The Sterile Cuckoo

– Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlu..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)

Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams - a kooky, lonely misfit with no family and no place to go, insists on calling all those who won't participate in her world, "weirdos," clings to a quiet studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private little world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie actually prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into or wish to be apart of.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Oct 1969

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
M

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Writer:

John Nichols (novel), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire

Plot:

Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams - a kooky, lonely misfit with no family and no place to go, insists on calling all those who won't participate in her world, "weirdos," clings to a quiet studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private little world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie actually prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into or wish to be apart of.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%