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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

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"Consider the possibilities," read the ads for Paul Mazursky's 1969 satirical comedy about what happens when the sexual revolution hits affluent bourgeois life. After a weekend of "beautiful" emotional honesty at an Esalen-type retreat, married wannabe hipsters Bob (Robert Culp) and Carol (Natalie Wood) return to their well-heeled Los Angeles life determined to apply the principles of free love and complete openness to their marriage. To the respective curiosity and repulsion of their married

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Paul Mazursky

In Theaters: Sep 17, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Nov 16, 2004

Cast

Natalie Wood
Carol
Robert Culp
Bob
Elliott Gould
Ted
Dyan Cannon
Alice
Horst Ebersberg
Horst
Lee Bergere
Emilio
Donald F. Muhich
Psychiatrist
Noble Lee Holderread Jr.
Sean
K.T. Stevens
Phyllis
Celeste Yarnall
Susan
Greg Mullavey
Institute Group Leader
Andre Philippe
Oscar
John Halloran
Conrad
Joyce Easton
Wendy
Howard Dayton
Howard
John Brent
Dave
Garry Goodrow
Bert
Carol O'Leary
Sue
Lynn Borden
Cutter
Linda Burton
Stewardess

Critic Reviews for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

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Mazursky was lucky to get four such excellent performers working on his project, for the movie lives and dies based on their ability to quietly suggest the inner workings of a human mind.

July 25, 2011 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Benignly erected on knowing observation and flossy anecdote, Mazursky's cultural mood-ring merrily mingles mod flash with Old Hollywood

January 18, 2011 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Like most zeitgeist movies, Paul Mazursky's comedy about mate-swapping quickly became outdated, but it's well acted (by Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon) and serves as a sociological document to the shifting sexual mores of the late 1960s.

August 15, 2008 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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A near-perfect period piece of the late 1960s: the language, the mores, the music and, oh yes, the clothes.

December 15, 2004 Comment

Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

One of those films that's so often referenced in American culture that it's a must-see, especially for generations who missed the Sixties.

October 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Oh so hip then.Oh so dull now.

March 1, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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See what happens when two couples try to live the late 60s early 70s lifestyle of free love and wife swapping, only to learn the consequences in the end. It's a great story, and there are great actors in it too. I highly recommend it.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Hm. This movie has a bit of a monomania complex with sex. I mean, how much can you really push a subject before the tireless repetition kicks in? I lasted about half an hour. The orgy was diminished BECAUSE they talked about it soo much. I mean I understand it's a satire but way to focus only on the sex and have no

November 29, 2008