Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ruth Gordon
Dame Marjorie 'Maude' Chardin
Bud Cort
Harold Parker Chasen
Vivian Pickles
Mrs. Chasen
Cyril Cusack
Glaucus
Charles Tyner
Uncle Victor
Ellen Geer
Sunshine Doré
Eric Christmas
Priest
G. Wood
Psychiatrist
Judy Engles
Candy Gulf
Shari Summers
Edith Phern
Tom Skerritt
Motorcycle Officer
Susan Madigan
Girlfriend
Ray K. Goman
Police Officer
Gordon Devol
Police Officer
Harvey Brumfield
Police Officer
Henry Dieckoff
Butler
Philip Schultz
Doctor
Sonia Sorel
Head Nurse
Margot Jones
Student Nurse
Barry Higgins
Intern
Jerry Randall
Stunt Double
Pam Pebermeyer
Stunt Double
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Double / Stunt Coordinator
Hal Ashby
Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited) / Director
Colin Higgins
Producer / Writer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
William A. Sawyer
Editor
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
Edward Warschilka
Editor
Michael D. Haller
Production Design
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Randy Glass
Best Boy Electrician
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
Charles Record
Key Grip
Wes McAfee
Unit Production Manager
Michael Dmytryk
First Assistant Director
Sam Gemette
Assistant Editor
William Ware Theiss
Costume Designer
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Frank E. Warner
Sound Editor
Andrea E. Weaver
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
Richard Hart
Gaffer
Robert Enrietto
Second Assistant Director
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Budget$1,200,000
Filming LocationsSan Francisco · Mori Point, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic black comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man who is intrigued with death, and who rejects the life his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him. Harold develops a friendship, and eventual romantic relationship, with 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon) who teaches Harold about the importance of living life to its fullest.
The screenplay by Colin Higgins began as his master's thesis for film school. Filming locations in the San Francisco Bay Area included both Holy Cross Cemetery and Golden Gate National Cemetery, the ruins of the Sutro Baths, Mori Point, and Rose Court Mansion in Hillsborough, California.
Critically and commercially unsuccessful when first released, the film eventually developed a cult following, and first made a profit in 1983. The film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1997, and was ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute list of 100 funniest movies of all time in 2000. The Criterion Collection released a special edition Blu-ray and DVD in 2012.