The Owl and the Pussycat (film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Produced by | Ray Stark |
| Written by | Buck Henry |
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Barbra Streisand George Segal |
| Music by | Dick Halligan |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Sr. |
| Edited by | John F. Burnett |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $23,681,338 (domestic) $11,645,000 (rentals) |
The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 American romantic comedy film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal. Streisand plays the role of a somewhat uneducated actress, model and part-time prostitute. She temporarily lives with an educated aspiring writer (Segal). Their differences are obvious, yet over time they begin to admire each other. Comedian/actor Robert Klein appears in a supporting role. Future adult film actress Marilyn Chambers (who was 17 at the time), in her film début (credited as "Evelyn Lang"), plays Klein's girlfriend.
The screenplay, written by Buck Henry, was based on a stage play by Bill Manhoff. In the stage version, the would-be writer and the would-be actress are the only characters. Though the race of the characters is not specified in the script of the play, in the original Broadway production (1964–65), the "Owl" was played by white actor Alan Alda and the "Pussycat" by black actress/singer Diana Sands, and many subsequent productions followed this precedent; the film version omitted the characters' interracial relationship.
An instant hit, the movie grossed $23,681,338 at the domestic box office, making it the 12th highest-grossing film of 1970. The movie also grossed $11,645,000 in rentals.
Total gross for the movie was $35,326,338.
Barbra Streisand received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination, her 3rd in this category. She also ranked 2nd place in Laurel Award for Best Comedy Performance, Female. George Segal also ranked 2nd place in National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. Buck Henry was also nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium.
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