Trivia
The original Broadway production of "Lovers and Other Strangers", written by actors
Renée Taylor and
Joseph Bologna, opened on September 18, 1968, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and ran for seventy performances.
Renée Taylor also performed in the stage play and wrote the screenplay with her husband
Joseph Bologna.
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Goofs
Near the beginning of the movie, when Gig Young and Cloris Leachman are sitting on the couch with a mirror behind them, you can see a reflection of a crew member in the mirror as he tries to move out of the shot.
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Quotes
Richie Vecchio:
Look, it's 1970, it happens to a lot of couples, there's nothing you can do about it.
Frank Vecchio:
It's never happened in our family!
Bea:
We don't believe in it.
Frank Vecchio:
It happens to people who don't give a damn.
Bea:
You think the king and queen of England would get a divorce?
Frank Vecchio:
Of course not.
Bea:
They don't believe in it.
Frank Vecchio:
That's why they're together all these years.
Bea:
They know what would happen to England if they broke up.
Frank Vecchio:
Yeah, but our son believes in it.
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Soundtracks
"Keepin' Free"
Music by
Fred Karlin
Lyrics by
Robb Royer (as Robb Wilson) and
Jimmy Griffin (as Arthur James)
Performed by Country Coalition
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Classic comedy with legendary comedians (e.g. Stiller and Meara.) Imagine holding up and being topical for more than 35 years! While the superb writing as mentioned holds up fantastically, the 60's style also adds to the overall pleasure of this movie. Do you get the feeling I like this flick! Do yourself a favor and take the time to watch this when you get the opportunity. Check out the cast and see just how amazing an impact this movie had - Bea Arthur year before being cast as Maude in All in the Family (Conrad Bain in small role, to be linked as Maude's neighbor within a couple of years of the movies release.) And the casting director, was he prophetic or what, see how many appeared for the first time in a movie here, Diane Keaton of course, but how about Sly Stallone as an extra, Jerry Stiller, etc, etc.