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John and Mary

Play trailer Poster for John and Mary PG Released Dec 14, 1969 1h 32m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the morning after a one-night stand, New Yorkers John (Dustin Hoffman) and Mary (Mia Farrow) piece together the night's events, from meeting at a singles bar to arriving back at John's apartment. Spending the day together, the two singles become better acquainted and try to figure out if their encounter will lead to anything serious. During their conversations, both are reminded of previous failed relationships and the emotional baggage they need to overcome.

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TIME Magazine Director Yates knows how to shape even the sketchiest scenario, and if John and Mary is no deeper than an eggshell, it is every bit as functionally designed. Jul 26, 2007 Full Review Variety Staff Variety The entire charade is smoothly contrived. Jul 26, 2007 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Hoffman and Farrow awake to each other in a New York bed and interminably worry, via chat, fantasy, flashback and some trendy cultural reference, whether they should do it again. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Larry Zolf Maclean's Magazine The problem with John and Mary is that in this case the fruits of sin make for a rotten film. Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Jacob Brackman Esquire Magazine Perhaps this is smashing stuff for a Second City satire, but Peter Yates (the director) has ignored its satirical promise. Aug 25, 2020 Full Review Ann Birstein Vogue Maybe if Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow generated more excitement, all this would seem more appetizing than it does. May 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shioka O Yes this is sleepy, yet chic in 60s style. I regard this as a fashion film. Mia farrow looks great here. Peter Yates' always made films so stylishly no matter how it's supposed to be. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/05/22 Full Review Audience Member Weekend. The relation between a woman and a man changing in those 1970's which hasn't aged. A day with many questions, they were just looking for simplicity and suddenly have this fear of commitment caused by the ghosts of their previous unsuccessful encounters appearing as flashbacks wrapped up in the present moment. Their inside voices seem to communicate with each other. Simply charming. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review delysid d it's basically straw dogs without any rapes or murders Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/27/21 Full Review steve d Perhaps shocking in its day now just forgettable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Time has not been kind to Peter Yates' John And Mary, but it still holds merit thanks to Hoffman and Farrow. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Meh. Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow, on the heels of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Rosemary's Baby," are wasted in a dull, pretentious story about Farrow and Hoffman after a one-night-stand. Desperately trying to emulate French new wave, with the characters actually discussing Godard's "Weekend" at one point, director Peter Yates (on the heels of his own latest success "Bullitt") tells the morning after story through flashbacks, voice overs and unneeded jump cuts. The idea behind the film isn't bad, but it's the execution where the film falls apart. The main reason I wanted to watch this film was to see Mia Farrow in something else from her early career beside "Rosemary's Baby." I think her Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" was the only other early role of her's I'd seen that wasn't a Woody Allen film. I suppose it's somewhat interesting to watch the film as a period piece, but it's not all that interesting and nowhere as smart as those involved believe it to be. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the morning after a one-night stand, New Yorkers John (Dustin Hoffman) and Mary (Mia Farrow) piece together the night's events, from meeting at a singles bar to arriving back at John's apartment. Spending the day together, the two singles become better acquainted and try to figure out if their encounter will lead to anything serious. During their conversations, both are reminded of previous failed relationships and the emotional baggage they need to overcome.
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Ben Kadish
Screenwriter
John Mortimer
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Debrod
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 1969, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 6, 2007
Runtime
1h 32m