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An eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.An eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.An eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total
Chris Bugbee
- Eddie Roe
- (uncredited)
Sandy Faison
- Nancy Putnam
- (uncredited)
Austin Green
- Pookie's Father
- (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
- Landlady
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAfter winning the part of Pookie Adams, Liza Minnelli had a copy of the script sent over to her mother, Judy Garland, who read it and thought the part of this troubled, friendless girl would be an unattractive role for her daughter. Minnelli says she became defensive and argued that Pookie was a great role for any actress, but that Garland was personally concerned Minnelli identified too closely with Pookie.
- GoofsWhen they are walking by the cows he's telling her about all the stuff he read in her letters and she's wearing a short skirt with a pink blouse. Then they show them from the back in a far away shot as they walking away from the cows and their clothing has changed to the ones they were wearing when they were flying the kite.
- Quotes
'Pookie' Adams: [a little brassily, during her first tryst with Jerry] So, would you like to peel a tomato?
Jerry Payne: [confused] What?
'Pookie' Adams: [quieter, more seductively] Do you want to strip me?
- SoundtracksCome Saturday Morning
Lyric Dory Previn Music Fred Karlin
Performed by The Sandpipers
A & M Records Recording Artists
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tragic from the opening credits
From the moment this movie begins, with the evocative Sandpiper's rendition of "Come Saturday Morning", the ache in my body becomes almost unbearable -- but this little gem is so beautifully realized that it is worth it. Minnelli, Burton, and Alan Pakula's direction are close to perfect. This is a very special movie, that transcends the period it was made to lament the underdog's painful journey through want and wish and heartbreaking compromise, all while the conventional world seems to go blithely on, unaware of the slings and arrow of outrageous fortune that befall those born not to have their places in the sun. A fine achievement for almost everyone involved in this film. It is also notewothy that Liza, a unique actress, has never quite found the cinematic career she deserves -- there have been some seering, indelible moments, notably CABARET and NEW YORK, NEW YORK, and the aforementioned, but the 1970's didn't seem the time for her. Incidentally, I have wondered for twenty five years what she might have done in a filmed biography of Clara Bow!
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- May 20, 2000
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- Gross US & Canada
- $13,982,357
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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