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In this romantic comedy, an eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.In this romantic comedy, an eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.In this romantic comedy, an eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total
Chris Bugbee
- Eddie Roe
- (uncredited)
Sandy Faison
- Nancy Putnam
- (uncredited)
Austin Green
- Pookie's Father
- (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
- Landlady
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaAfter winning the part of Pookie Adams, Liza Minnelli had a copy of the script sent over to her mother, Judy Garland, who read it and thought the part of this troubled, friendless girl would be an unattractive role for her daughter. Minnelli says she became defensive and argued that Pookie was a great role for any actress, but that Garland was personally concerned Minnelli identified too closely with Pookie.
- GoofsWhen they are walking by the cows he's telling her about all the stuff he read in her letters and she's wearing a short skirt with a pink blouse. Then they show them from the back in a far away shot as they walking away from the cows and their clothing has changed to the ones they were wearing when they were flying the kite.
- Quotes
'Pookie' Adams: [a little brassily, during her first tryst with Jerry] So, would you like to peel a tomato?
Jerry Payne: [confused] What?
'Pookie' Adams: [quieter, more seductively] Do you want to strip me?
- SoundtracksCome Saturday Morning
Lyric Dory Previn Music Fred Karlin
Performed by The Sandpipers
A & M Records Recording Artists
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You got to get out of your shell sometimes......
College can be lonely, or it can be fun. Fitting in is always a must even though you don't want to. In "The Sterile Cuckoo", it all points out to that. Taking place in Upstate New York, it makes a very great Fall setting there. Here you have Jerry(Wendell Burton), a shy college man who happens to meet Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams(Liza Minelli) who happens to be socially inept. She doesn't fit in with anyone around her, she calls them "Wierdos". She too is smart, but she only wants to be around Jerry, instead. They happen to have a good time where ever they go, even going to a graveyard where she really acts up. The hotel scene is really classic. The request she gave out was very unusual. "Peel the Tomato" seems to be a new one on me. The strip scene was short but nice to watch. No insecurity about that! But in life, we need to leave our comfort zone behind sometimes, because not meeting new people can create problems. But that's anybody's guess. This movie is a real gem, and I enjoyed it very much. 5 stars!
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- Gross US & Canada
- $13,982,357
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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