120 mins |
Rated
PG-13
Baby Boomer Blockbusters: The Owl and The Pussycat!
One of the top films of the year at the US box office, The Owl and the Pussycat stars Barbra Streisand and George Segal.
Trying to keep her head above water, New Yorker Doris (Barbra Streisand) accepts money for sexual favors from men who occasionally visit her apartment, a practice that bugs her neighbor, Felix (George Segal), an unsuccessful writer. Felix gets her booted, but when she complains to him, he lets her bunk at his place. Reserved Felix and outlandish Doris have little in common, but as they're forced to spend more time together, their proximity leads to an increasing mutual fondness.
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Baby Boomer Blockbusters: The Owl and The Pussycat!
One of the top films of the year at the US box office, The Owl and the Pussycat stars Barbra Streisand and George Segal.
Trying to keep her head above water, New Yorker Doris (Barbra Streisand) accepts money for sexual favors from men who occasionally visit her apartment, a practice that bugs her neighbor, Felix (George Segal), an unsuccessful writer. Felix gets her booted, but when she complains to him, he lets her bunk at his place. Reserved Felix and outlandish Doris have little in common, but as they're forced to spend more time together, their proximity leads to an increasing mutual fondness.