The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
Plot.
Two students at neighboring colleges get swept up in first love. Pookie Adams, a kooky misfit with no family or friends, clings to the quiet and studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Liza Minnelli
Pookie Adams
Wendell Burton
Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire
Charlie Schumacher
Anita Alberts
(uncredited)
Eric Best
Actor
Chris Bugbee
Eddie Roe
Becki Davis
Actress
Philip S. Derfler
Actor
Sandy Faison
Nancy Putnam
A. Frederick Gooseen
(uncredited)
Mark P. Fish
Actor
Alan J. Pakula
Director
Austin Green
Pookie's Father (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
Landlady (uncredited)
Alvin Sargent
Writer
Cynthia Hull
(uncredited)
John Hussey
(uncredited)
Tim Laurie
(uncredited)
Fred Karlin
Composer
Milton Krasner
Cinematographer
Fred Lerner
(uncredited)
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Margaret Markov
(uncredited)
Paul McConnell
(uncredited)
Jawn McKinley
Helen Upshaw (uncredited)
Warren Peterson
(uncredited)
Toni Shorrock
(uncredited)
Towyna Thomas
(uncredited)
Frances Tobin
(uncredited)
Adele Wynn
(uncredited)
John W. Wheeler
Editor
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Newt Arnold
Assistant Director
C. Kenneth Deland
Production Manager
John Nichols
Novel
Ben Winkler
Sound Recordist
Charles Pierce
Set Decoration
Don Kranze
Assistant Director
Mike Moschella
Makeup Artist
John Wilkinson
Sound Recordist
Charles Spurgeon
Special Effects
John Muchmore
Sound Recordist
Cherie
Hairstylist
David Lange
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$14,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Sterile Cuckoo (released in the UK as Pookie) is a 1969 American comedy-drama film by producer-director Alan J. Pakula that tells the story of an eccentric young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences and inadequacies. It stars Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, and Tim McIntire.The film was adapted by Alvin Sargent from the 1965 novel by John Nichols, directed by Pakula in his directing debut, and was released by Paramount Pictures.The film received two Oscar nominations for the 42nd Academy Awards: Liza Minnelli for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Fred Karlin & Dory Previn's song "Come Saturday Morning" (performed by the Sandpipers) for Best Original Song.
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