Up Your Teddy Bear (1970)
Clyde King, a toy store employee whose hobbies include making wooden toys and stalking women, is coveted by the female owner of one of the biggest toy companies in the world. She is enchanted by King's hand-carved toys, and she delegates the recruitment of the toy-maker to her second-in-command, Lyle "Skippy" Burns. However, King will not join her company as she reminds him of his mother. She becomes the subject of bizarre fantasies in which "Mother," the toy company owner as imagined by King, brow-beats and humiliates him. Discovering King's predeliction for leaving the toy store to stalk women, Skippy first tries to entice Clyde into signing an employemnt contract by supplying him with women, even going as far to dress himself up in drag as a prostitute. But every time he sets King up with a woman, the encounter ends disastrously, so Skippy finally decides to kill him.
Cast
- Julie Newmar - Toy Company Director, a.k.a. "Mother"
- Wally Cox - Clyde King
- Victor Buono - Lyle "Skippy" Ferns
- Angelique Pettyjohn - Ms. Honeysuckle
- Thordis Brandt - Debra Sur
- Claire Kelly - Miss Boota, sculptress
- Valora Noland - Girl Lifting Dress (in flashback)
- Amy Thomson - Nightclub Waitress
Screenplay
Keywords
prostitute, toy store, drag
Trailer
Up Your Teddy Bear TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is Up Your Teddy Bear about?
- Clyde King, a toy store employee whose hobbies include making wooden toys and stalking women, is coveted by the female owner of one of the biggest toy companies in the world. She is enchanted by King's hand-carved toys, and she delegates the recruitment of the toy-maker to her second-in-command, Lyle "Skippy" Burns. However, King will not join her company as she reminds him of his mother. She becomes the subject of bizarre fantasies in which "Mother," the toy company owner as imagined by King, brow-beats and humiliates him. Discovering King's predeliction for leaving the toy store to stalk women, Skippy first tries to entice Clyde into signing an employemnt contract by supplying him with women, even going as far to dress himself up in drag as a prostitute. But every time he sets King up with a woman, the encounter ends disastrously, so Skippy finally decides to kill him.
- Who directed Up Your Teddy Bear?
- Up Your Teddy Bear was directed by Don Joslyn.
- Who stars in Up Your Teddy Bear?
- Up Your Teddy Bear stars Julie Newmar, Wally Cox, Victor Buono, Angelique Pettyjohn, Thordis Brandt, Claire Kelly.
- How long is Up Your Teddy Bear?
- Up Your Teddy Bear has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is Up Your Teddy Bear?
- Up Your Teddy Bear is a Comedy film.
- Where was Up Your Teddy Bear produced?
- Up Your Teddy Bear was produced in United States of America.