USA,
1971, 91 min
(Alternative: 88 min)
Directed by:
Hal AshbyScreenplay:
Colin HigginsCinematography:
John A. AlonzoCast:
Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas, G. Wood, Tom Skerritt, Hal Ashby, William Lucking, Ray K. Goman (more)VOD (2)
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Following the burgeoning relationship between the gloomy, 20-year-old, suicide-staging Harold (Bud Cort), suffocated by his wealthy homestead, and the sprightly octogenarian Maude (Ruth Gordon), whose bohemian wiles and open-arms approach to living enable his first gentle steps towards embracing existence. With its brilliant script by Colin Higgins, a magnificent, standard-setting soundtrack by Cat Stevens, wonderful performances, and Hal Ashby's stunning directorial control, Harold and Maude combines a jet-black comic edge with romance, philosophy, satire and beauty to form a masterfully funny and moving whole. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1973 - Bud Cort (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Bud Cort (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1972 - Ruth Gordon (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)