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Butterflies Are Free (1972)

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User Rating: 6.9/10 (1,165 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Milton Katselas
Writers:
Leonard Gershe (play)
Leonard Gershe (screenplay)
Release Date:
22 September 1972 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
Take some time to smell the flowers. more
Plot:
A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Edward Albert Dead at 55 (From Studio Briefing. 28 September 2006)
Edward Albert Dies (From WENN. 28 September 2006)
User Comments:
The golden days of Goldie Hawn. (spoilers) more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Trivia:
Ingrid Bergman, Olivia DeHavilland, and Angela Lansbury were all considered for the role of Mrs. Baker. more
Quotes:
Don Baker: Well hate me! Or love me! But don't leave because I'm blind... and don't stay because I'm blind. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Tormented (#5.14)" (1992) more
Soundtrack:
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
The golden days of Goldie Hawn. (spoilers), 2 January 2004
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Author: Pepper Anne from Orlando, Florida

I like watching 1970s comedies based on plays. They're so simple; usually three or four characters in one or two settings in a story with light-hearted quick wit comedy. Butterflies are Free is one of those movies.

This is the story of a young blind man (played by Eddie Albert, Jr.) trying to prove to his mother that he is perfectly capable of taking care of himself. He moves into his own apartment, adjacent to a young eccentric actress (Goldie Hawn). His overprotective mother is suspicious not only of him living alone, but that should he fall in love and then have his heart broken, he won't be able to deal with it.

Everyone in the film is terrific. I started looking for more Eddie Albert, Jr. movies as well as more Goldie Hawn movies from what looks to be her hayday (her movies nowadays just don't have the same effect). It's a very simple, very fun little film.

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