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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Hippie | Lawyer | Wedding | 1960s | Fantasy

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:

Harold: I've got pot, I've got acid, I've got LSD cubes. I'm probably the hippest guy around here. I'm so hip, it hurts!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Couple of Trouble (1970)

Soundtrack:

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

One of the best comedies of the 1960s

One of the best comedies of the 1960s and one of the most subversive as well...it's difficult to believe that Warner Bros. released I LOVE YOU ALICE B. TOKLAS. Peter Sellers, in his most American role, plays Harold Fine, an uptight mama's boy putting off any commitment to girlfriend Joyce Van Patten. He falls head over heels for free-spirited Leigh Taylor Young and all hell breaks loose. Sellers is brilliant, Van Patten is pretty funny, and Taylor-Young is striking. The movie is nearly stolen by Jo Van Fleet as Sellers mother, a shrike to be sure, and hysterical eating a "special" brownie. She's priceless...once again giving a great performance as a character of a substantially more advanced age...she was 54 playing 43 year old Sellers mother! Hy Averback's direction is clever and the film is filled with a lot of funny gags...a highlight is Sellers and crew driving ALL OVER Los Angeles in search of a funeral.