Stupid - Kiss Me,

The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to professional and domestic success.

The film satirizes the lengths to which ordinary people will go to achieve fame. Kiss Me, Stupid

The film plays with the swap between the "virtuous" wife and the "fallen" woman, eventually showing that the prostitute has more agency and heart than the men around her. Historical Context and Controversy The subversive happy ending where "adultery" leads to

The film received a "C" (Condemned) rating, the first major Hollywood film to do so since Baby Doll (1956). Kiss Me, Stupid