The Tiger Makes Out (1967)

A mailman looks for a woman to kidnap as a personal act of insurrection.

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writers:

Murray Schisgal (play), Murray Schisgal (screenplay)

Stars:

Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eli Wallach	...	Ben Harris
Anne Jackson	...	Gloria Fiske
Bob Dishy	...	Jerry
John Harkins	...	Leo
Ruth White	...	Mrs. Kelly
Roland Wood	...	Mr. Kelly
Rae Allen	...	Beverly
Sudie Bond	...	Miss Lane
David Burns	...	Mr. Ratner
Jack Fletcher	...	Pawnbroker
Bibi Osterwald	...	Mrs. Ratner
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	Registrar
Frances Sternhagen	...	Lady On Bus
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Receptionist
Kim August	...	Toni

Storyline

Ben Harris, an embittered, middle-aged New York City postal worker living in a Greenwich Village basement, becomes obsessed with the idea of kidnapping and enslaving the first beautiful young woman he can get his hands on. When he tries to carry out his plan, he doesn't count on suburban homemaker Gloria getting in the way.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | based on play

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Taglines:

It's all about a Greenwich Village cat on the make ... ... who ends up with Gloria, the housewife, by mistake!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1970 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Der Tiger schlägt zurück

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elan Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is based on a one-act, two-character, off-Broadway play that originated as "The Tiger".

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Remembers Dustin Hoffman (2000)

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Soundtracks

"The Tiger Makes Out"
Music by Shorty Rogers
Lyrics by Diane Hildebrand

User Reviews

theater of the absurd

You have to be over 40, maybe 50, to have seen this, because it has never been released on tape or DVD and rarely shows up on TV anymore. It was a great piece of absurd theater that ends with Eli Wallach tucked in bed between the married couple who are his landlords, eating chicken and watching TV. Yes, it is silly, but then so is Waiting for Godot. Eli Wallach lives in a flooded basement and decides that the only way he can "get" a woman is to kidnap her, which represents a level of common male frustration that is worthy of humor. From the votes already cast, it appears that women liked this movie, but I'm a man and I too thought it was great. Too bad somebody doesn't make it available for home viewing.