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Taking Off

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Director Milos Foreman made his American debut with this comedy about 1960s-style parenting. Jeannie Tyne (Linnea Heacock) has fled her parents and her suburban home to wander around New York City. Sick with worry, Jeannie's mom, Lynn (Lynn Carlin), and dad, Larry (Buck Henry), meet other parents of runaways in a support group. When Jeannie finally returns home, however, it appears that her parents have been having quite a bit of fun with their new friends in her absence.

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Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker 01/29/2024
It has fallen to a Czech visitor to take the curse off films about the generation gap. [Forman] really likes America. He could probably show us raw nerve ends in a drum-majorette rally. Go to Full Review Michael McNay Guardian 05/15/2020
Forman's, in short, is a talent in a thousand. Go to Full Review Jan Dawson Financial Times 05/15/2020
Forman plays on this conflict of styles, catching at all the pedantic nuances of American jargon and pop culture to create a universally recognisable image of man's unfounded optimism. Go to Full Review Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) 05/14/2020
Mr. Forman has made a comedy in the United States; and he has shown that his gift works on either side of the Atlantic. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 01/15/2013
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Czech director Milos Forman applies subtle European sensibility to his American directing debut, a bittersweet satire of family mores and manners in times of change. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 22 Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Geke g 08/05/2024 Right in the heart. See more Munkhchimeg T 08/05/2024 Has very impressive monents. Highly recommended movie of the genre See more Gnr E 08/04/2024 Fantastic movie! I really liked it and recommend to everyone See more 03/29/2024 Director Milos Forman's debut into the mainstream 1970s cinema landscape. Considering the era this came out it takes full advantage of its party stoner culture. Jeannie has asserted her independence living in New York City. But the mother, Lynn and father, Larry seek solace in a support group that deals with other runaway children. Things change though when Jeannie actually does come home. She is shocked to learn that her folks have taken up a certain commodity to let loose and have fun...marijuana of all things. Jeannie's folks and other concerned parents figure they ought to try what's popular with the youths. Acts as some sort of a coping mechanism for their separation. Some of the editing here is confusing. The plot itself is much slower than you'd expect. The parents get more focus here than their child. It's an oddity I'll admit. See more delysid d 01/17/2022 mighty quinn is the greatest See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Milos Forman

Director

Lynn Carlin

Lynn Tyne

Buck Henry

Larry Tyne

Linnea Heacock

Jeannie Tyne

Georgia Engel

Margot

Audra Lindley

Ann Lockston

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Synopsis Director Milos Foreman made his American debut with this comedy about 1960s-style parenting. Jeannie Tyne (Linnea Heacock) has fled her parents and her suburban home to wander around New York City. Sick with worry, Jeannie's mom, Lynn (Lynn Carlin), and dad, Larry (Buck Henry), meet other parents of runaways in a support group. When Jeannie finally returns home, however, it appears that her parents have been having quite a bit of fun with their new friends in her absence.
Director
Milos Forman
Producer
Alfred W. Crown
Screenwriter
Jean-Claude Carrière, Milos Forman, John Guare, John Klein
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 1971, Wide
Runtime
1h 33m