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Butterflies Are Free (1972)

PG | | Comedy, Drama, Music | 3 November 1972 (West Germany)
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A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.

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All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind since birth, but that doesn't stop him from setting up in a San Francisco apartment and making the acquaintance of his off-the-wall, liberated, actress neighbor Jill. Don learns the kind of things from Jill that his mother would never have taught him! And Jill learns from Don what growing up and being free is really all about. Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>

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The long run hit play on the screen with all its humor and all its heart. See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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The film was made and released about three years after its source stage play of the same name by Leonard Gershe had been first performed in 1969. Gershe also penned the screenplay for this cinema movie adaptation. See more »

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At 1:00:38, the way Jill holds things changes, and then reverts. See more »

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Don Baker: I could love you if you'd let me.
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Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1991) See more »

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Carry Me
Music by Bob Alcivar
Lyrics by Randy McNeill
Sung by Steve Adler
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**** One of Goldie's finest moments
28 March 2001 | by (Toronto, Ontario) – See all my reviews

Need strong proof to support the argument that Goldie Hawn is the finest of actresses? Watch this classic one along with her masterpiece Private Benjamin. In Butterflies she's funny, tragic, serious and as endearing as she could possibly could be as Jill, the wacky new girl in town who finds herself surprised when her neighbour Don (Edward Albert, Eddie Albert's son) reveals to her that he's completely blind. They have lunch, go shopping, get to know each other, and worst of all meet Don's mother. Don't mistake Eileen Heckart or her awards in the role of the domineering matriarch, she ain't just any aging woman playing a mother. The character is annoying, callous, loving and wise and the relationship that develops between the three characters is very moving. All this presented with great dialogue provided by Leonard Gershe (based on his own stage play).

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