| I Love You, Alice B. Toklas | |
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| Directed by | Hy Averback |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Charles Maguire |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philip Lathrop |
| Edited by | Robert Jones |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million (rentals)[1] |
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Hy Averback and starring Peter Sellers.[2] The film is set in the counterculture of the 1960s. The cast includes Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young (in her film debut) and a cameo by the script's co-writer Paul Mazursky. The title refers to writer Alice B. Toklas, whose 1954 autobiographical cookbook had a recipe for cannabis brownies.[3] The film's eponymous theme song was performed by sunshine pop group Harpers Bizarre.[4]
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968". Variety. January 8, 1969. p. 15.
- ^ "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) – Hy Averback – Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) – Articles". Turner Classic Movies. January 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010.
- ^ Kich, Martin; Barlow, Aaron (7 January 2020). Pop Goes the Decade: The Sixties. ABC-CLIO. p. 21. ISBN 9781440862854.
With a theme song by the light-pop band Harpers bizarre...Warner Brothers-Seven Arts tried to capitalize on drug-related 'dropping out' in 1968 with I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (Hy Averback).