville’s willingness to "pimp" a woman he believes is his wife highlights a moral decay fueled by ambition. Nevada. When a famous