Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
March 11, 1974Release Date
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
March 11, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Marlo Thomas
Self - Hostess
Alan Alda
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Mel Brooks
Baby Boy
Rita Coolidge
Self
Billy De Wolfe
The Principal
Roberta Flack
Self
Rosey Grier
Self
Michael Jackson
Self
Bobby Morse
Dudley Pippin (voice)
Tom Smothers
Self
Cicely Tyson
Self
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Bill Davis
Director
Dionne Warwick
Self
Len Steckler
Director
Peter DuPre
Self
Fred Wolf
Director
Stuart Pankin
Man in the Maternity Ward
Bruce Hart
Writer
Bruce Hart
Writer
Dustin Hoffman
Self (scenes deleted)
Norman Steinberg
Writer
June Angela
Self (uncredited)
Carol Channing
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Uger
Writer
Rafer Johnson
Self (uncredited)
Carole Hart
Writer
Carole Hart
Writer
Ron Marshall
Voices (uncredited)
Diana Sands
Self (uncredited)
Jim Hanley
Editor
Carl Reiner
Story
Craig McKay
Editor
Peter Stone
Story
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Herb Gardner
Story
Frank L. Thompson
Costume Design
Dan Greenburg
Story
Shel Silverstein
Story
Jerry D. Good
Executive In Charge Of Production
E. Thomas Case
Makeup Artist
Dave Brain
Animation
Mary Rodgers
Story
Lynn Masters
Hairstylist
Lucille Clifton
Story
Betty Miles
Story
Phil Ressner
Book
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 11, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time48m
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Free to Be... You and Me is a children's entertainment project, conceived, created and executive-produced by actress and author Marlo Thomas. Produced in collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women, it was a record album and illustrated book first released in November 1972 featuring songs and stories sung or told by celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") including Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, and Diana Ross. An ABC television special, also created by Thomas, using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed sixteen months later in March 1974. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone—whether a boy or a girl—can achieve anything.
In 2021, the album was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.