I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

Paul Mazursky (written by) &
Larry Tucker (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A thirty-something square falls in love with a hippie and decides to "drop out" himself.

Plot Keywords:

Hippie | Lawyer | Wedding | 1960s | Fantasy

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Harold
Jo Van Fleet	...	Mother
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Nancy
Joyce Van Patten	...	Joyce
David Arkin	...	Herbie
Herb Edelman	...	Murray
Salem Ludwig	...	Father
Louis Gottlieb	...	Guru
Grady Sutton	...	Funeral Director
Janet E. Clark	...	Mrs. Foley (as Janet Clark)
Jorge Moreno	...	Mr. Rodriguez
Ed Peck	...	Man in Dress Shop
Jack Margolis	...	Big Bear
Eddra Gale	...	Love Lady
Carol O'Leary	...	Anita

Also Known As:

Kiss My Butterfly

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 (2006) | UK:X (1968) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Trivia:

Cameo: [Paul Mazursky]as one of the hippies on the sidewalk at the half-way point and in the final scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The closeup of Harold's hand moving over Nancy's butterfly tattoo shows the top corner to be plainly reflective, with a clear irregular line visible outside the wing.

Quotes:

Harold Fine: I'm trying to stop trying, guru.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Mind Blowers (1969)

Soundtrack:

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

care for a brownie?

This is not one of Peter Seller's best films but it's still not bad. Sellers plays an uptight Jewish lawyer in L.A. who has been engaged to a woman for a couple years and finally sets a date. He ends up having his car wrecked and while its in the shop he has to drive a hippie van, painted up with flowers and slogans and such, and also attend the funeral of the local butcher which means he has to track down his hippie brother to bring him to the funeral. And the brother's girlfriend comes along for the experience. She ends up sleeping at Seller's apartment after the brother abandons her to go frolic elsewhere, and before she leaves to go to work the next day she surprises him with a batch of special brownies she made. Of course Sellers comes home with his fiancée and his parents and they snack on the brownies and things are never the same again, including Sellers abandoning his bride at the altar to purse the hippie life. But he finds out that being a hippie isn't all it's made out to be and he still is himself underneath all that hair, and doesn't like the togetherness and free love and people sharing his bath. But is what you're seeing all true? You'll have to watch it to find out I guess. How much you enjoy this may depend on whether or not you're a Sellers fan. It's kind of a fun little trip down flashback lane, but not as funny as it had potential to be. 7 out of 10.