I have a friend who has always wanted to be famous. Not famous for doing something, like writing a novel or acting in a movie or robbing a bank, but simply for existing.Apparently, there have always been people like my friend, because It Should Happen to You is about a woman who comes up with a scheme for attaining fame unattached to greater purpose.This movie could be described as likable actors making unlikable characters likable. Holliday, who begins the movie by obliviously tossing bird on a man, is a narcissist. Lemmon is the guy who claims he loves her yet continually harangues her. And sure, Holliday's idea is nuts, but why does Lemmon continually attacks her dream, and, for that matter, why on earth does he like her?It is a tribute to Holliday that she manages to make it all work, exuding a mix of sex, innocence, softness and steel that suggests someone more interesting than the script is offering. Holliday is funny and likable, and for that reason I'd say this is worth watching.

From the moment Lemmon makes his first appearance, we know a fresh comedic star has arrived. With more nervous tics than a first day kid at school, he and the ditsy Holliday make the perfect cute, funny couple. What an imaginative premise, too. Since everything else is advertised, why not put your own name up there on a billboard for all to see. That way, it gets passed around and you become famous for no good reason at all. Holliday is the perfect actress to pull a wacky shenanigan like that. I especially love it when that pack of smug businessmen pounce, figuring anyone who looks like that and sounds like that must be stupid—(note the meaningful feather jutting from her hat, ready to skewer the unwary). Of course, judging by appearance proves a big mistake as they soon find out. It's also the secret of her comedic success, as the tour-de-force The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) demonstrates in laugh-filled spades.Peter Lawford certainly looks the part of the predatory playboy with enough moussed hair to warrant a drilling platform. But his romantic scenes with Holliday plug up the pacing. Too bad, Ernie Kovacs didn't have the part—just the thought of Holliday and him in a romantic interlude opens up all sorts of rich possibilities. Also, I wonder what the satirically minded Frank Tashlin would have done with the advertising passages so ripe for his brand of spoofing. Nonetheless, Holliday's bright idea is way ahead of her time, considering all the no- talent celebrities clogging up today's headlines. Anyway, the movie remains a delight, thanks to two of the best comedic talents in the business. Fortunately, their stars will continue to shine wherever this charming little diversion is shown.

IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU! is perhaps the most ironic film title ever in cinema, since the film examines the downside of being famous. I suppose it makes a good marketing ploy, directly addressing the audience, but it's so false that the only way it could ever work is either 1. as a satire or 2. referring to having the amazing Jack Lemmon (in his film debut) as a boyfriend.IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU! follows down-and-out model Gladys Glover who wants to be "somebody" at whatever cost, so she splurges her savings to rent a billboard just to put her name on it. After some entanglements over who gets the space, she becomes a celebrity over ludicrous circumstances. Her sweet documentary-filmmaker boyfriend Pete just wants her anonymous, wonderful self, and is understandably hurt when Gladys turns down dates in order to advance her "career." It is at the peak of her fame that she realizes that her celebrity is everything she's never wanted.This is a film that could've fallen apart with so many other directors, but George Cukor was a master at that light comedic touch that keeps the movie sparkling, and also shows an early promise of the sharp look at celebrity that would be even more piercing with A STAR IS BORN only a year later. This was his third collaboration with Judy Holliday, and they seem to be among that elite group of a successful bonding between actor/director. The role of Gladys could so easily come off as unlikable (and she is at times in a naive way) during her determined rise to fame. The reason why the character is so endearing is because of Holliday's childishly wondrous performance, which captivates and enlightens. Her scenes with Jack Lemmon are magical, especially in that scene where they're both at the piano, he's talking, she's singing. It's marvelous and even exciting to see two actors with such an easy cadence interacting together, and those two had a very effortless chemistry. One of the main characters that I'd doubt will stir up much is attention is the provincial village of New York City itself, which is so beautifully photographed by Charles Lang it's as though you've walked into a postcard. From the opening romantic scene in Central Park to even the second-unit shots of Columbus Circle, this is a great example of a city becoming so integrated with a film it's impossible to imagine one without the other.Andy Warhol once predicted that "In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU! deconstructs the mystique of celebrity and also accurately confirms Warhol's statement, which continues to be true with every new season of "American Idol." While many other films may have been sharper and harsher in their aim, few were this funny and warm-hearted with their characters.

Sometimes i heard the name of Judy Holliday. But i had never seen her work. Suddenly, a lovely comedy appeared."It should happen to you" tell us about the real dreams, and the false dreams. Gladys Glover, is a name difficult to forget. Our charming character wants to be somebody, and she try to make reality that dream. But she makes it in the mistaken way. Because, maybe is more important the real love of a man than a fake illusion. The illusion of be famous.Since the naked feet in the park, "It should happen to you" is a great comedy. A comedy about the love, the dreams and ... of course ... big billboards with names.Recommended for any occasion. Especially, if you want to see a real comedy.*sorry, if there any mistake there