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

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

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

Release Date:

18 October 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The saga of Harold...from dedicated lawyer to dedicated dropout.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Hippie | Love | Wedding | Lawyer | Brother Brother Relationship

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
Gary Brown	...	El Greco
Sidney Clute	...	Mechanic (as Sid Clute)
Roy Glenn	...	Gas Station Attendant
Joe Dominguez	...	Grandfather Rodriguez
William Bramley	...	1st Patrolman
Vince Howard	...	2nd Patrolman (as Vincent Howard)
Robert Miller Driscoll	...	Crying Hippie
Karen Mickievic	...	Crying Hippie's Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hy Averback	...	Rabbi Conducting Wedding Ceremony (uncredited)
Ron Burke	...	Surfer (uncredited)
Paul Mazursky	...	Hippie on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Bobbie Shaw Chance	...	Maid of Honor (uncredited)
Larry Tucker	...	Hitch-hiker (uncredited)

Directed by
Hy Averback

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

Produced by
Charles H. Maguire	....	producer (as Charles Maguire)
Paul Mazursky	....	executive producer
Larry Tucker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Philip H. Lathrop		(director of photography) (as Philip Lathrop)

Film Editing by
Robert C. Jones		(film editor)

Production Design by
Pato Guzman

Set Decoration by
Audrey A. Blasdel		(as Audrey Blasdel)

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Cunningham	....	assistant director
Fred Giles	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Everett A. Hughes	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator
Bob Thompson	....	vocal arranger
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Bert Steinberger	....	dialogue supervisor

Production Companies

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (A Paul Mazursky - Larry Tucker Production)

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (A Time Warner Entertainment Company)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print Technicolor)
• Warner Bros / Seven Arts (1969) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• California Department of Parks and Recreation  special scenes filmed at Leo Carrillo State Beach courtesy of (as State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Beaches and Parks)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved | USA:R | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 (2006) | UK:X (1968) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Australia:M | Australia:PG (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16 | USA:TV-14 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Trivia:

Cameo: [Paul Mazursky]as one of the hippies on the sidewalk at the half-way point and in the final scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: Cops stop psychedelic hippie hearse right in front of the same supermarket that is seen in background several miles back when they began pursuing vehicle in opposite direction.

Quotes:

Harold Fine:Mondo Teeth. What a concept. Teeth, teeth, and yet, more teeth!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Mind Blowers (1969)

Soundtrack:

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I waited years to see this film.

This film was a real disappointment. I found it evidently manufactured by an older mainstreaming Hollywood machine. Jokes were very dated. Jokes seemed to be for those unfamiliar with "The Hippie Problem" facing conservative America. Jewish humor was overdone. Music was forgettably bad. Big splashy posters were good. I recall that hippies lost their clothes at the drop of a hat. Hippies did not sleep with boots on their feet. Marxian humor couldn't save "overcrowding small room" scenes. Not a funny movie. A timepiece that was assembled by old Hollywood. Many hippie references in movies produced in American 1960's missed the mark. Sensationalizing costumes and shuffling wig wearing young people climbing in and out of psychedelically painted jalopies did not reflect the times.