Barefoot in the Park (film)
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| Directed by | Gene Saks |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Neil Simon |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Robert Redford Charles Boyer Mildred Natwick |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 25, 1967 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
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Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American comedy film.
Based on Neil Simon's 1963 play of the same title, it focuses on newlyweds Corrie and Paul Bratter and their adventures living in a miniscule fifth-floor walk-up apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone. Stuffed-shirt Paul is a hard-working young attorney just starting his practice, while spontaneous bride Corrie is determined to create a romantic environment in one room with no heat, a hole in the skylight, and oddball neighbors.
The title refers to Paul's becoming drunk, throwing caution to the wind and running barefoot in Washington Square Park in response to his wife's repeated complaints about his sober and cautious demeanor.
The film's screenplay was written by Simon. Gene Saks directed Robert Redford, reprising his Broadway role of Paul, and Jane Fonda, who replaced the play's Elizabeth Ashley. Mildred Natwick reprises her stage role as the bride's mother, Charles Boyer is featured as the eccentric upstairs neighbor, and Herb Edelman appears as a telephone installer.
Natwick was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Fonda was nominated for a BAFTA as Best Foreign Actress, and Simon received a nod from the Writers Guild of America.
