The Owl And The Pussycat
starring: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield, Roz Kelly
directed by: Herbert Ross
directed by: Herbert Ross
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A call girl becomes involved with an intellectual clerk in this hilarious adaptation of the broadway play.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 12/21/2004Starring: Barbra Streisand Robert KleinRun time: 96 minutesRating: Nr
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Good credentials abound in this 1970 adaptation of Bill Manoff's hit Broadway comedy. Buck Henry wrote the screenplay, and Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) directs the surprisingly funny pairing of Barbra Streisand and George Segal as, respectively, a semi-literate prostitute and an egghead. Streisand and Segal turn out to have excellent complementary styles (both are good at playing incredulity), and while the film is not always as witty as it could be, scenes are crisp and highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh
A call girl becomes involved with an intellectual clerk in this hilarious adaptation of the broadway play.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 12/21/2004Starring: Barbra Streisand Robert KleinRun time: 96 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Good credentials abound in this 1970 adaptation of Bill Manoff's hit Broadway comedy. Buck Henry wrote the screenplay, and Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) directs the surprisingly funny pairing of Barbra Streisand and George Segal as, respectively, a semi-literate prostitute and an egghead. Streisand and Segal turn out to have excellent complementary styles (both are good at playing incredulity), and while the film is not always as witty as it could be, scenes are crisp and highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh
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- LOUSY EDITED VERSION!!!!!
This has always been one of my favorite Streisand films, but they have made an unbelievably criminal mistake in releasing the edited version.I originally saw this--as a youngster--on late-night (pre-cable) TV, with the "F word" intact, and it was absolutely brilliant!This version is crap!PLEASE RELEASE THE ORIGINAL R-RATED FILM!!!!!!
Rating: 
- "Just want to mention in Passing"
Everyone's villification of the editing is dead on, so I won't say anything with regard to that which others know more of than I.
But I do think it worthwhile to mention that the music for this movie is provided by the "Classic" version of "Blood, Sweat & Tears.I think they did a great job considering the frenetic prose style of the play.I'd like to hear a reissue of the music cues written by Dick Halligan and played by B,S&T.Not all the cues on the record are in the movie and ... Read More
Rating: 
- What happened to the "F" word?
My girlfriend and I saw this movie when it first came out in 1970.There was a scene involving the main characters where Barbra tells these guys to "F" off.I remember it vividly because my friend and I turned to one another in shock... "Did she actually use that word in a movie?"It was the first time we'd ever heard it used on the big screen and were indeed shcoked.I was more shocked when it didn't appear in the DVD version and had apparently been cut... however, the movie was just as good ... Read More
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- One Loud Hooker Plus One Insecure Writer Equals a Match Made Only in the Movies
After three big-budget Broadway-based period musicals in a row, Barbra Streisand obviously made a conscious career decision to convey a more contemporary image onscreen. She succeeds in spades in this often hilarious 1970 comedy adapted by Buck Henry from a hit Bill Manhoff play and directed by Herbert Ross. Streisand plays Doris, a loud-mouthed fetish hooker who claims to be a model and an actress. She gets thrown out of her apartment when her neighbor, a nebbish bookstore clerk and aspiring writer ... Read More
Rating: - A Fine Owl and One Cute Pussycat!!!
After seeing this movie I became amazed that it had taken me such an effort to find a copy of it to rent anywhere.It is a very funny, warm and intelligent piece about friendship that I would recommend to anyone.With great performances by both George Segal and Barbra Striesand. Believe me when I say that all I wanted to do after I saw this film was take a Bubble Bath with Barbra.
K.P.
- LOUSY EDITED VERSION!!!!!This has always been one of my favorite Streisand films, but they have made an unbelievably criminal mistake in releasing the edited version.I originally saw this--as a youngster--on late-night (pre-cable) TV, with the "F word" intact, and it was absolutely brilliant!This version is crap!PLEASE RELEASE THE ORIGINAL R-RATED FILM!!!!!!
- "Just want to mention in Passing"Everyone's villification of the editing is dead on, so I won't say anything with regard to that which others know more of than I.
But I do think it worthwhile to mention that the music for this movie is provided by the "Classic" version of "Blood, Sweat & Tears.I think they did a great job considering the frenetic prose style of the play.I'd like to hear a reissue of the music cues written by Dick Halligan and played by B,S&T.Not all the cues on the record are in the movie and ... Read More
- What happened to the "F" word?My girlfriend and I saw this movie when it first came out in 1970.There was a scene involving the main characters where Barbra tells these guys to "F" off.I remember it vividly because my friend and I turned to one another in shock... "Did she actually use that word in a movie?"It was the first time we'd ever heard it used on the big screen and were indeed shcoked.I was more shocked when it didn't appear in the DVD version and had apparently been cut... however, the movie was just as good ... Read More
- One Loud Hooker Plus One Insecure Writer Equals a Match Made Only in the MoviesAfter three big-budget Broadway-based period musicals in a row, Barbra Streisand obviously made a conscious career decision to convey a more contemporary image onscreen. She succeeds in spades in this often hilarious 1970 comedy adapted by Buck Henry from a hit Bill Manhoff play and directed by Herbert Ross. Streisand plays Doris, a loud-mouthed fetish hooker who claims to be a model and an actress. She gets thrown out of her apartment when her neighbor, a nebbish bookstore clerk and aspiring writer ... Read More
- A Fine Owl and One Cute Pussycat!!!After seeing this movie I became amazed that it had taken me such an effort to find a copy of it to rent anywhere.It is a very funny, warm and intelligent piece about friendship that I would recommend to anyone.With great performances by both George Segal and Barbra Striesand. Believe me when I say that all I wanted to do after I saw this film was take a Bubble Bath with Barbra.
K.P.
