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The Owl and the Pussycat

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  • 1h 35m
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The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
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ComedyRomance
A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
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    • Herbert Ross
    • Bill Manhoff(play "The Owl and the Pussycat")
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barbra Streisand
    • George Segal
    • Robert Klein
    • Herbert Ross
    • Bill Manhoff(play "The Owl and the Pussycat")
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barbra Streisand
    • George Segal
    • Robert Klein
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Trailer 2:39
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    Barbra Streisand and George Segal in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
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    Barbra Streisand and George Segal at an event for The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
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    Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand
    • Doris
    George Segal
    George Segal
    • Felix
    Robert Klein
    Robert Klein
    • Barney
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Dress Shop Proprietor
    Roz Kelly
    Roz Kelly
    • Eleanor
    Jacques Sandulescu
    • Rapzinsky
    Jack Manning
    • Mr. Weyderhaus
    Grace Carney
    • Mrs. Weyderhaus
    Barbara Anson
    • Miss Weyderhaus
    Kim Chan
    Kim Chan
    • Theatre Cashier
    Stan Gottlieb
    • Coatcheck Man
    Joe Madden
    • Old Man Neighbor
    Fay Sappington
    • Old Woman Neighbor
    Marilyn Chambers
    Marilyn Chambers
    • Barney's Girl
    • (as Evelyn Lang)
    Ken Adam
    Ken Adam
    • Middle-Aged Man
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Atkins
    Tom Atkins
    • Kid in Car
    • (uncredited)
    Dominic Barto
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Stan Bryant
    • Kid in Car
    • (uncredited)
      • Herbert Ross
      • Bill Manhoff(play "The Owl and the Pussycat")
      • Buck Henry(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      George Segal was not the initial choice to star opposite Barbra Streisand; she wanted her fellow First Artists producer Sidney Poitier, who was rejected when it was felt that audiences might not yet be altogether accepting of an interracial relationship in a major comedy release.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Doris: Who gave you permission to read my panties?

    • Alternate versions
      Rated "R" in the U.S. in 1970, film was re-cut and re-rated "GP" for a 1972 release (later PG).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Confrontation
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Blood Sweat & Tears

    User reviews46

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    A hoot of a comedy!
    The Owl And The Pussycat is a fine example of great comic pairing. Barbra and George Segal work very well together. Very well indeed. It is a loud comedy though, not a slapstick one. So if you're looking for slapstick, watch What's Up,Doc? or For Pete's Sake. If you are looking for a comedy that is a more heartfelt, with more depth to the charatcers and emotion, then The Owl And The Pussycat is for you. I say it is a loud comedy mostly because of Barbra's character Doris. Doris can be pretty loud. But what's funny about it is that half the time she doesn't even mean to be; it's just her nature. This "nature", took George Segal's character Felix quite by surprise,

    and it is very amusing to see him try to adjust to it. What's so interesting to watch is that although Doris shows herself in the beginning to be loud, self-assertive and bold, she later shows herself to be vulnerable and sweet. Where as George Segal's character Felix, showing himself to have a nose up in the air, "I'm too intellectual for you" attitude in the beginning, later shows that although he wants success in his life, not at the expense of pretense. With himself, or what he genuinely wants. I say pretense because Felix's thinking was that he would marry an "intellectual" such as he thought himself to be, and live this "proper" life. Doris, although loud, and believes she is a legend in her own mind, is genuine and real. Felix is very much attracted to her for this reason. It's a quality that she has that he sees that he wants to be more like himself. But what is so amusing is that Doris feels that after meeting and getting to know Felix, that she needs to become more like him! More "intellectual". What's truly so charming about this movie is how it shows the facades that we can portray and the masks that we can wear are truly just that; facades and masks. How no matter how confident we can "look" on the outside, how smart we may "appear", that it can be a totally different story once you start actually getting to know someone. What's most charming of all,(actually wonderful),is that by the film's end they both decide to drop these facades, take off the masks, and "start fresh". But...all along from the beginning of this movie til it's end, until they get to this level, it can be quite hysterical. A great comedy with heart. Enjoy it.
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    • Mar 27, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1970 (United States)
      • United States
      • Sony Movie Channel [us
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Club 45, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rastar Pictures
      • Tom Ward Enterprises
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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