I’ll Show You… The Apartment (1960)

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse is showing James an American classic, Billy Wilder’s The Apartment from 1960, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Insurance agent C.C. Baxter lets his bosses “borrow” his apartment to conduct their extramarital affairs, but things get even more awkward when the big boss wants to use the apartment to take out the elevator operator Baxter has a crush on.Join us as we talk about the wonderful performances in this movie from the entire cast, the smartly funny yet thoughtful script, and how this is a romantic comedy that doesn’t always go where you expect it to.**Just a warning that an attempted suicide is a plot point in the movie so we do discuss that a bit in this episode.Our next episode will be August 28th, when James shows Elyse Cave Story for the PC.Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock.Follow us on Twitter at @isympodcast and on Twitch at twitch.tv/isympodcastIf you like the show please consider giving us a review on Apple Podcasts, and if you would like to chip in to the show and get access to an exclusive extended feed you can become a patron by going to our website, illshowyoumine.show, and clicking “Donate”!”