| Butterflies Are Free | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Milton Katselas |
| Written by | Leonard Gershe |
| Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
| Starring | Goldie Hawn Eileen Heckart Edward Albert |
| Cinematography | Charles B. Lang |
| Edited by | David Blewitt |
| Music by | Bob Alcivar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $6.7 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] |
Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the 1969 play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M. J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on July 6, 1972, in the U.S. The film is about a woman, Jill Tanner, who moves into an apartment beside a blind man, Don Baker, who recently moved out independently. The two become attracted to each other and combine the divided apartment into one, but Don's mother tries to end the romance, fearing that Jill will break her son's heart.
Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert starred. Eileen Heckart received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Academy Awards for her performance as Don's overly protective mother, Mrs. Florence Baker. While the original play was set in East Village, Manhattan, the screenplay written for the 1972 film was set in the 1355, 1355A, 1357, 1359 Grant Avenue building in North Beach, San Francisco.[2][3][4]
- ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. 7 January 1976. p. 44.
- ^ "1355 Grant Ave San Francisco, California, 94133". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Butterflies Are Free. San Francisco, California. 1972. Event occurs at 00:01:52.
- ^ Winters, Richard (9 January 2019). "Butterflies are Free (1972)". Scopophilia. Retrieved 3 December 2022.