The Owl and the Pussycat (film)
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The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 American romantic comedy film based upon the play by Bill Manhoff, 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.
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Doris
- George Segal as Felix
- Robert Klein as Barney
- Marilyn Chambers (credited as Evelyn Lang) as Barney's Girl
- Roz Kelly as Eleanor
- Allen Garfield as Dress Shop Proprietor
- Jacques Sandulescu as Rapzinsky
- Jack Manning as Mr. Weyderhaus
- Grace Carney as Mrs. Weyderhaus
- Barbara Anson as Miss Weyderhaus
- Kim Chan as Theatre Cashier
- Stan Gottlieb as Coatcheck Man
- Joe Madden as Old Man Neighbor
- Fay Sappington as Old Woman Neighbor
Cultural references
Mad published a spoof of the film in its September 1971 issue (Issue #145), in which much is made of Streisand's profanity. At the end, Segal's writer character first throws his typewriter down an embankment, saying that the words he's used as a writer made him sick, then he throws her over: "Four-letter words make me even sicker! So long, Foul-Mouth!"<ref>Mad'', Issue #145, September 1971.</ref>
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