Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude is a 1971 film directed by Hal Ashby. The film, featuring slapstick, dark humor, and existentialist drama, revolves around the exploits of a morbid young man, Harold (played by Bud Cort), who drifts away from the life that his detached mother prescribes for him, as he develops a relationship with septuagenarian Maude (played by Ruth Gordon). The film is number 45 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Funniest Movies of all... more

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  • 1971

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  • 1 h 31 min

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  • 1,200,000 (US$)

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Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and film editor. Born William Hal Ashby in Ogden, Utah, Ashby grew up in a Mormon household and had a tumultuous childhood as part of a dysfunctional family which included the divorce of his parents, his father's...

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  • They met at the funeral of a perfect stranger. From then on, things got perfectly stranger and stranger.
  • His Hangups Are Hilarious

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  • 1 h 31 min

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  • 1,200,000

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Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat...

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  • Dec 28, 2007

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