Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lyne Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone...
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| Lynn Carlin | ... | Lynn Tyne | |
| Buck Henry | ... | Larry Tyne | |
| Georgia Engel | ... | Margot | |
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Tony Harvey | ... | Tony |
| Audra Lindley | ... | Ann Lockston | |
| Paul Benedict | ... | Ben Lockston | |
| Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Schiavelli | |
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David Gittler | ... | Jamie |
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Ike Turner | ... | Himself (as The Ike and Tina Turner Revue) |
| Tina Turner | ... | Herself (as The Ike and Tina Turner Revue) | |
| Linnea Heacock | ... | Jeannie Tyne | |
| Rae Allen | ... | Mrs. Divito | |
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Frank Berle | ... | Committee Man |
| Philip Bruns | ... | Policeman (as Phillip Bruns) | |
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Gail Busman | ... | Nancy Lockston |
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Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lyne Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life. Written by Dan Goldwasser <dang+@cmu.edu>
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Schiavelli: [instructing the SPFC how to smoke a joint] Now the other thing that you must remember, is that after you inhale, you take the joint and you pass it to the person sitting next to you. Do not, repeat, *do not* hold onto the joint. This is called *bogarting* the joint, and it is very rude.See more »
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Milos Forman's first American release is part social satire, part farcical look at two morose, middle-class parents (Buck Henry, Lynn Carlin, both outstanding)
who begin to enjoy life only after their teenage daughter (sad-eyed Linnea
Heacock) runs away. At once funny and touching, Forman and veteran Bunuel
collaborator Jean-Claude Carriere ("Belle du Jour," "Diary of a Chambermaid") concoct a simple story of unexpected depth, a wry comedy that unfolds
gradually, gently lampooning marriage and family life while painting a sensitive portrait of the confused, disenfranchised youth scene of the 1960s. Forman
regular Vincent Schiavelli makes his debut here as a bell-bottomed marijuana
"expert," who carefully instructs a banquet hall full of clueless parents in the fine art of getting high. A young Kathy Bates and a spirited Carly Simon appear
briefly singing at a theatrical audition, while Georgia Engel and Audra Lindley turn in subtle, nuanced performances several years before their television
debuts on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Three's Company," respectively.
A beautifully observed, underrated gem.