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Overview

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6.9/10   818 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Nichols (novel) and
Alvin Sargent (writer)
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Release Date:
22 October 1969 (USA) more
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Tagline:
First love is beautiful hurt....if it happens to you once, you're lucky.
Plot:
Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
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Terrific, one of Liza's best more (25 total)

Cast

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Liza Minnelli ... 'Pookie' (Mary Ann) Adams

Wendell Burton ... Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire ... Charlie Schumacher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pookie (UK)
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Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:M (original rating)
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Trivia:
In the original novel, the story takes place over three years. This was shortened to a single school year for the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more
Quotes:
Charlie Schumacher: [privately debunking his ladies-man reputation to Jerry] I'll bet you and me are the only two guys in the dorm who've never been laid. more
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9 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Terrific, one of Liza's best, 1 November 2001
7/10
Author: Marie-62 from xxxx

Liza Minnelli...That name conjures up so many images: Her mother, Judy, elegance, beauty, humor, and sometimes pain. Well, she sheds all of them except the last 2. In this role as the odd Pookie Adams, a girl who is afraid of "weirdos" but who in a sense really is, Liza Minnelli has to pull together a wonderful (Academy Award Nominating) part that will tug at your heart and look at the world through HER eyes. Pookie meets Jerry Payne (Wendell Burton) and goes through a couple of sly tricks to make sure that he never forgets her. Jerry falls in love with this strange but lovable girl. That is until her fear of him leaving makes her over-protective and a little pushy. It begins to drive him away. But what movie on teenage lovers is really convincing? Well, these two sure are convincing. Sometimes you just want to strangle Pookie and other times you just want to jump into the screen and hold her close and say "It's gonna be all right". I rated this a 7 because there was something missing and I felt it. But otherwise, Liza Minnelli fans, this is way worth it!

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