Barefoot in the Park

Director: Gene Saks Gene Saks

Overview

This wistful domestic comedy, set in Greenwich Village, centers on Paul and Corie Bretter. Paul is a button-down, uptight attorney while Corie is a free spirit. Chaos follows as Corie attempts to convince Paul to go with the flow, and he attempts to get her to settle down.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2017
UPC:	0032429284266
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	G
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	14,439

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.