The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writers:

Buck Henry (writer)
Bill Manhoff (play)

Release Date:

3 November 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

it's no longer a story for children.

Plot:

Can a bickering odd couple in Manhattan become friends and maybe more? Owlish Felix is an unpublished...

Plot Keywords:

Hooker | Animal In Title | Prostitution | Independent Film | Based On Play

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Doris
George Segal	...	Felix
Robert Klein	...	Barney
Allen Garfield	...	Dress Shop Proprietor
Roz Kelly	...	Eleanor
Jacques Sandulescu	...	Rapzinsky
Jack Manning	...	Mr. Weyderhaus
Grace Carney	...	Mrs. Weyderhaus
Bárbara Ansón	...	Miss Weyderhaus
Kim Chan	...	Theatre Cashier
Stan Gottlieb	...	Coatcheck Man
Joe Madden	...	Old Man Neighbor
Fay Sappington	...	Old Woman Neighbor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marilyn Chambers	...	Barney's Girl (as Evelyn Lang)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (edited for re-rating) (1972) | Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1971) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1989) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating)

Company:

Rastar Pictures

Trivia:

Barbra Streisand's first non-musical film.

Goofs:

Continuity: The hankie in Doris' left hand when she's "crying" in Sherman's apartment near the beginning appears and disappears between two different camera angles.

Quotes:

Felix: I'm extremely sorry but I don't know the story to "The Sound Of Music".
Doris: Oh no, that's terrible.
Felix: You thought "The Sound Of Music" was terrible?
Doris: Four times I saw that terrible movie.
Felix: You must have really hated it.
Doris: I saw it with my friend Eleanor at the Loew's King now torn down. It was playing continuous, no intermission. Get it?
Felix: I don't think so.
Doris: Her bladder burst.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Sex: The Revolution" (2008)

This film is a wonderful comedy.

Barbra Streisand and George Segal combine there comedic talents to make one of the finest comedies of all time. This film is a combination of good acting, good directing, and is an all-around good movie. It is very much Simonesque (to invent a term) in its aptitude and subtle comedy. The way to tell a superb comedy, is if after the the film, you are left with a feeling of nostalgia. This is definitely one of those films.