Conservative young lawyer Paul Bratter marries the vivacious Corie Banks. Their highly passionate relationship descends into discord when they rent their first apartment - a rundown five-fli... Read allConservative young lawyer Paul Bratter marries the vivacious Corie Banks. Their highly passionate relationship descends into discord when they rent their first apartment - a rundown five-flight NYC walk-up with eccentric neighbors.Conservative young lawyer Paul Bratter marries the vivacious Corie Banks. Their highly passionate relationship descends into discord when they rent their first apartment - a rundown five-flight NYC walk-up with eccentric neighbors.
- 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
This is a very contrived, sitcom-ish plot, but the cast carries it well. Although Redford has remained a great star for forty years, his films have been very hit or miss; here he is well cast, and he plays expertly. During this period of her career, Fonda was very much the perky girl-next-door with a slight sex-kitten spin, and she too is fun to watch. But the real winners here are Charles Boyer, as their eccentric neighbor, and particularly Mildred Natwick, as Fonda's mother. Natwick excelled at playing disconcerted matrons, and this is perhaps the best of the many fine, memorable variations of the type she offered during her long and very enjoyable career. BAREFOOT IN THE PARK won't go down in history as a great film, nor will change your point of view. But it is tremendously good fun, a film I've enjoyed every time time I've seen it--and that is a good many. Recommended; you'll enjoy it.
Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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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
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $220