Under the Yum Yum Tree

Under the Yum Yum Tree
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Swift
Screenplay by
  • Lawrence Roman
  • David Swift
Based onUnder the Yum Yum Tree
1960 play
by Lawrence Roman
Produced byFrederick Brisson
Starring
CinematographyJoseph Biroc
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byFrank De Vol
Production
company
Sonnis
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 1963 (1963-10-23)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5 million (US and Canada rentals)[1]

Under the Yum Yum Tree is a 1963 American sex comedy film directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, and Edie Adams, with Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde, and Robert Lansing in supporting roles. The film received two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1964: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Lemmon.[2]

The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by Lawrence Roman that first ran in 1960–61, which featured Jones in the same role.[3]

  1. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 1969
  2. ^ "Under The Yum Yum Tree". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Under the Yum Yum Tree". www.tcm.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.