Butterflies Are Free (1972)
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75% of critics liked it
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74% of users liked it
(3,518 ratings)
Leonard Gershe based his play Butterflies are Free on a real-life blind attorney. The film version stars Edward Albert as Don Baker, a self-reliant, sightless young man who becomes the object of affection for kooky Jill (Goldie Hawn). Spending most of the film in nothing but her underwear, Jill… More Leonard Gershe based his play Butterflies are Free on a real-life blind attorney. The film version stars Edward Albert as Don Baker, a self-reliant, sightless young man who becomes the object of affection for kooky Jill (Goldie Hawn). Spending most of the film in nothing but her underwear, Jill makes love to Don, then tries to help him break free from the smothering influence of his mother, a children's-story writer (Eileen Heckart). The situation grows tense when Jill's boyfriend (Paul Michael Glaser) enters the scene. Eileen Heckart won an Academy Award for her performance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Milton Katselas
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1972 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 23, 2002
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Wesley Lovell, Cinema Sight
An interesting film about love, blindness and the inherent bias in both.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Poorly directed, the movie betrays its theatrical origins, but the acting of the two women, Goldie Hawn as the free spirit and Eileen Heckart as the overly protective mother, fighting over the love of a blind youngster, is good.
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Gabriel Shanks, Mixed Reviews
Charming and engaging, the best work of Goldie Hawn's career
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Watch this one if you've ever wondered how Goldie Hawn became a star.
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Cast
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Goldie Hawn
as Jill
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Edward Albert
as Don
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Eileen Heckart
as Mrs. Baker
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Mike Warren
as Roy
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Paul Michael Glaser
as Ralph