Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writers:

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

Release Date:

16 January 1970 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice request the company of your pleasure.

Plot:

Documentary film-maker Bob Saunders and his wife Carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Foursome | Sex | Therapy | Infidelity

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Natalie Wood	...	Carol Sanders
Robert Culp	...	Bob Sanders
Elliott Gould	...	Ted Henderson
Dyan Cannon	...	Alice Henderson
Horst Ebersberg	...	Horst
Lee Bergere	...	Emilio
Donald F. Muhich	...	Psychiatrist
Noble Lee Holderread Jr.	...	Sean Sanders
K.T. Stevens	...	Phyllis
Celeste Yarnall	...	Susan
Lynn Borden	...	Cutter
Linda Burton	...	Stewardess
Greg Mullavey	...	Group Leader
Andre Philippe	...	Oscar
Diane Berghoff	...	Myrna
John Halloran	...	Conrad
Susan Merin	...	Toby
Jeffrey Walker	...	Roger
Vicki Thal	...	Jane
Joyce Easton	...	Wendy
Howard Dayton	...	Howard
Alida Ihle	...	Alida
John Brent	...	Dave
Garry Goodrow	...	Bert
Carol O'Leary	...	Sue
Constance Egan	...	Norma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Cosby	...	Patron at nightclub (uncredited)
Leif Garrett	...	Jimmy Henderson (uncredited)
Michael Z. Gordon	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Mazursky	...	Man screaming at the institute (uncredited)
Susana Miranda	...	Girl on Airplane (uncredited)
Larry Tucker	...	Heavy man walking in front of hotel (uncredited)
Joey D. Vieira	...	Chef (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Mazursky

Writing credits
Paul Mazursky		(written by) and
Larry Tucker		(written by)

Produced by
M.J. Frankovich	....	executive producer
Larry Tucker	....	producer

Original Music by
Quincy Jones

Cinematography by
Charles Lang		(as Charles F. Lang)

Film Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé

Art Direction by
Pato Guzman

Set Decoration by
Frank Tuttle

Costume Design by
Moss Mabry

Makeup Department
Virginia Jones	....	hair stylist
Ben Lane	....	makeup artist

Production Management
William O'Sullivan	....	executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Ray	....	assistant director

Art Department
Max Frankel	....	property master

Sound Department
Dicken Berglund	....	voiceover mixer
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles J. Rice	....	sound supervisor
Dean Thomas	....	sound

Other crew
Miriam Nelson	....	choreographer
Margaret Hanly	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Frankovich Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Columbia Film (1970) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures
• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Sunset Gower Studios  sound stages

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X | West Germany:16 | France:-16 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Australia:M | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Donald F. Muhich, who played Alice Henderson's therapist, was director Paul Mazursky's real-life therapist. He later appeared in three other Mazursky films.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the restaurant scene, the Elliott Gould character starts eating his desert. In the next scene, it is served to him.

Quotes:

Alice Henderson: He wanted to know why I had a tee-tee...
Psychiatrist: Pardon me? I don't know what a tee-tee is.
Alice Henderson: A vagina.
Psychiatrist: Oh, it's a pet expression of yours.
Alice Henderson: Yes, you know words: tee-tee, tinkle, po-po, wee-wee, kee-kee, poo-poo.
Psychiatrist: I had never heard tee-tee before.
Alice Henderson: What expression do you use with your children?
Psychiatrist: Vagina.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

What the World Needs Now is Love

Great 60's comedy w/beautiful actresses

One of the best of 1969 with Natalie Wood and Dyan Cannon at their sexiest. Perfect casting, great story, and Mazursky's best film. I know the critics were split on this one, but it came out at the right time and it holds up today. What's not to like about this? Elliott Gould was never more befuddled, Dyan Cannon's best acting when she was gorgeous, Robert Culp's only decent movie, and Natalie Wood was born to play Carol.

Certainly a 9 out 10! Mazursky would never again be so in touch with the times and the ending is NOT a cop-out! Check this out. Great stuff! Even the encounter session scenes have the ring of truth for that sort of thing. This movie is great!