The Sterile Cuckoo
“First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky”
Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?
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Cast
23 people
Liza Minnelli
Pookie Adams
Known for
Cabaret
Arrested Development
Wendell Burton
Jerry Payne
Known for
Heat
Tim McIntire
Charlie Schumacher
Known for
A Boy and His Dog
Brubaker
Anita Alberts
(uncredited)
Also in
Hawaii Five-O
Eric Best
(uncredited)
Chris Bugbee
Eddie Roe (uncredited)
Becki Davis
(uncredited)
Known for
Your Honor
The Thing About Pam
Philip S. Derfler
(uncredited)
Sandy Faison
Nancy Putnam (uncredited)
Known for
All the Right Moves
Mark P. Fish
(uncredited)
A. Frederick Gooseen
(uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
Landlady (uncredited)
Known for
Shoot Out
Alan J. Pakula Director · Alvin Sargent Screenplay John Nichols Author
Worldwide gross $14M · United States release October 22, 1969 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$14,000,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Boardwalk Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 22, 1969
Theatrical
United States · October 22, 1969
Premiere · New York, New York
France
January 14, 1970 · Theatrical
Germany
December 25, 1975 · Theatrical
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