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Barefoot in the Park
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
1967 · Directed by Gene Saks · 106 min · Comedy · Romance · 12 frames
Tagline
Broadway's barest, rarest, unsquarest love play.
Crew
- Screenplay: Neil Simon
- Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle
- Edited by: William A. Lyon
- Music: Neal Hefti
- Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Cast
- Robert Redford as Paul Bratter
- Jane Fonda as Corie Bratter
- Charles Boyer as Victor Velasco
- Mildred Natwick as Ethel Banks
- Herb Edelman as Harry Pepper
- Mabel Albertson as Harriet
- Fritz Feld as Restaurant Proprietor
- James Stone as Delivery Man
- Ted Hartley as Frank
- Doris Roberts as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Nancy Enterprises Inc. (I), Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions
- Budget: $2,000,000
- Box office: $30,000,000
- Themes: new york city, based on play or musical, love, lawyer, conservative, newlywed, new apartment, greenwich village
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