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The Sterile Cuckoo

Year:
Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1969-10-22
Filming Locations: Howell Furniture and Hardware/The Bank Block, 300 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $13,982,357 (USA) Rentals $6,400,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Liza Minnelli
Pookie Adams
Wendell Burton
Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire
Charlie Schumacher
Anita Alberts
(uncredited)
Eric Best
(uncredited)
Chris Bugbee
Roe
Becki Davis
(uncredited)
Philip S. Derfler
(uncredited)
Sandy Faison
Nancy Putnam
Mark P. Fish
(uncredited)
A. Frederick Gooseen
(uncredited)
Austin Green
Pookie's Father
Elizabeth Harrower
Landlady
Cynthia Hull
(uncredited)
John Hussey
(uncredited)
Tim Laurie
(uncredited)
Fred Lerner
(uncredited)
Paul McConnell
(uncredited)
Jawn McKinley
Helen Upshaw
Warren Peterson
(uncredited)
Toni Shorrock
(uncredited)
Towyna Thomas
(uncredited)
Frances Tobin
(uncredited)
Adele Wynn
(uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In the original novel, the story takes place over three years. This was shortened to a single school year for the movie.
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Alan J. Pakula recalled that Liza Minnelli became very attached to him as a father-figure on the set, always asking Pakula to tell her the story's plot in child-like terms before a big scene was to be shot. He also said that Liza carried around the book by John Nichols "like a Bible" until she knew the character of Pookie Adams inside and out.
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Carrie Snodgress and Elizabeth Hartman auditioned for Liza Minneli's role.
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Goofs
In Pookie's written rants against the weirdos of the world, the word is always spelled "wierdo."
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Jerry Payne twice refers to roommate Charlie Schumacher as "Charlie Schoonover." The character's name in the novel was "Harry Schoonover."
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Takes place in Upstate New York over the course of an entire school year, yet the location is never snowy, even in December, when all the deciduous trees still have their leaves.
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Quotes
'Pookie' Adams: It's gonna be nice to get away from all these weirdos.
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'Pookie' Adams: Some people guzzle God like He was a keg of beer.
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'Pookie' Adams: [looking at the people assembled in the dorm's common area] Boy, you sure get the cream of the CRAP here on weekends.
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Photos from cast
Margaret Markov
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