Niven and Brando were both great actors who were just trying to have a bit of fun in BEDTIME STORY. The problem for me is that having FIRST watched Steve Martin and Michael Caine in the 1988 re-make "DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS".... I just couldn't fit... (read more) Niven and Brando were both great actors who were just trying to have a bit of fun in BEDTIME STORY. The problem for me is that having FIRST watched Steve Martin and Michael Caine in the 1988 re-make "DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS".... I just couldn't fit Brando or Niven into the roles of Benson or Jamieson that Caine and Martin would come to play so perfectly, decades later.

Many of the gags and lines are the same from film to film but at times during BEDTIME STORY, I found myself laughing out loud at Brando's performance (and not for any good reasons either). Brando is not enormously funny in this film. (Great an actor as he is, how can he compete with Steve Martin comedically)? Niven is... well... Niven! He's prim, proper, dry and very British. A role that lacked the subtle, slow-burn reactions that Cain has perfected over his career.

BEDTIME STORY is not technically significant in any way. It's filmed in a very straight-forward, gimmick-free style with little or no attention paid to cinematography. The effects are what youve come to expect from a typical 60's era movie and add a certain charm to the overall production but doesn't deliver any real, visual stimuli or set any film-making standards.

This film was certainly funny for it's time and clearly... it's brilliance was strong enough for Hollywood to remake more than 20 years later, but for anyone who's seen and enjoyed the much superior DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.... BEDTIME STORY will serve as a mere curiosity at best.

Watch it if you can find it.

This was a fun watch.Yes Brando can be funny!This film woud go on to be remade into "Dirty Rotten Scroundrels"

Very entertaining comedy. It's worth watching especially for young Brando. For the fans of classic movies :)

Bedtime Story is an extremely entertaining comedy. Marlon Brando plays a playboy GI who tricks women into sleeping with him and giving him jewels and money. David Niven is a similar, however more sophisticated, charactor. A man who pretends to be a P... (read more) Bedtime Story is an extremely entertaining comedy. Marlon Brando plays a playboy GI who tricks women into sleeping with him and giving him jewels and money. David Niven is a similar, however more sophisticated, charactor. A man who pretends to be a Prince in order to extract jewels and cash from wealthy American tourists. Their paths cross when they share a train cabin together, and a bit of rivalry sparks. When Shirley Jones comes to visit the Riviera things really go haywire. It's a shame this movie is impossible to find and isn't on DVD because it's really quite a treasure. Overall 3.5/4 Stars Grade = B+