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Straight-Jacket

I need a pick-me-up, which one's Judy's?

2004 · 1h 36m Comedy
Directed by Richard Day

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Overview

In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love.

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48%
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Rotten

It's a shame, then, that Straight-Jacket turns dour and melodramatic ... The light-hearted fun seeps out of the movie, replaced by trite interludes of coming-out angst, McCarthy-era persecution and even gay-bashing.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten

It has verve, color and energy, but there's something fundamentally bogus about it, and whenever it takes a turn into seriousness, entire moments fall apart.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Day's pyrotechnic dialogue and instinctive comic timing make Straight-Jacket a delight.

Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

A fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense.

Joe Leydon, Variety
Rotten

Wastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness.

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

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