Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

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Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

R

1983

1h 32m

Comedy

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50+ Ratings

An edgy divorcee (Karen Black) still smitten with her husband wanders around New York with a quirky bachelor (Michael Emil).

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Lee Jutton

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Feb 18, 2026

A delightful and nostalgic glimpse into the past, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? deserves a place in the pantheon of great New York City movies.

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

Oct 3, 2025

C+

Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake A Cherry Pie? is a wonderful jaunt through the Upper West Side of New York City in the early ‘80s.

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Camille Kittrell

Sojourner

Aug 20, 2019

This might be one of the kookiest films you've ever seen. It could also be one of the worst.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Nov 16, 2009

A lithe and dangerous tango, a kind of romantic Wesselmann

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 19, 2005

2/5

Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Feb 22, 2004

3/5

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Synopsis

An edgy divorcee (Karen Black) still smitten with her husband wanders around New York with a quirky bachelor (Michael Emil).

Director: Henry Jaglom
Production Co: Rainbow Film Company
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 32m

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