Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

"This article is about the film. For the 1986 computer game, see Hollywood or Bust (Game)."Infobox_Film
name = Hollywood Or Bust


director = Frank Tashlin
writer = Erna Lazarus
starring = Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Anita Ekberg
producer = Hal B. Wallis
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = December 6, 1956
runtime = 95 min.
language = English| imdb_id = 0049322

"Hollywood or Bust" is a film comedy starring the team of Martin and Lewis. The picture was filmed from April 16 to June 19, 1956 and released on December 6, 1956 by Paramount Pictures, almost five months after the comedy team of Martin and Lewis split up.

Plot

The story follows Malcolm Smith (Jerry Lewis) as he wins a brand new automobile at a local raffle. Steve Wiley (Dean Martin), a gambler from New York, obtains a counterfeit of the winning ticket and also claims that the car is his. The raffle manager declares them both winners and that they can split the car any way that they want. Steve wants to sell the car, but Malcolm wants to drive to Hollywood to meet the actress Anita Ekberg.

Steve claims to know her and agrees to drive to Hollywood with Malcolm, secretly planning to steal the car. The plan does not go along easily as Malcolm brings along his dog, a huge Great Dane named Mr. Bascomb who stops Steve in his many attempts to make off with the car.

Along the way they pick up Terry (Pat Crowley), an aspiring dancer, who has a job for her waiting in Las Vegas. Once there, Malcolm gets his "lucky feeling" and wins $10,000 at the casino. In addition, the woman of his dreams, Anita Ekberg, is also at the hotel and Malcolm finally gets to meet her, with hilarious results.

Steve begins to show a change of heart and not only agrees to go along with Malcolm to Hollywood without stealing the car, but he also proposes to Terry.

Malcolm spoils the mood by telling them that he no longer has any of his casino winnings, having used it on a gift for Anita. Steve decides to retrieve the gift and they head to Paramount Pictures to locate her. After some back-lot adventures, they find Anita who agrees to return the gift in exchange for the services of Mr. Bascomb in her next movie!

Finale for Martin and Lewis

This was the last film that Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin appeared in together. According to Lewis in his autobiography, he and Dean did not speak to each other off camera during the entire film shoot. In addition, Lewis claimed that this is the only one of his films that he has never seen, citing it as too painful to watch.

Cast

Dean Martin ... Steve Wiley
Jerry Lewis ... Malcolm Smith
Pat Crowley ... Terry Roberts
'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Bookie Benny (billed as Maxie Rosenbloom)
Anita Ekberg ... Actress Anita

Cultural References

In Paramount's 1972 film The Godfather, the scene of the Las Vegas strip, including a shot of the Sands Hotel marquee showing an appearance by Martin and Lewis, was taken from this film.

Trivia

*Anita Ekberg previously appeared with Martin and Lewis in 1955's Artists and Models, and would star with Martin in 1963's 4 for Texas and Lewis in 1966's Way...Way Out.

DVD release

The film was included on an five-film DVD set, the "Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection: Volume Two", released on June 5, 2007.

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