Barefoot in the Park

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Barefoot in the Park

G

Released May 25, 1967

1h 46m

Comedy

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In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie (Jane Fonda), a free spirit, and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford), an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel (Mildred Natwick), who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor (Charles Boyer). Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

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Critics Consensus

Barefoot in the Park may strike some modern viewers as dated, but what it lacks in timeliness, it more than makes up with the effervescent chemistry between its stars.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

You can still feel the stage origins of this material and the director, Gene Saks, leaves pauses for laughs that don’t come. But, at least, it’s livelier than Fonda’s 1966 picture Any Wednesday.

Jul 6, 2022

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Wanda Hale

New York Daily News

Gene Saks, an excellent comedy director, is skilled and imaginative, and his players are responsive to his suggestions for getting the most from humorous lines and situations.

Rated: 4/4

May 2, 2022

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Elston Brooks

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Barefoot in the Park, a comic delight on the stage, is at least three times funnier on the screen, and has to rank with How to Succeed as the best movie comedy of the year.

May 2, 2022

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Zita Short

InSession Film

When you find yourself wanting to spend less time with the central couple, and don’t have that much to say about the on-screen depiction of their marriage, it’s a clear sign that this film didn’t work as a romance...

Feb 3, 2023

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Lee Steele

Toledo Blade

Barefoot in the Park has much to recommend it, especially the revealingly human scenes that demonstrate only too well how simple it is for a tender moment to disintegrate into tension.

Jul 1, 2022

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John Bustin

Austin American-Statesman

Just about everything Barefoot in the Park is right, though, and it all works together to provide a wonderful evening, refredshingly free the leering, double-entendre brand of sex farce but refreshingly witty in its humor.

May 2, 2022

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Farah R

It’s not the brightest nor funniest romantic comedy, but Fonda and Redford’s chemistry help mask its imperfections.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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Mike P

Bland Niel Simon Rom/com about newlyweds Jane Fonda and Robert Redford hasn't aged well; this plays like a meh FRIENDS episode now; or Mad About You; it just isn't very compelling; even though the stars have undeniable chemistry that they'd reproduce in several other films together later. This is the QUINTESSENTIAL Niel Simon script; and that's not a good thing...When critics complain about a script being "Niel Simonized", they're talking about this; this kind of precious, self-conscious and phoney punning and audience manipulation.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Trey W

Redford and Fonda in 1967. A fun little romp.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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D M

Fonda over acts something awful.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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BJ M

The humor and dialog did not stand the test of time. I really like Redford and Fonda but even they could not make this a good watch. Boring and not clever.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/04/23

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Audience Member

What the **** were you thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie (Jane Fonda), a free spirit, and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford), an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel (Mildred Natwick), who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor (Charles Boyer). Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

Director: Gene Saks
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Neil Simon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Runtime: 1h 46m

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