The Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
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.
Direction Herbert Ross
Cast Barbra Streisand · George Segal · Robert Klein · Allen Garfield · Roz Kelly · Jacques Sandulescu · Jack Manning · Grace Carney
Soundtrack Dick Halligan
Screenplay Buck Henry · Bill Manhoff
Cinematography Harry Stradling Sr. · Andrew Laszlo
Original title The Owl and the Pussycat
5.5
301 votes (FilmAffinity)
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