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Overview

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6.4/10   1,623 votes
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Director:
Paul Mazursky
Writers:
Paul Mazursky (written by) and
Larry Tucker (written by)
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Release Date:
16 January 1970 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice request the company of your pleasure. more
Plot:
Documentary film-maker Bob Saunders and his wife Carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Classic from Paul Mazursky more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Natalie Wood ... Carol Sanders
Robert Culp ... Bob Sanders

Elliott Gould ... Ted Henderson

Dyan Cannon ... Alice Henderson
Horst Ebersberg ... Horst
Lee Bergere ... Emilio
Donald F. Muhich ... Psychiatrist
Noble Lee Holderread Jr. ... Sean Sanders
K.T. Stevens ... Phyllis
Celeste Yarnall ... Susan
Lynn Borden ... Cutter
Linda Burton ... Stewardess

Greg Mullavy ... Group Leader (as Greg Mullavey)
Andre Philippe ... Oscar
Diane Berghoff ... Myrna
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Actors who tested for the role of Ted Henderson included Richard Benjamin, James Caan and Peter Falk. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the restaurant scene, the Elliott Gould character starts eating his desert. In the next scene, it is served to him. more
Quotes:
Alice Henderson: He wanted to know why I had a tee-tee...
Psychiatrist: Pardon me? I don't know what a tee-tee is.
Alice Henderson: A vagina.
Psychiatrist: Oh, it's a pet expression of yours.
Alice Henderson: Yes, you know words: tee-tee, tinkle, po-po, wee-wee, kee-kee, poo-poo.
Psychiatrist: I had never heard tee-tee before.
Alice Henderson: What expression do you use with your children?
Psychiatrist: Vagina.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I need to be be'd with more

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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic from Paul Mazursky, 4 December 2002
10/10
Author: (barbarella70@yahoo.com) from middleton,wi

Underrated director Paul Mazursky's satiric hit film deals with two couples facing the let-it-all-hang-out, '60's counterculture attitude. The title seems part of today's culture but not the film itself; that being the case, it's too bad because there's buried treasure here. Dyan Cannon creates some magic with her bitchy, uptight Alice: memorable, seemingly improvised therapy scenes where the character's awkward communication skills are highlighted ring very true-as does her frustration near the end when she tries to initiate the orgy. A bedroom scene between Alice and Ted (Elliot Gould) is played with pitch-perfect comedic timing and showcases both actor's ability to balance seriousness and lunacy. Ms. Cannon won the NY Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Award and both she and Mr. Gould were nominated for Academy Awards; a feat almost unheard of for work done in a comedy.

Robert Culp's Bob and Natalie Wood's Carol balance quite nicely; Mr. Culp is square-jawed sexy with a slight deadpan delivery while Miss Wood was at the height of her looks and popularity. Displaying a knock-out figure and wide bedroom eyes, she's obviously game for the comedy as well as the sexual undercurrent. Their deluded characters set the ball rolling and score in their own setpieces: the bedroom confession that's played out on the bathroom floor, the discovery of Carol's mid-afternoon romp with a stammering tennis pro. When all four lead unite in the Las Vegas hotel room, a sequence begins that exudes hilarity, sexuality, uncomfortability, and ultimately, a bittersweet melancolia topped by a Fellini-esque finale. It's a great movie.

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