A light-hearted picture of middle-aged love and friendship.
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Paul Mazursky
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| Natalie Wood | ... | Carol Sanders | |
| Robert Culp | ... | Bob Sanders | |
| Elliott Gould | ... | Ted Henderson | |
| Dyan Cannon | ... | Alice Henderson | |
| Horst Ebersberg | ... | Horst | |
| Lee Bergere | ... | Emilio | |
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Donald F. Muhich | ... | Psychiatrist |
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Noble Lee Holderread Jr. | ... | Sean Sanders |
| K.T. Stevens | ... | Phyllis | |
| Celeste Yarnall | ... | Susan | |
| Lynn Borden | ... | Cutter | |
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Linda Burton | ... | Stewardess |
| Greg Mullavey | ... | Tim - Group Leader | |
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Andre Philippe | ... | Oscar |
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Diane Berghoff | ... | Myrna |
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Documentary-filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife Carol attend a group-therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the film's opening scenes. Returning to their Los Angeles home, the newly "enlightened" couple chastise their closest friends, Ted and Alice, for not coming to grips with their true feelings. Bob insists that everyone "feel" rather than intellectualize their emotions, and Carol pronounces "that's beautiful" after anyone says anything even remotely personal. Ted and Alice humor their friends, but a good-natured sexual tension is obviously at work among the foursome. Written by filmfactsman
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16 January 1970 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice See more »Filming Locations:
Riviera Hotel & Casino - 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA See more »Edit
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Words and Music by Ernie Shelby and Quincy Jones
Sung by Johnny Wesley
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Dyan Cannon's first Academy Award nomination. See more »Goofs
When Carol tells Bob of her affair, Bob moves to the stairs wearing his topcoat. He sits, and in the next shot, the coat is off; Carol is holding it. See more »Quotes
Carol Sanders: Oh, insight! Oh, Alice! Alice, what a beautiful woman! Oh! You see. You see right through us. You're beautiful! You know where it's at.See more »
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I Needs to Be Be'd With(uncredited)
Words and Music by Ernie Shelby and Quincy Jones
Sung by Johnny Wesley
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I found this film at a video store and immediately rented it out of curiosity. It stars Robert Culp, Natalie Wood, Elliot Gould, and Dyan Cannon as the namesakes respectively. I remember when I was a kid this film came out in 1969 so I really did not know anything about it other than it was supposed to be some kind of "sex comedy".
Well being an adult now and renting it, I found that it basically deals with 2 married couples, the ages of which suggest upper 30's to me. They decide to experimentally partake of the late 60's climate of free love, drugs, etc. I think that is where the film is supposed to derive its humor from.
Instead, the film plays like prolonged unfunny sketches on "Saturday Night Live" which they save for the end of the broadcast. However, I was compelled to keep watching the film to see what would be the result of their "experiment" The film did have some funny moments such as Elliot Gould fantasizing about a marital affair and Dyan Cannon at the shrink.
I give the film credit since I could not figure out what the ending would be like and was somewhat surprised by it when it happened. There is a second part of the ending right before the credits roll which still has me confused though. Overall, an OK film in my opinion.
Side Note: Natalie Wood and Dyan Cannon look pretty hot in this movie so if your a male like myself and always found these woman attractive, its a must rental !