Barefoot in the Park [Blu-ray]

Director: Gene Saks Gene Saks

Overview

Based on the hit Broadway play by Neil Simon, who made his screenwriting debut with this adaptation, Barefoot In The Park follows the lives of newlyweds Paul (Robert Redford) and Corie Bratter (Jane Fonda) as they adjust to married life in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment. Paul is a buttoned-down, straight-arrow lawyer who's wound a little too tight, while Corie is an effervescent free spirit who won't let anything disturb her romantic bliss. Aside from the five-flight climb and the hole in their skylight, the Bratters must also contend with eccentric upstairs neighbor Victor Velasco (Charles Boyer), who must go through their apartment to get to his. Corie hatches a plot to get her mother (Mildred Natwick) together with Mr. Velasco, but the entire evening goes awry and even casts doubt on the viability of the Bratters' new marriage, as Corie tries unsuccessfully to loosen Paul up. All ends well, however, and Fonda and Redford are full of youthful appeal in this light domestic comedy.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2020
UPC:	0032429346452
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	G
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	18,227

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jane Fonda	Corie Bratter
Robert Redford	Paul Bratter
Mildred Natwick	Ethel Banks
Charles Boyer	Victor Velasco
Herb Edelman	Telephone Man
James F. Stone	Delivery Man,Actor
Ted Hartley	Frank
Mabel Albertson	Aunt Harriet
Fritz Feld	Restaurant Proprietor
Paul E. Burns	Bum in Park
Billie Bird	Actor
John Indrisano	Policeman with Drunk
Doris Roberts	Hotel Maid
Bill Derringer	Store Clerk

Technical Credits

Neil Simon

Gene Saks	Director
Neil Simon	Screenwriter,Producer
Hal B. Wallis	Producer
Paul Nathan	Producer
Joseph H. Hazen	Executive Producer,Producer
Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Charles Grenzbach	Sound Effects
Harold Lewis	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The combined star power of leads Robert Redford and Jane Fonda elevate Barefoot in the Park above the level of standard Neil Simon fare. The matinee idols convincingly portray a young couple in their first few weeks of marriage: Fonda is well-suited to the part of the nubile free spirit, and Redford is amiably uptight as her lawyer husband. True to form, Simon populates the newlyweds' world with meddling parents, nutty neighbors, and the obligatory swipe at marital instability. Precious little happens in the G-rated feature; the threat of a sour ending is somewhat miniscule when the plot's most pressing conflict is sex kitten Fonda's fear that her husband doesn't love her anymore because he doesn't want to copulate all day. But director Gene Saks treats the material for what it is: a sunny vehicle for two engaging personalities.

All Movie Guide - Michael Hastings