Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Note: this print runs 97 minutes against a recorded 109 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser, Edward Albert, Michael Warren
Directed by Milton Katselas
Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Milton Katselas from a screenplay by Leonard Gershe, based on Gershe's 1969 play. The film stars Goldie Hawn, Eileen Heckart, and Edward Albert. It follows Jill Tanner (Hawn), a free-spirited young woman who becomes romantically involved with her new next-door neighbor, a blind man named Don Baker (Albert), who has recently moved out to live on his own. However, Don's overly protective mother (Heckart) tries to end their romance, fearing that Jill will break her son's heart.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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