Taking Off (1971)
| Release Date | 28 March 1971 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Generation Gap, Runaways, Suburban Dysfunction |
| Tones | Biting, Irreverent, Satirical, Talky, Witty |
| Tags | America, Boy, Boyfriend, Child, Conflict, Daughter, Dysfunctional, East, Family, Film, Generation, Generation Gap, Girl, Home, Love, Maniac, Missing Person, Music, News, Parent, Runaway [from Home], Songwriter |
Taking Off is a 1971 film comedy. It was Czech director Milos Forman's first American film. It tells the story of a group of parents whose children have run away from home. The parents take the opportunity to rediscover their youth.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lynn Carlin
Lynn Tyne
Tony Harvey
Tony
David Gittler
Jamie
Linnea Heacock
Jeannie Tyne
Rae Allen
Mrs. Divito
Frank Berle
Committee Man
Gail Busman
Nancy Lockston
Corinna Cristobal
Corinna Divito
Barry Del Rae
Schuyler
Robert Dryden
Dr. Bronson
Madeline Geffen
Committee Woman
Anna Gyory
Ellen Lubar
Jack Hausman
Dr. Bob Besch
Carrie Kotkin
Laurie
Herman Meckler
SPFC President
Sari Freeman
Audition Singer
Jamie Freeman
Audition Singer
Nina Hart
Audition Singer
Michelle Scheideler
Audition Singer
Debbie Robbins
Audition Singer
Nancy Bell
Audition Singer
Nancy Ferland
Audition Singer
Jane Bedrick
Audition Singer
Susan Chafitz
Audition Singer
Meryl Schneiderman
Audition Singer
Janie Rosenberg
Audition Singer
Kay Beckett
Audition Singer
Mary Mitchell
Audition Singer: 'Ode To A Screw'
Catherine Heriza
Audition Singer
Shellen Lubin
Audition Singer
Jinx Rubin
Audition Singer
Caren Klugman
Audition Singer
Lillian Halpert
SPFC Member
Benjamin Kestenbaum
Taxi Driver
Director
Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
writer
Jon Klein
writer
Alfred W. Crown
producer
Michael Hausman
associate producer
Cinematographer
Miroslav Ondrícek
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Editor
John Carter
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Art Director
Robert Wightman
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Costume Designer
Peggy Farrell
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Makeup Department
Irving Buchman
makeup artist
Lee Victor
hair stylist
Production Manager
Michael Hausman
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Folger
second assistant director
Phillip M. Goldfarb
first assistant director
Sound Department
David Blumgart
sound mixer
Sanford Rackow
sound editor
Dick Vorisek
sound re-recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Barr
key grip
Milton Moshlak
gaffer
Louis San Andres
photographer
Music Department
Catherine Heriza
composer: song "Lessons in Love"
Other Crew
Fran Boehm
production secretary
Elinor Bunin
title designer
John H. Starke
assistant to producer
Renata Stoia
script supervisor
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Universal Pictures
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