I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

Paul Mazursky (written by) &
Larry Tucker (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A thirty-something square falls in love with a hippie and decides to "drop out" himself.

Plot Keywords:

Hippie | Love | Lawyer | Wedding | Satire

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Harold
Jo Van Fleet	...	Mother
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Nancy
Joyce Van Patten	...	Joyce
David Arkin	...	Herbie
Herb Edelman	...	Murray
Salem Ludwig	...	Father
Louis Gottlieb	...	Guru
Grady Sutton	...	Funeral Director
Janet E. Clark	...	Mrs. Foley (as Janet Clark)
Jorge Moreno	...	Mr. Rodriguez
Ed Peck	...	Man in Dress Shop
Jack Margolis	...	Big Bear
Eddra Gale	...	Love Lady
Carol O'Leary	...	Anita

Also Known As:

Kiss My Butterfly

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 (2006) | UK:X (1968) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Trivia:

Director Hy Averback said in an interview that one day, Peter Sellers refused to shoot a scene until a crew member standing off camera changed clothes. The superstitious Sellers claimed the outfit was the "wrong color". Shooting had to stop while they went to wardrobe and got a different color outfit for the crewmember.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The closeup of Harold's hand moving over Nancy's butterfly tattoo shows the top corner to be plainly reflective, with a clear irregular line visible outside the wing.

Quotes:

Mrs. Fine: Lose some weight!
Crying hippie: But all I eat is grass and acid.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Mind Blowers (1969)

Soundtrack:

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

Peter Sellers

I am so grateful, as an American Jew, that Peter Sellers agreed to play this role. He is the epitome of the regimented middle class Jewish boy, who came of age in those difficult times, know as the late sixties. He has one foot in the past, clinging to values, and one foot in the present, stuck in the mud. How Sellers captured this character so perfectly, down to the mannerisms and spot on accent, is beyond me. I know the history of Sellers, and his Jewish background. But he was English, and had spent little time in America. I can imagine Gene Wilder in this role, but it would not have been the same. This is a quintessential Jewish movie, to be seen on a double-bill with Bye,Bye, Braverman.