Harold and Maude
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Harold and Maude is a 1971 dark romantic comedy film that became a cult classic for its offbeat love story between a morbid young man and a free-spirited elderly woman, emblematic of countercultural cinema of its era.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cult film
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dark comedy film → film → romantic comedy film → |
| basedOn |
Harold and Maude (screenplay)
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| castMember |
Bud Cort
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Charles Tyner → Cyril Cusack → Ellen Geer → Eric Christmas → G. Wood → Ruth Gordon → Tom Skerritt → Vivian Pickles → |
| cinematographyBy |
John A. Alonzo
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Hal Ashby
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| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
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| editedBy |
William A. Sawyer
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| follows |
New Hollywood movement aesthetics
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| genre |
black comedy
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dark comedy → romantic comedy → |
| hasCultFollowing |
true
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| initialBoxOfficeReception |
poor
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| language |
English
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| laterReception |
cult classic
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| mainCharacter |
Glaucus
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Harold Chasen → Maude → Mrs. Chasen → Sunshine Doré → Uncle Victor → |
| musicBy |
Cat Stevens
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Paul Lewis → |
| notableFor |
emblematic representation of early 1970s American countercultural cinema
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offbeat love story between a morbid young man and an elderly woman → |
| notableSong |
Don’t Be Shy
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If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out → |
| plotSummary |
A morbid young man obsessed with death forms a romantic relationship with a free-spirited 79-year-old woman who teaches him to embrace life.
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| producer |
Charles B. Mulvehill
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Colin Higgins → |
| releaseDate |
1971-12-20
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| releaseYear |
1971
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| runtimeMinutes |
91
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| screenwriter |
Colin Higgins
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| setInPeriod |
late 1960s
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| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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counterculture → death → individualism → intergenerational romance → nonconformity → suicide → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hal Ashby
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Ruth Gordon → |
notableWork |
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Harold and Maude
("Harold and Maude (screenplay)")
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basedOn |
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Hal Ashby
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directed |
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New Hollywood
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notableFilm |
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Ruth Gordon
("Maude in Harold and Maude")
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notableRole |