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In Theaters
December 20, 1971
Theatrical Release Date:
12/20/1971
DVD Release Date:
04/17/2012
Run Time:
90min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Paramount
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Comedy,Romance
Plot: A young man with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult lack comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles), but she keeps ... Read More
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