The film received four academy award nominations, including. She made her screen debut with a small part in the. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Documentaryfilmmaker bob sanders and his wife carol attend a grouptherapy session that serves as the backdrop for the films opening. Our world spring 1970 part 2 anti vietnam war protests, kent state university shooting, graham nash, the temptations, glen campbell, janis joplin, patton, mash, bob and carol and ted and alice. In a sense, the sexual experimentation of bob and carol epitomized the 60s ethos of perhaps pathological selfreflection and the idea that if it feels good, do it. Bob carol ted alice pete joyce 1970 this film is an absolute classic and was preserved through the years to finally be remastered and delivered to the world to be enjoyed a whole generation of hardcore fucking later.
This comedy of 60s hippies and free love follows one couples sexual exploration with a bedroom invite to their best friends to join them in wife swapping. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 76 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Can bob and carol s new thinking rub off onto best friends, ted and alice. Born samille diane friesen in tacoma, washington, cannon had early dreams of becoming an actress. It focuses on two couples lives, marriages and the concept of free love during a confusing and evolving period in americas history where people faced a societal. Watch bob carol ted alice pete joyce straight aebn. This 1969 classic is the quintessential couplesswapping film, a stinging social comedy that, although somewhat dated, somehow remains timeless. Street date january 29, 2018 starring natalie wood, robert culp, elliot gould, dyan cannon cinematography by charles lang written by paul mazursky, larry tucker music by quincy jones edited by stuart h.
All shy and innocent lookin, holding the blanket up, just like he is in the movie. May i add that culp looks cute here as a caricature. Making an impressive, highprofile directorial debut after success as a screenwriter, paul. Angel has worked with adult film studios including mvd entertainment, gourmet video, and alpha blue archives. For some curious reason, we suddenly seem compelled to tell the truth in our personal relationships. The movie retains a certain appeal due to the actors excellent work. After attending a weekend selfhelp selfdiscovery session, bob and carol feel newly enlightened, and want their friends, ted and alice, to feel the same way. The addams family 1973 tv series alice tv series all in the family. With natalie wood, robert culp, elliott gould, dyan cannon.
Bob and carol and ted and alice is a hilarious and clever comedy that is also very genuine and lovable. Perhaps best known for her trademark curly blond tresses and her faithful appearances at l. It focuses on two couples lives, marriages and the concept of free love during a. Hitting the popular tv boards in the hip, racially groundbreaking espionage program i spy 1965, he made a. Tall, slim and exceedingly goodlooking american leading man robert culp, a former cartoonist in his teen years, appeared offbroadway in the 1950s before settling into polished, cleancut film leads and other man supports a decade later. Bob carol ted alice pete joyce available to stream, rent or download at aebn straight. May 31, 2016 the pail from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. The film was noted for its publicity a view of couples in bed together readied to experience group sex. For the first time, the society bestowed a fellowship on someone who had left a permanent influence on the world of the big or small screen. Bob and carol culp and wood are an upperclass married couple with a little too much time on their hands. May i state for the record that i dont think ive ever used that many ampersands in anything.
After going to a group therapy retreat, bob and carol start to explore a new openness in their. The original music score was composed by quincy jones. Previously i featured the 1973 mad satire on the popular detective series columbo called. A lighthearted picture of middleaged love and friendship.
After this films release, it led to other movies dealing with wife swapping, infidelity, and other types of experimentation with interpersonal relationships inside american society. Making an impressive, highprofile directorial debut after success as a screenwriter, paul mazursky took the pulse of california society better than anyone, especially with this well. Street date january 29, 2018 starring natalie wood, robert culp, elliot gould, dyan cannon cinematography by charles lang written by paul mazursky, larry tucker music by quincy jones. Not wanting to be rude, the hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among. Bob, carol, ted y alice pelicula completa, ver online y. Angie tv series anna and the king tv series another day tv series apple pie tv series archie bunkers place. The pail from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Bob and carol consider themselves a freethinking modern couple in step with. With great performances, a clever script, great music by quincy jones, and cinematography by charles lang and direction by paul mazursky, this film is a certifiable classic. The awards were held at the royal albert hall, london and held on 4 march 1971. The film involved sexual liberation, and featured the shortlived desire of the two title couples to engage in extramarital affairs, mateswapping and group sex, all of which would have been obviously unacceptable on u. Bob and carol and ted and alice isnt really about wife swapping at all, but about the epidemic of moral earnestness thats sweeping our society right now.
Or the next worst thing, a compulsion to provide moral closure. Lakers basketball games, dyan cannon has enjoyed nearly fifty years in the entertainment industry. Can bob and carols new thinking rub off onto best friends, ted and alice. The basic premise of the movie is filmed around the time america was just on. Oct 27, 2017 a tribute for the paul mazurskydirected 1969 satirical sex comedy drama starring natalie wood, robert culp, elliot gould, dyan cannon, and more. A vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with antiestablishment student protests. The 24th british film awards, given by the british academy of film and television arts in 1971, honoured the best films of 1970.
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