The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

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 Owlish Felix is an unpublished...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)
Ken Adam	...	Middle-aged man (uncredited)
Tom Atkins	...	Kid in Car (uncredited)
Dominic Barto	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Stan Bryant	...	Kid in Car (uncredited)
Trent Gough	...	Old Man (uncredited)
Buck Henry	...	Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
Marshall Ward	...	Kid in Car (uncredited)

Directed by
Herbert Ross

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Buck Henry		writer
Bill Manhoff		play

Produced by
George Justin	....	associate producer
Ray Stark	....	producer

Original Music by
Dick Halligan		(as Richard Halligan)

Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo
Harry Stradling Sr.

Film Editing by
John F. Burnett

Casting by
Marion Dougherty

Production Design by
Ken Adam
John Robert Lloyd

Art Direction by
Philip Rosenberg
Robert Wightman

Set Decoration by
Leif Pederen

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Joseph Cranzano	....	makeup artist (as Joe Cranzano)
Bob Grimaldi	....	hair stylist (as Robert Grimaldi)
Lee Harman	....	makeup artist
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Robert Greenhut	....	unit production manager
George Justin	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William C. Gerrity	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ken Adam	....	design supervisor

Sound Department
Dennis Maitland	....	sound
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward Knott	....	grip
Gary Muller	....	second assistant camera
Richard Quinlan	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman	....	wardrobe
Shirlee Strahm	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Margaret Booth	....	supervising editor
Sati Tooray	....	colorist

Music Department
William Saracino	....	music editor

Other crew
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor
Leo Caren	....	production accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Pat Fowler	....	presenter: stage production
Marguerite James	....	script supervisor
Philip Rose	....	presenter: stage production

Production Companies

• Rastar Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Films (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)

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 (uncut) (1989) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1971) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating)

Company:

Rastar Pictures

Trivia:

Marilyn Chambers first movie.

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:

Doris: [Felix and Doris are stoned in the bathtub; sound of door closing] Was that a door?
Felix: That was a door.
Doris: Did someone come in?
Felix: Unless one of us went out.
Doris: [sound of someone calling out] That is a DEFINITE person.
Felix: Correct.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Sex: The Revolution" (2008)

great movie--Shame on Columbia for editing DVD

Many classic scenes, Bombs Away, TV in the aquarium, Barbra's hands and heart placed just .....hovever, when the DVD company from hell released it on DVD, they censored a word that renders an entire scene meaningless.

It was an historic word also, the first time a star had ever

said it in a major film. F***!! The only time anyone has

ever censored Barbra to this day! Still a great comedy!

Sexy, funny and way ahead of its time! One of Bab's best! George's too!