

The Sterile Cuckoo
Visit website5.4/10 • 28
1969-10-22 • 1h 47m
First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky
Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?
- Directors
- Alan J. Pakula
- Editors
- John W. Wheeler

The Sterile Cuckoo
Visit website1969-10-22 • 1h 47m
5.4/10 • 28
First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky
Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?
- Directors
- Alan J. Pakula
- Editors
- John W. Wheeler
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsLiza Minnelli
Pookie Adams
Wendell Burton
Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire
Charlie Schumacher
Anita Alberts
(uncredited)
Eric Best
(uncredited)
Chris Bugbee
Eddie Roe (uncredited)
Becki Davis
(uncredited)
Philip S. Derfler
(uncredited)
Sandy Faison
Nancy Putnam (uncredited)
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- $14,000,000.00
- Keywords
- based on novel or bookcollegebroken heart