Barefoot in the Park (1967)
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85% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(11,062 ratings)
Based on the hit Broadway play by Neil Simon, who made his screenwriting debut with this adaptation, Barefoot In The Park follows the lives of newlyweds Paul (Robert Redford) and Corie Bratter (Jane Fonda) as they adjust to married life in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment. Paul is a buttoned-down,… More Based on the hit Broadway play by Neil Simon, who made his screenwriting debut with this adaptation, Barefoot In The Park follows the lives of newlyweds Paul (Robert Redford) and Corie Bratter (Jane Fonda) as they adjust to married life in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment. Paul is a buttoned-down, straight-arrow lawyer who's wound a little too tight, while Corie is an effervescent free spirit who won't let anything disturb her romantic bliss. Aside from the five-flight climb and the hole in their skylight, the Bratters must also contend with eccentric upstairs neighbor Victor Velasco (Charles Boyer), who must go through their apartment to get to his. Corie hatches a plot to get her mother (Mildred Natwick) together with Mr. Velasco, but the entire evening goes awry and even casts doubt on the viability of the Bratters' new marriage, as Corie tries unsuccessfully to loosen Paul up. All ends well, however, and Fonda and Redford are full of youthful appeal in this light domestic comedy. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gene Saks
- Written By
- Neil Simon
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1967 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Nothing special, but it's a decent example of a vanished genre - the small character comedy.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Gene Saks' version of Neil Simon's smash hit but dramatically minor Broadway production is till a play, but Jane Fonda dn Redford are appealing and there's good chemistry between them as the newlyweds.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Dated yes, but still joy to see Redford and Fonda early in careers.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Saved only by the spirited performances of the four stars.
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Dated but delightful.
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Cast
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Robert Redford
as Paul Bratter
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Jane Fonda
as Corie Bretter
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Charles Boyer
as Victor Velasco
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Mildred Natwick
as Mrs. Ethel Banks
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Herb Edelman
as Harry Pepper
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Mabel Albertson
as Aunt Harriet
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Fritz Feld
as Restaurant Proprietor
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James F. Stone
as Delivery Man
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Ted Hartley
as Frank
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Paul E. Burns
as Bum in Park
