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Pookie (1969)
"The Sterile Cuckoo" (original title)

M  -  Comedy | Drama  -  22 October 1969 (USA)
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Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams... See full summary »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »
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Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams - a kooky, lonely misfit with no family and no place to go, insists on calling all those who won't participate in her world, "weirdos," clings to a quiet studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private little world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie actually prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into or wish to be apart of. Written by alfiehitchie

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First love is beautiful hurt....if it happens to you once, you're lucky.

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Comedy | Drama

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22 October 1969 (USA)  »

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In the original novel, the story takes place over three years. This was shortened to a single school year for the movie. See more »

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Takes place in Upstate New York over the course of an entire school year, yet the location is never snowy, even in December, when all the deciduous trees still have their leaves. See more »

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'Pookie' Adams: Apis mellifica - that's short for "bee", right?
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Referenced in L.A. Law: The Unsterile Cuckoo (1989) See more »

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"Greensleeves"
Traditional english song
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A truly original, wonderful film!
29 March 1999 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This story of a strange girl falling in love with a boy who at first resists, then embraces her is a wonderful movie. Pookie Adams is unlike any character in any other movie I have seen. She is truly desperate for love and when she finds it she ruins it by holding on too tightly. This movie is heart- breaking because there is no way for the teenage lovers to find a happy ending. A sweet, touching look at first love that is not to be missed.


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