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The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

 -  Comedy  -  3 November 1970 (USA)
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Can a bickering odd couple in Manhattan become friends and maybe more? Owlish Felix is an unpublished writer who vents his frustration by reporting to the super that the woman in a ... See full summary »

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Doris
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Barney
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Dress Shop Proprietor
Roz Kelly ...
Eleanor
Jacques Sandulescu ...
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Grace Carney ...
Barbara Anson ...
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Theatre Cashier
Stan Gottlieb ...
Coatcheck Man
Joe Madden ...
Old Man Neighbor
Fay Sappington ...
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Can a bickering odd couple in Manhattan become friends and maybe more? Owlish Felix is an unpublished writer who vents his frustration by reporting to the super that the woman in a neighboring flat takes the occasional payment for sex. She's Doris, more wildcat than pussycat, and when Felix's peeping-tom-tattle-tale routine gets her bounced from her apartment, she knocks at his door at 3 AM, aggressive and ticked off. They yell, lose another apartment, and pick up where they left off in a friend's flat and beyond. Dancing by the light of the moon seems unlikely for this owl and pussycat. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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3 November 1970 (USA)  »

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El búho y la gatita  »

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Trivia

Producer Ray Stark was hoping to cast Elizabeth Taylor for the part of Doris. See more »

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The hankie in Doris' left hand when she's "crying" in Sherman's apartment near the beginning appears and disappears between two different camera angles. See more »

Quotes

Doris: [Felix and Doris are stoned in the bathtub; sound of door closing] Was that a door?
Felix: That was a door.
Doris: Did someone come in?
Felix: Unless one of us went out.
Doris: [sound of someone calling out] That is a DEFINITE person.
Felix: Correct.
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References Man Made Monster (1941) See more »

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"The Reunion"
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Performed by Blood Sweat & Tears
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Loud, abrasive, crude and edited but still funny
19 November 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Comedy/drama taking place in NYC about meek, mild Felix (George Segal) ending up stuck with loud, obnoxious prostitute Doris (Barbra Streisand). Naturally they hate each other and naturally fall in love.

This movie is VERY loud (basically because Streisand yells nonstop), the humor is pretty caustic (Streisand thinks Segal is gay and throws quite a few homophobic jokes at him) and is pretty risqué--it was edited from an R rating but there's still plenty of swearing and sexual sequences. Still it is fun. Segal and Streisand work well together--the script is full of one liners that they throw at each other full tilt. And it might seem strange that Streisand could convincingly play a prostitute--but she actually looks very attractive here and pulls it off (she played another one in "Nuts" in 1987).

This isn't perfect however. It seems a little bit too long and some of their arguing gets repetitive. Also there is annoying edit when Streisand says the word "f***". I'm guessing it was cut to get a PG rating but it renders one scene incomprehensible and I DID hear it in the video version released in the 1980s. What's the story? Also there's a very ugly scene at the end where Segal humiliates Streisand in Central Park. Segal also shot some nude scenes which never made it into the final print.

Still this is worth catching. I wouldn't let the kids see it though. This is pretty strong for a PG film.


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