How to Murder Your Wife - The button defense

Scene from 1965's misogynist comedy "how to murder your wife". Jack Lemmon asks his best friend if he would push a button that would theoretically make his wife disappear

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Film & Animation

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• How
• to
• murder
• your
• wife
• jack
• Lemmon
• Terry-Thomas
• comedy

[morleyct]

One of the best films ever!

[sickotina]

This is in my top 5 favorite movie scenes of all time. THANK YOU so much for posting it. WORD.

[silvernail6]

I too saw this w/my parents at the drive-in no less. My old man was howling whereas I don't remember my mom's comments. Nevertheless, in my top five since. Couple of curious scenes however. 1. In the beginning Stanley explaining building blowing up. 2. When Stanley does his night time offing of the manikin, he pauses high up with a building behind him w/the red numbers "666" blazing. Don't recall any skyscrapers in NY with that designation. (Be ready to still movie when that happens)

[DrChalkwithering]

@PassionetTerreur and I'm pretty sure that most women aren't made miserable by the knowledge that their husbands are miserable. At best they don't care, at worst they take a perverse delight in it.

[DrChalkwithering]

@PassionetTerreur We don't realise that marriage is such a miserable existence until it's too late.

[DrChalkwithering]

@dheeraj12 Yes, but it doesn't have to be the same woman every night.

[alemrac123]

I saw this as a child when it first came out...I loved this scene...love Lemon...

[okiebooklady]

The opening question is satirical. Of course it can be taken literally, but the real humor is in the irony with which this entire piece oozes. Satire: 'The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.' I'm a happily married woman and my husband and I agree that what has saved our marriage is BOTH of us learning to smile and say, "Yes dear!" often with love.

[makeitrainharder]

Misogynistic or just honest? Marriage 2.0 isn't good for men, not at all. Google search Marriage 2.0.