: The film centers on Victoria's overnight success as "Victor" and the ensuing complications when American nightclub owner King Marchand (James Garner) becomes infatuated with "him".

: One of the most famous exchanges highlights the film's progressive stance:

is a celebrated 1982 musical comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Julie Andrews in a career-defining role as a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman. Set in 1930s Paris, the story follows down-and-out British soprano Victoria Grant, who, with the help of flamboyant cabaret performer Carroll "Toddy" Todd (Robert Preston), creates the male stage persona "Victor" to find work as a female impersonator.