Barefoot in the Park | | Cast : | Robert Redford, Jane Fonda | | Director : | Gene Saks | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | May 25, 1967 | | DVD Released Date : | August 19, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Garden Butterfly | Content
 | I had forgotten how funny this movie really is until i got it in the mail and watched it the same night. Robert Redford usually not really known for comedic roles, shines in this flick as the straight guy. Jane Fonda, known for being a little eccentric in real life, has no trouble playing one in this movie. The rest of the cast fits their parts to a tee, including the mother-in-law who's comedic delivery and timing is superb. This movie is and will always remain a three generation family favorite. I only wish my mother had lived long enough to watch it again with me. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 21, 2005 | | Summary | Fun & Quirky! | Content
| I really enjoyed this movie. It was fun to watch! The characters are quirky. The movie takes the viewer back to a more innocent time although it was probably ahead of its time on some of the scenes. It's interesting to watch Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in a movie when they appear to be so young! It's the kind of movie that lifts you up! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 15, 2005 | | Summary | Pleasant, yet disappointing film | Content
| Having played Velasco in my local community theater productions of BITP, I was curious about the movie. Unfortunately I was rather disappointed. It's still the same sitcom plot, you have to accept that, but opening it up destroyed the magic for me. In the play you never see Velasco's apartment or the wild restaurant. They're just talked about, and your mind has to create them.
The other major problem is the casting of Jane Fonda - WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! She just doesn't display the zaniness required for Corie. Her deep assertive voice makes her seem like more like a corporation exec than a 60's housewife. There was another actress at the time who would have been perfect - Goldie Hawn. However, the other actors are terrific. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 17, 2005 | | Summary | Redford and Fonda as rising stars... | Content
| "Barefoot In The Park" is, as has been mentioned a zillion time below, Neil Simon's adaptation of his stage play, starring Robert Redford (in the role he created on Broadway) and Jane Fonda (brought in for "star" power).
I am not as enamored as the other reviewers...I don't have the natural affinity for the material that they seem to have.
I think it's still pretty "stagy" and has not aged as well as many of the other films from the period (1967).
I agree that it's a total kick watching young acting masters like Redford and Fonda in their early phase; it's like watching young colts learn how to gallop. They don't quite have the polish and presence they would soon have, but it's kinda exciting to watch them get there.
Mildred Natwick and Charles Boyer are superlative in their supporting roles...they don't waste a line.
A funny thing happened while I was watching this movie.
I really really didn't like either one of the main characters. At all. A half hour into the movie I could have cared less about either of them...
...and then, without me realizing it, I needed to know how this film was going to end! I ignored some of the flat lines; the plot contrivances didn't seem so contrived...
...I was fully engaged by the end credits. Happily.
I think this will be a nice little surprise to fans of 60s films who haven't yet familiarized themselves with the early careers of either Redford or Fonda.
The disc itself has a decent if not eye-popping picture, and the sound seems to have been cleaned up. There are some great shots of NYC that are not almost 40 years old...
If this means anything, when I started the review, I gave this film three stars, but as I finished writing this little blurb, I had to go back and bump it up one. I've become quite fond of this little film. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 25, 2004 | | Summary | I have found a new relationship to an old movie. | Content
| Neil Simon's Broadway success brought to the big screen.
Yep, I enjoyed this movie when it first came out. I could relate to the newly weds as many people start out in similar environments. This movie version of the play has spoiled me to the point that other attempts at "Barefoot in the Park" fall short of my expectations.
A part that I thought was funny but had no relationship to, was the "little pink pills" that Corie's mother (Mildred Natwick) had to take to handle the rich food and drink environment. Now I take little pink pills.
Does this mean that I am destined to end up in the Hotel National in Mexico City?
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