John and Mary (1969)
- Starring:
- Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Yates
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Romance
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John and Mary attracted a great deal of press coverage in 1969 for being the one of the first American films in which the male and female leads (Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow) start out the film by spending the night together, rather than holding off until the end. The morning after, the boy and girl wander about New York, wondering if they'll truly commit themselves to one another. Both characters are haunted by unsuccessful earlier affairs, and both have enough hang-ups to fill volumes of psychological textbooks. Come nightfall, John and Mary end up back in bed...and learn each other's names for the first time. John and Mary was considered "beautiful," "progressive" and "significant" in the permissive 1960s; nowadays it's about as controversial as The CBS Morning News. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman - John
- Michael Tolan - James
- Stanley Beck - Ernest
- Alix Elias - Jane
- Susan Taylor - Minnie
- Marilyn Chris - His Wife
- Kristoffer Tabori - Boy Scout
- Julie Garfield - Fran
- Cleavon Little - Film Director
- Mia Farrow - Mary
- Sunny Griffin - Ruth
- Tyne Daly - Hilary
- Marian Mercer - Mags Elliot
- Olympia Dukakis - John's Mother
- Carl Parker - Tennis Player
- Richard Clarke - Charlie
- Marvin Lichterman - Dean
- Director(s):
- Peter Yates
- Writer(s):
- Mervyn Jones, John Mortimer
- Producer(s):
- Ben Kadish
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Romance
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- 1969 - John and Mary - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
