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Barefoot in the Park ()

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Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 nominations.
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Paul Bratter
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Corie Bratter
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Victor Velasco
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Ethel Banks
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Harry Pepper (as Herbert Edelman)
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Harriet
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Restaurant Proprietor
James Stone ...
Delivery Man (as James F. Stone)
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Frank
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Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
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Bum in Park (uncredited)
Bill Derringer ...
Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Policeman with Drunk (uncredited)
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Hotel Maid (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gene Saks

Written by

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Neil Simon ... (play)
 
Neil Simon ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Joseph H. Hazen ... executive producer (uncredited)
Paul Nathan ... associate producer
Neil Simon ... associate producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... producer

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Neal Hefti

Cinematography by

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Joseph LaShelle ... director of photography

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William A. Lyon ... (as William Lyon)

Art Direction by

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Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler ... (as Walter Tyler)

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Robert R. Benton ... (as Robert Benton)
Arthur Krams

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Nellie Manley ... hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Frank McCoy ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William W. Gray ... unit production manager
Frank Caffey ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Howard Grace ... assistant director

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Charles Grenzbach ... sound recordist
Harold Lewis ... sound recordist

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Paul K. Lerpae ... special photographic effects

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Don Stott ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John A. Anderson ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Neal Hefti ... music: title song
Johnny Mercer ... lyrics: title song
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Gus Levene ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Van Cleave ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Charlsie Bryant ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Arnold Saint Subber ... also as Arnold Saint-Subber (as produced on the stage by)
Gerry Lewis ... publicist (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

New Yorkers Paul Bratter and Corie Bratter née Banks have just gotten married. He is a stuffed shirt just starting his career as a lawyer. She is an independent-minded free spirit who prides herself on doing the illogical purely out of a sense of adventure, such acts as walking through Washington Square Park barefoot when it's 17°F outside. Their 6-day honeymoon at the Plaza Hotel shows that they can get to know each other easily in the biblical sense. But they will see if they can get to know each other in their real life when they move into their first apartment, a cozy (in other words, small), slightly-broken-down top-floor unit in a five-story walk-up. While Corie joyfully bounds up and down the stairs, Paul, always winded after a long day, hates needing to walk up the six flights (including the stairs that comprise the outside front stoop. Beyond the issues with the apartment itself, Paul and Corie must deal with an odd assortment of neighbors, most specifically eccentric senior Victor Velasco, who lives in the unusual attic and considers himself a dirty old man. Corie, worried about her single strait-laced mother Ethel Banks, wants to set her up with Victor. Without Corie or Paul truly realizing it, Ethel and Victor as a twosome is as illogical as Corie and Paul. What happens between Ethel and Victor may predict whether Corie and Paul's marriage can last in the long run. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Broadway's barest, rarest, unsquarest love play See more »
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Also Known As
  • Pieds nus dans le parc (France)
  • Barfuß im Park (Germany)
  • Descalzos por el parque (Spain)
  • Descalços pel parc (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Barfuß im Park (Austria)
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  • 106 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $514,035

Did You Know?

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Trivia Robert 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. See more »
Goofs Bloomingdales 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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002). See more »
Soundtracks Barefoot in the Park See more »
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.
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