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The lyrics of “Send Me No Flowers” speak of a lover who has gone away but continues to send flowers to express their feelings. However, the recipient yearns for much more than flowers – they desire the return of their beloved. The song conveys the message that material gestures cannot replace the warmth of being in each other’s arms.
At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man's diagnosis for his own and believes he only has about two more weeks to live. Wanting to take care of his wife Judy, he doesn't tell her and tries to find her a new husband. When he finally does tell her, she quickly finds out he's not dying at all (while he doesn't) and she believes it's just a lame ...
Send Me No Flowers is such a delight. It's definitely not as good as Pillow Talk, but it's still good. My main critique, and why I don't think this movie will be a go-to for when I want to watch Doris Day, is that the misunderstandings just became too much. The main misunderstanding (Rock Hudson thinks he is dying) is funny and makes sense.
1 hr 40 min. 6.9 (7,323) Send Me No Flowers is a romantic comedy film from 1964, starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. The movie is directed by Norman Jewison and based on the play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore. The story revolves around George Kimball (Hudson), a hypochondriac who becomes convinced that he is dying after ...
In Send Me No Flowers, he was as good as Stanley Holloway was in My Fair Lady, released the same year, 1964. Similarly, Janis Paige was nominee-worthy for Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, instead, the Academy gave the award to Goldie Hawn for Cactus Flower, which was certainly not Oscar-worthy material. Even Miss Hawn said she wished she had ...
SEND ME NO FLOWERS. Directed by. Norman Jewison. United States, 1964. Comedy, Romance. 100. Synopsis. George Kimball is a sweet husband, a respectable businessman and ...
Send Me No Flowers. Edit. Gene Kelly was originally signed to direct, but exited when he failed to get Warren Beatty and then Bobby Darin to star. Rock Hudson later said he had disliked the film and thought it was distasteful to make a comedy about death. He recalled, "Right from the start, I hated the script.
