The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Marilyn Shines As Brightly As Ever
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell star in this classic comedy about a man whose family have gone away for the summer falling for the girl who lives in the apartment above his own. The film makes much of Marilyn's sex symbol status but also allows her to deliver a wonderful comic performance as a girl completely unaware of her new friend's seedy intentions - "Hi. It's me, don't you remember? The tomato from upstairs!". The film created the now iconic scene of Marilyn's dress being blown up by the wind from the subway below and she says with relish: "Isn't is delicious?" George Axelrod provides the witty and - for the time it was originally released - risqué script and Billy Wilder directs with his usual flair. An excellent comedy and a must-have for any Marilyn Monroe or Billy Wilder fan!

I had been 'Itch'ing to see this film [for a good reason]......
When Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) sees his wife and son off for their summer vacation to Maine, he witnesses the effects of the heat and restlessness on other husbands doing the same thing (drinking, taking up with girls, etc.). Richard vows not to follow suit with these men, but, that's truly put to the test when he encounters his beautiful upstairs neighbor (Marilyn Monroe). It's then that his imagination begins to run wild.

THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH features one of the most famous and iconic images from Marilyn Monroe's career--the scene with her in a white dress, blowing over her legs, while standing over the subway vent. Tom Ewell is wonderful as the bumbling and frustrated Richard Sherman. The fantasy sequences are truly priceless and hilarious (most notably, the scenes where Sherman fights off the advances of his secretary, his night nurse in the hospital and his wife's best friend--a nod to the beach sequence in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY). Ewell and Monroe have wonderful on screen chemistry and Monroe as a beautiful, over-the-top and insightful "nameless" actress is incomparable. Don't miss out on this great, classic comedy, directed by Billy Wilder.

Oh Marilyn, baby, baby, baby!!!
I was about 12 years old. This movie came on TV one afternoon. From watching Marilyn Monroe in this film I discovered that, gee, I guess I liked girls after all. In fact, I discovered that I liked girls a whole lot, as I experienced an incredible metamorphosis within a certain region of my body. This film may not be pornography, but Marilyn Monroe just oozes with sexuality here. Marilyn Monroe was so unbelievably gorgeous. Joe DiMaggio was a lucky man indeed.