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The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

PG 95 min  -  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 Owlish Felix is an unpublished... See full summary »

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writers:

Bill Manhoff (play), Buck Henry (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barbra Streisand ...
Doris
George Segal ...
Felix
Robert Klein ...
Barney
Allen Garfield ...
Dress Shop Proprietor
Roz Kelly Roz Kelly ...
Eleanor
Jacques Sandulescu Jacques Sandulescu ...
Jack Manning Jack Manning ...
Grace Carney Grace Carney ...
Barbara Anson Barbara Anson ...
Kim Chan ...
Theatre Cashier
Stan Gottlieb Stan Gottlieb ...
Coatcheck Man
Joe Madden Joe Madden ...
Old Man Neighbor
Fay Sappington Fay Sappington ...
Old Woman Neighbor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marilyn Chambers ...
Barney's Girl (as Evelyn Lang)
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Storyline

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 Owlish Felix is an unpublished writer who vents his frustration by reporting to the super that the woman in a neighboring flat takes the occasional payment for sex.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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The Owl and the Pussycat is no longer a story for children. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A bagoly és a cicababa See more »

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Reportedly, a number of different endings were shot when producers and test audiences were unhappy with the results. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At the very beginning, Doris huddles in a doorway to get out of the rain. As a bus pulls up to the kerb, she starts to walk towards it, but in the next tighter shot Doris still in the doorway. The next shot, back on the street, Doris is already on her way towards the bus. 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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Connections

Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Seduction"
(uncredited)
Performed by Blood Sweat & Tears See more »