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Harold and Maude

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7.6/10 • 1.1K

1971-12-201h 31m

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They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

Directors
Hal Ashby
Writters
Colin Higgins
Editors
Edward Warschilka

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  1. Ruth Gordon

    Ruth Gordon

    Maude

  2. Bud Cort

    Bud Cort

    Harold

  3. Vivian Pickles

    Vivian Pickles

    Mrs. Chasen

  4. Cyril Cusack

    Cyril Cusack

    Glaucus

  5. Charles Tyner

    Charles Tyner

    Uncle Victor

  6. Ellen Geer

    Ellen Geer

    Sunshine Doré

  7. Eric Christmas

    Eric Christmas

    Priest

  8. G. Wood

    G. Wood

    Psychiatrist

  9. Judy Engles

    Judy Engles

    Candy Gulf

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CinemaSerf

Nov 4, 2022

7/10

So poor little rich kid "Harold" (Bud Cort) really does like a bit of attention seeking - constantly vying for the recognition of his mother by faking every more outlandish suicide attempts. Things is, she (Vivian Pickles) is pretty impervious to his antics and so he seeks something to alleviate his boredom elsewhere... He starts attending funerals. That's where he encounters the eccentric "Maude" (Ruth Gordon) who also has a penchant for the ceremonies - and for also pinching a car from the cemetery for a bit of a joyride afterwards. As his mother increases her activities in finding him a love match, "Harold" finds himself and his new friend spending more and more time together and he begins to learn that her live today policy is vibrant, exhilarating and contagious! Their bond grows ever stronger as the pair begin to rely more and more on each other, even to fall in love! There's a great dynamic between Cort and Gordon here. She brings out the best in her young acting companion with confident and engaging performances from both delivering a story that is funny, poignant and surreal - in almost equal measure. At times it's a touch on the wordy side, but Pickles is fun as the mother and the whole story is one of interesting characters and truth. It is short and sweet and right from the start we never get to hang around long before the pace picks up again. Great fun.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,200,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
dying and deathdepressionsuicidelife and deathage differencebirthdaysuicide attemptdead wishcemeterylife planningbanjocliffarranged marriagecoming of agewealtholder woman younger man relationshipelderly ladyage-gap relationship