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The Harrad Experiment

  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Don Johnson and Laurie Walters in The Harrad Experiment (1973)
At Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Part of the experiment is to pair incompatible members of the opposite sex as roommates in order to make them shun the traditional concept of monogamy. The film's primary two "couples" are the sex-crazed Stanley and ultra-timid Sheila, and insecure Harry and liberated Beth. In charge of the "experiment" are Prof. Philip and his wife, Margaret, who seem to enjoy the tension they instigate, as well as the graphic sexual episodes that unfold.
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At Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Part of the experi... Read allAt Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Part of the experiment is to pair incompatible members of the opposite sex as roommates in order to make the... Read allAt Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Part of the experiment is to pair incompatible members of the opposite sex as roommates in order to make them shun the traditional concept of monogamy. The film's primary two "couples" are the sex-c... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
800
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POPULARITY
12,636
3,931
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    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Michael Werner(screenplay)
      • Ted Cassidy(screenplay)
      • Robert H. Rimmer(novel)
    • Stars
      • Don Johnson
      • James Whitmore
      • Tippi Hedren
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Michael Werner(screenplay)
      • Ted Cassidy(screenplay)
      • Robert H. Rimmer(novel)
    • Stars
      • Don Johnson
      • James Whitmore
      • Tippi Hedren
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    • 19User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews

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    Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Tippi Hedren, Gregory Harrison, Bruno Kirby, Victoria Thompson, and Laurie Walters in The Harrad Experiment (1973)
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    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Stanley…
    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • Philip…
    Tippi Hedren
    Tippi Hedren
    • Margaret…
    Laurie Walters
    Laurie Walters
    • Sheila…
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Harry
    • (as B. Kirby Jr.)
    • …
    Victoria Thompson
    • Beth…
    Elliott Street
    Elliott Street
    • Wilson…
    Sharon Ullrick
    Sharon Ullrick
    • Barbara
    • (as Sharon Taggart)
    • …
    Billy Sands
    Billy Sands
    • Jack
    Robert Middleton
    Robert Middleton
    • Sidney
    Maggie Wellman
    • Cynthia
    Michael Greene
    Michael Greene
    • Yoga Instructor
    Ron Kolman
    • Evan
    Eric Server
    Eric Server
    • Workman
    Robert C. Ross
    • Workman
    Ted Cassidy
    Ted Cassidy
    • Diner Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Gregory Harrison
    Gregory Harrison
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Michael Werner(screenplay)
      • Ted Cassidy(screenplay)
      • Robert H. Rimmer(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The Ice House comedy sequence was filmed after the director's cut. Producer Dennis F. Stevens brought in the improvisational group Ace Trucking Company to beef up William F. Nolan's suggested, revised ending.
    • Goofs
      Stanley comes in after jogging and his green shirt is obviously sweaty on the back. He surprises Barbara and Stanley in the room and punches Stanley in the face. Stanley goes into the bathroom and when Stanley follows, there is obviously no sweat marks.
    • Alternate versions
      All public domain VHS/DVD releases contain an edited-for-TV print that runs 88 minutes. The Brentwood Home Video DVD has the nudity left intact, but still runs under 90 minutes. The uncut version is only available on the 1980s Wizard Video VHS.
    • Connections
      Featured in Famous T & A (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      I Hope I'll Have Your Love
      Music by Charles Fox

      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel

      Sung by Lori Lieberman

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    5/10
    The Harrad Experiment (Ted Post, 1973) **1/2
    This was more or less the KINSEY (2004) of its day, though clearly quaint in comparison; still, it is a measure of the times that the film caused a mild stir back then whereas KINSEY virtually made no ripples when it emerged! Anyway, HARRAD is mildly interesting (if perhaps too low-key to stay in the memory for long) in delineating the forward-thinking/experimentation that occurred in sexual relationships at the end of the 1960s. Incidentally, I rented the film as part of a small tribute to its recently-deceased star James Whitmore: of course, the middle-aged actor does not get in on the action (even if it is never particularly explicit); Tippi Hedren, then, appears as his still-attractive spouse/collaborator – who even catches the eye of the campus hunk (Don Johnson, interestingly the long-time partner of Hedren's real-life daughter Melanie Griffith!). The rest of the cast is filled with fresh faces (including future comedian Bruno Kirby[!]…but especially notable is lovely and initially shy heroine Laurie Walters who, in her turn, is pursued by leering Robert Middleton at a nearby café). Unsurprisingly, partners get swapped (whether intended or not) which invariably cause heartbreaks, but there is also some cheap humor at the expense of a bespectacled and plump student. While director Post was more at home in action-oriented fare, he handles the delicate subject matter with directness and reasonable perception; besides, the film looks good, sports a typical 1970s pop score (one of the songs being performed by Johnson himself) and, for what it is worth, was even followed a year later by a sequel, HARRAD SUMMER.
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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Harrad-experimentet
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Cinema Arts Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $177,930
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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