The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover

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- 57/100 based on 2,159 votes
  • Released: 1977
  • Runtime: 89 mins
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  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • Genres: Comedy

In the early 1920s Hollywood, Adolph Zitz, who surrounds himself with yes men, wants his movie studio, Rainbow, to be the greatest in town by making a movie called the "World's Greatest Lover" and finding that next star to outshine Rudolph Valentino as the renowned screen lover of his time. Mild mannered and somewhat hapless Rudy Hickman dreams of being such a movie star, he daydreaming about it so much that he is unable to hold onto his bakery jobs. With his supportive but h... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The World's Greatest Lover:

Gene Wilder
Carol Kane
Dom DeLuise
Fritz Feld
Carol Arthur
Candice Azzara

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In the early 1920s Hollywood, Adolph Zitz, who surrounds himself with yes men, wants his movie studio, Rainbow, to be the greatest in town by making a movie called the "World's Greatest Lover" and finding that next star to outshine Rudolph Valentino as the renowned screen lover of his time. Mild mannered and somewhat hapless Rudy Hickman dreams of being such a movie star, he daydreaming about it so much that he is unable to hold onto his bakery jobs. With his supportive but highly hysterical wife Annie Hickman by his side, Rudy, using the stage name Rudy Valentine, pulls up stakes from Milwaukee and heads to Hollywood to try out for that part. He ends up getting a screen test like the thousands of other hopefuls flooding Hollywood for the chance. Annie, who loves the movies herself but who is naive from not having had much exposure to the world, has ulterior motives for going to Hollywood. Both Annie's Hollywood mission and Valentino himself will affect what happens to Rudy in Hollywood.

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Washington Post - 8/10 by Gary ArnoldWilder's new movie, The World's Greatest Lover, his second venture as star, director and writer, is not very clever at all.
FulvueDrive-in.com - 4/10 by Chuck O'LearyA shrill, silly farce that starts out with some funny moments but quickly fizzles and ends up being quite lame.
User Review - 10/10 by Alex PQuite possibly one of Gene's best despite its poor performance at the box office.
User Review - 10/10 by Christopher CThis is a tour de force for Wilder who wrote, directed and stars as well as wrote the title song. Filled with wonderful, hilarious comedy routines reminicent of vaudville and early comedy, it makes fun of Hollywood and the quest for stardom, while delivering a moving love story. I can't believe hardly anyone has see this film! IMHO, it's truly a masterpiece. I've been watching it since the 70s and I still LOL and then tear up at the end.
User Review - 10/10 by Nicolette BThis movie is hilarious. Why the low rating?
User Review - 8/10 by Gina KI can't believe this movie has such a low rating here. This is one of Gene Wilder's funniest movies. When I first saw this movie I knew nothing about it and had zero expectations, which I find often seems to make any movie more enjoyable. Give this movie a chance and I think you will enjoy it. Resist the urge to read descriptive reviews and/or plot summaries. The less you know!!
User Review - 8/10 by Ashley H[size=3]Here I go again! It's time for my review of a movie I've seen so many times I've lost counting:The World's Greatest Lover! A rather crazy story about Rudy Hick man and his wife, Annie, who move from Milwaukee to Hollywood, as Rudy aspires to win a contest that Rainbow Studios is responsible for; he's going to become the world's greatest lover. In the process, he changes his surname from Hickman to Valentine, mistakes a transvestite named Ludwig for Greta Garbo, and accidentely starts cuddling with a strange man on the train (Rudy mistakes him for his wife. They're all wrapped up in blankets). I'm not gonna tell you what happens next, but it's a very funny film. Gene Wilder somehow seems to be the Jim Carrey of the seventies, and he portrays the nutty Mr Valentine well. I rate him a 7/10 and "The world's Greatest Lover" an 8/10. Dom DeLuise is also well worth seeing as the not so well balanced owner of Rainbow Studios.:fresh: [/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size]
User Review - 8/10 by TonyI'm starting to think that the films directed by Wilder are underrated. I thought this movie was really funny.
User Review - 8/10 by Lumpy WI can't believe this movie has such a low rating here. This is one of Gene Wilder's funniest movies. When I first saw this movie I knew nothing about it and had zero expectations, which I find often seems to make any movie more enjoyable. Give this movie a chance and I think you will enjoy it. Resist the urge to read descriptive reviews and/or plot summaries. The less you know!!
User Review - 6/10 by Logan MGene Wilder is at his best, but the rest of the movie fails to live up to him.

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