Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 nominations total
- Harry Pepper
- (as Herbert Edelman)
- Delivery Man
- (as James F. Stone)
- Drunken Neighbor
- (uncredited)
- Bum in Park
- (uncredited)
- Store Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Policeman with Drunk
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Maid
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Redford loathed wearing a suit and tie all day which was required for his character. During breaks between filming, Redford wore western boots and a black cowboy hat.
- GoofsBloomingdales calls to say the furniture won't be delivered. The phone was installed only minutes earlier so Bloomingdales would not have the number to call. NOT A GOOF: Bloomingdale's (or anyone else) would in fact know the number to call. You were assigned your phone number the same time you signed up for service. Nobody had to wait until the day of installation to know what their number would be. It wasn't up to the installer.
- Quotes
Ethel: I had to park the car three blocks away. Then it started to rain so I ran the last two blocks. Then my heel got caught in a subway grating. When I pulled my foot out, I stepped in a puddle. Then a cab went by and splashed my stockings. If the hardware store downstairs was open, I was going to buy a knife and kill myself.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
- SoundtracksBarefoot in the Park
Written by Neal Hefti and Johnny Mercer
Laughs are plentiful, although as in the rest of Simon's work, one is acutely aware that nobody is so quick with the one-liners in real life.
Boy, were they young back then! Robert Redford underplays charmingly as Paul Bratter, up-and-coming lawyer and all-round stick-in-the-mud; Jane Fonda is his new bride Corie, sexy, fun-loving and relentlessly cute to the borderline of annoyance. When you find her schtick getting a little hard to take, concentrate instead on veteran character actors Charles Boyer and Mildred Natwick, who lend spirit and class to their comedic roles.
Perhaps the direction by Gene Saks is a tad stagebound (he directed the Broadway version), and the cinematography a bit muddy, but Neal Hefti contributes another sprightly score that does a lot to compensate. Overall, an undemanding, undeniable pleasure.
- jckruize
- Oct 18, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Bosonoga u parku
- Filming locations
- 111 Waverly Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(the Bratters' apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $220