Barefoot in the Park (1967)

Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 May 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Wake up! Make love! Fall over laughing!!!

Plot:

Paul Bratter, a conservative young lawyer, marries a vivacious young woman, Corrie. Their highly passionate...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Apartment | Lawyer | Conservative | Elevator

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Paul Bratter
Jane Fonda	...	Corie Bratter
Charles Boyer	...	Victor Velasco
Mildred Natwick	...	Ethel Banks
Herb Edelman	...	Harry Pepper (as Herbert Edelman)
Mabel Albertson	...	Aunt Harriet
Fritz Feld	...	Restaurant Proprietor
James Stone	...	Delivery Man (as James F. Stone)
Ted Hartley	...	Frank
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billie Bird	...	Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns	...	Bum in Park (uncredited)
John Indrisano	...	Policeman with Drunk (uncredited)
Doris Roberts	...	Hotel Maid (uncredited)

Directed by
Gene Saks

Writing credits
Neil Simon		(play)
Neil Simon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Paul Nathan	....	associate producer
Neil Simon	....	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	producer
Joseph H. Hazen	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Neal Hefti

Cinematography by
Joseph LaShelle

Film Editing by
William A. Lyon		(as William Lyon)

Art Direction by
Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler		(as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton		(as Robert Benton)
Arthur Krams

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	key hair stylist
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Frank McCoy	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
William W. Gray	....	unit production manager
Frank Caffey	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Grace	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Harold Lewis	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Paul K. Lerpae	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Don Stott	....	gaffer (as Tim Stott)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John A. Anderson	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Gus Levene	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Charlsie Bryant	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Nancy Enterprises Inc. (I) (for)
• Paramount Pictures
• Hal Wallis Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1967) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (re-release)

Other Companies

• Solters & Digney  publicity

Also Known As:

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Ireland:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1989) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | USA:G (1970) | West Germany:12 (nf)

Filming Locations:

111 Waverly Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Nancy Enterprises Inc. (I)

Trivia:

'Sandra Dee', Geraldine Chaplin, Yvette Mimieux, Tuesday Weld, Sue Lyon and 'Nancy Sinatra' were all mentioned in the press for the role ultimately played by Jane Fonda.

Goofs:

Continuity: Opening closeup of kissing in the carriage reveals changes in position of hands and blanket.

Quotes:

Ethel:I feel like we've died and gone to heaven - only we had to climb up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures: This Babe Ruth 'Babe' Is a Dude, Dude (#1.9)" (1990)

The Cast Sparkles In This Neil Simon Comedy

I'm no great fan of Neil Simon, but this neat adaption of his popular stage success BAREFOOT IN THE PARK brings a smile to my face--and it probably will yours too. The story is quite simple: newlyweds Robert Redford and Jane Fonda have moved into a New York apartment building peopled by eccentrics... and their own tiny apartment has hole in the skylight, no heat, and you have walk up five flights to get there. Redford, a rather stodgy conservative, takes a dim view of the whole thing; Fonda, who has an excessively happy-go-lucky disposition, thinks everything is great fun. Needless to say, they're soon going at it hammer and tongs.

This is a very contrived, sitcom-ish plot, but the cast carries it well. Although Redford has remained a great star for forty years, his films have been very hit or miss; here he is well cast, and he plays expertly. During this period of her career, Fonda was very much the perky girl-next-door with a slight sex-kitten spin, and she too is fun to watch. But the real winners here are Charles Boyer, as their eccentric neighbor, and particularly Mildred Natwick, as Fonda's mother. Natwick excelled at playing disconcerted matrons, and this is perhaps the best of the many fine, memorable variations of the type she offered during her long and very enjoyable career. BAREFOOT IN THE PARK won't go down in history as a great film, nor will change your point of view. But it is tremendously good fun, a film I've enjoyed every time time I've seen it--and that is a good many. Recommended; you'll enjoy it.

Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer