Boys' Night Out (film)

Boys' Night Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Gordon
Screenplay byIra Wallach
Story byArne Sultan
Marvin Worth
Produced byMartin Ransohoff
StarringKim Novak
James Garner
Tony Randall
CinematographyArthur E. Arling
Edited byTom McAdoo
Music byFrank De Vol
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 21, 1962 (1962-06-21) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[1] or $2 million[2]
Box office$3.4 million (US/Canada)[3]

Boys' Night Out is a 1962 American romantic comedy film starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall, and featuring Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Howard Morris, Patti Page, Anne Jeffreys, Jessie Royce Landis and Oscar Homolka. The picture was directed by Michael Gordon and was written by Ira Wallach based on a story by Arne Sultan and Marvin Worth.

The film is about three men who are looking to meet needs that are not being satisfied in their marriages. Their bachelor friend arranges for a "kept woman" who is in reality a sociology student studying the fantasies of contemporary American men.

  1. ^ "New Faces Sought for 'Catch 22'". The Washington Post. December 1, 1966. p. C14.
  2. ^ "Levine's Hollywood Starter". Variety. April 5, 1961. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. January 9, 1963. p. 13. Please note these are rentals and not gross figures