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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   26,395 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Colin Higgins (written by)
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Release Date:
20 December 1971 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They will defy everything you've ever seen or heard about screen lovers! [Video] more
Plot:
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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User Comments:
When is the sequel coming? more (244 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ruth Gordon ... Maude

Bud Cort ... Harold
Vivian Pickles ... Mrs. Chasen
Cyril Cusack ... Glaucus
Charles Tyner ... Uncle Victor

Ellen Geer ... Sunshine Doré
Eric Christmas ... Priest
G. Wood ... Psychiatrist
Judy Engles ... Candy Gulf
Shari Summers ... Edith Phern

Tom Skerritt ... Motorcycle Officer (as M. Borman)
Susan Madigan ... Girlfriend
Ray K. Goman ... Police Officer (as Ray Goman)
Gordon Devol ... Police Officer (as Gordon DeVol)
Harvey Brumfield ... Police Officer
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Actors originally considered for the role of Harold Chasen included John Rubinstein, Bob Balaban, Daniel Fortus, Todd Susman, Elton John and John Neilson. more
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Continuity: About 50 minutes into the film, when Maude is doing donuts around the officer, the driver-side window of the truck is alternately up/down between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mrs. Chasen: [after spotting Harold hanging from a noose in the living room] I suppose you think that's very funny, Harold... Oh, dinner at eight, Harold. And do try and be a little more vivacious.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Captain Mike Across America (2007) more
Soundtrack:
On the Road to Find Out more

FAQ

How have people interpreted the end of the film?
Why was Harold continually trying to commit suicide?
What is the order of the Cat Stevens' songs and where are they available?
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28 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
When is the sequel coming?, 8 February 2004
Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

Over 30 years have passed since Harold and Maude premiered. Since then, there hasn't been a more "different" and enjoyable love story about two completely odd people. The story is so unique, it is held in a category all its own. A man, who only feels alive when he's dead is introduced to a woman who is planning on death but lives life day to day. The moral of the movie is to live and to be. I am hoping for a sequel where Harold becomes the old man and influences a young woman who reminds him of the child he once was to live life to the very fullest.

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