- Actors: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin
- Directors: Hy Averback
- Writers: Larry Tucker, Paul Mazursky
- Producers: Charles H. Maguire, Larry Tucker, Paul Mazursky
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Release Date: Jun 20 2006
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000ERVK44
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Poor Harold Fine (Peter Sellers)... he's a suit-and-tie-wearing Jewish professional who's being pressed by his fiancée (Joyce Van Patten, in a supremely whiny and irritating performance) to nail down a wedding date. Harold's bored and dissatisfied with his life, though; when he meets Nancy (Leigh Taylor-Young), a hippie-chick friend of his brother's, he decides to tune in, turn on, and drop out, in a big way. He flees the altar, leaving Joyce standing alone, and pursues the counterculture life. Soon, though, Harold discovers that the hippie life isn't all it's cracked up to be, with its hipper-than-thou hypocrisy adding up to little more than a different brand of conformity. Screenwriter Paul Mazursky skewers the shallowness of the '60s with dead-on humor and some hilarious set pieces; the scene where Harold and his straitlaced parents eat some of Nancy's "funny" brownies is especially memorable. Sellers's comic timing and physical awkwardness, paired with Mazursky's dialogue, makes this one of the better '60s-time-capsule flicks. --Jerry Renshaw
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"What are these LSD clothes he's wearing?",
By amber and will (Boston MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (VHS Tape)
"I Love You, Alice B. Toklas...and so does Harold Fine!"...and so begins the rousing theme song that belongs to this strange, sometimes random movie with a brilliantly meaningless title that refers to a sole line in the movie. Peter Sellers stars as Harold Fine, an extremely hairy dude who is about to reluctantly marry his annoying secretary. Oh, excuse me, I mean "Administrative Professional"; after all, this isn't the sixties!....OR IS IT???? This movie will take you back to the times of the hippie movement, free love, and hitchhiking. And we think a traditional Hopi Indian outfit is awesome for a funeral.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Pluck You From The Crannies...,
By Jack A. Mofino (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (VHS Tape)
one of my all time favorites. cannot wait for the DVD release, which hopefully will be coming out soon.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Movie Needs To Be Released On DVD!!!,
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This review is from: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (VHS Tape)
It's a very sad state of affairs when a comic artist the caliber of Peter Sellers is not as appreciated as he should be. The man was a genius at playing the uptight middle class doltish kinda guy. And his Harold Fine is the quintessential umcd. I didn't see this film until the late 80's. My brother & I were stoned one night and just laughed our asses off. It was amazing how the film had retained its comic force after 20 years. After viewing it I gave it a few years and wondered if it wasn't just the added effect of the drugs but I saw it again stone cold sober and still lmao. Some of the 60's hippie-era stuff probably hasn't aged well but Sellers can't be denied. I think along with his brilliant triple-shot in Dr. Strangelove this is his best work. The film also benefits from its terrific supporting cast including Jo Van Fleet, Joyce Van Patten & Leigh Taylor Young(giving arguably the best of films many spaced-out hippie portrayals). Hopefully whoever owns the rights will get a clue and have this dvd-released sometime soon but if not I highly recommend the vhs version of this comic gem.
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