Product Description Rock Hudson stars with the ravishing Gina Lollobrigida in a "…racy, romantic romp" (Motion Picture Herald) set on the breathtaking Italian Riviera.Every September, this successful New York businessman (Hudson) visits his Italian villa to relax and to romance his Roman girlfriend (Lollobrigida). But after arriving unannounced one July day, he's in for a huge surprise! During his absence, the luxurious home has become a hotel. What's more, the current guest list accommodates a gaggle of American girls with persistent boys pining after them. In a desperate attempt to regain control, Hudson manages to lose his privacy, his girlfriend and his mind - until he comes up with a plan of his own.This is the film in which Bobby Darin not only makes his feature debut, but also ends up marrying his lovely co-star, Sandra Dee, just ten days after filming wrapped. Come September also features beautiful camerawork by Greta Garbo's favorite cinematographer, William Davis, with designer Morton Haack creating Ms. Lollobrigida's exquisite gowns.Bonus Content:Theatrical TrailerRecommendations .com Hanging out at an Italian villa with Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida sounds like a painless way to kill a vacation--and Come September is a pretty painless movie, too. Rock is a millionaire who spends a month at his home on the Riviera every year, except this year he's come early and surprised his staff, who've been running the place as a paying hotel. This is one of those comedies of sexual frustration--Rock can't get alone with Gina, because the "hotel" is overrun with American teenagers (chief among them Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, who married after meeting on the shoot). The plot is labored, and director Robert Mulligan shows little feel for farce (he would shortly hit his stride with To Kill a Mockingbird). At least the location shooting has a nice summer breeze to it, and Darin sings "Multiplication" in a nightclub, complete with hepcat moves. --Robert Horton
J**M
A picturesque comedy filmed in Italy with a catchy theme song
Recommended for fans of Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin.Like many DVDs and CDs that I ordered from Amazon, the purchase of this DVD was driven by nostalgia rather than a liking for the the leading cast or the the storyline. It's for me an average Rock Hudson movie without Doris Day. I first saw the movie around 1962 before I entered elementary school. I might have fallen asleep during the movie - it was not quite my cup of tea back then. There were two things that I remembered about the movie - the opening scene at an airport with the catchy theme that was composed by Bobby Darin. A Rolls Royce emerges from a cargo plane through the clam-shell door at the nose of the aircraft. It is driven out of the plane. For years since seeing the movie, I remembered that it is Rock Hudson who drives the Rolls Royce out of the plane but after seeing the DVD, I realised that my memory was flawed - it is a valet or chauffeur who drives the car and not Rock. The other thing that I was able to remember was what Mom told me during the show - Rock Hudson owns a villa in Italy where he stays only for a month each year but in his absence, the caretaker of the villa has turned the villa into a hotel without Rock's permission. If you like Italy, you will enjoy scenes of the Italian countryside. As a comedy, the movie is quite enjoyable but not superbly hilarious like ' Send Me No Flowers' , 'The Love Bug', 'Top Secret' or 'The Naked Gun.' A desire to listen to the 'Come September' theme is the main motivation for buying this DVD
D**O
This is a hilarious movie no matter when you watch it.
The actors are great the story is cute it is pure entertainment.
M**1
Great duo 👏 👌
One of my favourite films, I love everything about it, the stars, the clothes, everything.
L**Y
Fun Movie
This is one of my favorites. Watching it on Blu-ray was like seeing it for the first time.
L**N
Multiplication!!!!
I bought this DVD as a birthday present for a favourite cousin who thinks it is the best movie he has ever seen. I watched it and liked it too. It is old fashioned in morals, compared to today's standards, but it was fun.The story is :Rock has a villa in Italy which he visits everySeptember but decides to visit earlier unawares that while in the Sates the rest of the year his Majordome(manager I think)is using the Villa as a hotel,hence the panic and riotoussituations.He meets Sandra Dee and somehow feels protectivetowards her against some young americans guys who also decend on the villa.Add into this, Gina Lollobridgida as Rock's girfriend and watch for the double standards in morals.Loved when Gina tells Rock Hudson she had to learn English to speak it in her own country just to please him.Bobby Darrinand his mates are also hilarious when they try to intoxicateHudson (the old guy!!!) and end up under the bar.In summary if it is nostalgia and good clean fun you want then I suggest you buy it.
O**E
my FAVORITE Rock Hudson movie yet!!
I realize that Rock Hudson fans usually tend to favor the Hudson/Day films, heck, I LOVE them, too. But this one, there's just something about it that makes it different than the others and makes it stand out for me. This is my favorite of all his movies.Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida are positively sensational on screen together. I have to say that this is the most handsome I've ever seen him look and the most beautiful I've ever seen her look. And with the location of Italy, it just adds so much. And now that I've finished reading Rock Hudson's biography, it goes to show you just how brilliant & gifted of an actor he was! He has amazing screen presence in each of his films! I highly recommend this one.I'm really glad to have gotten this from Amazon! From growing up in the `80's, I've never seen these movies before or even gotten into watching movies from this era but wow, they just don't make them like this anymore. And by that I mean movies and their stars. I hope Hollywood can somehow bring back the glamor, elegance, sophistication, style & grace that the stars of the `50's and early '60's had. What an example they could then set for this current generation.
S**N
A hidden Gem!
This is one of those Classics that you don't see or hear much about. A lot of people know and love the Hudson/Day movies but this one is just as good. Rock is his usually charming, funny self and Gina Lollobrigida is fantastic. She is funny, smart and beautiful. A perfect counterpart to Rock. My wife and I discovered this hidden gem a few years back and it has quickly become one of our "must re-watch over and over again" movies. It is set in Italy and Rock plays more of the father figure kind of like Cary Grant in Walk Don't Run. Its got a lot of laughs and the romance is high. Anyone who likes You've got mail, Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers, or romantic comedies in general has to watch this one.
F**R
September song
My husband and I saw Come September when it was first released and enjoyed it very much. It's an excellent vehicle for Hudson, who picks up with Lollabrigida where he left off with Doris Day. The scenery is lush, the score is excellent, and the script is clever, and, for its era, adult. Bobby Darin singing Multiplication shows why his all-too-short career was so successful, Sandra Dee is perky and cute. And Walter Slezak runs away with his scenes -- a casting triumph. Hudson and Gina set the screen nearly on fire with their nightclub dance and it's easy to see why the two were paired again in Strange Bedfellows; they looked like they were really having fun. Hudson was a much better actor than he was given credit for being in his lifetime; his comedy-romance roles, his body moves and his double-takes are worthy of Cary Grant, and are displayed to perfection in Come September.
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