Harold and Maude (1971)

Harold and Maude (1971)
Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective.
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Release Date: December 20th, 1971

DVD Release Date: June 27th, 2000

PG |1 hr 31 min

Plot Summary

Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective.

Cast: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas, Judy Engles

Director: Hal Ashby

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Paramount Pictures

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Dark , 1970s , Mother , Transformation , Death , Hospital , Emotional , Love ,

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune
The movie is a paean to outsiders and reckless love. show more
80
IGN
You may find yourself passing a very enjoyable couple of hours with the oddest of odd couples. show more
75
Slant Magazine
The effortless depiction of their growing camaraderie and unconscious courtship is one of Harold and Maude‘s great charms, as Ashby and screenwriter Colin Higgins transpose fading ideology into boundless truth across a modest framework of pitch-black exposition and glowingly pastoral aesthetic touches. show more