| | | Consider the Possibilities
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Mono Audio, English, Subtitled
Nominated for four Oscars, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is the comedy classic from filmmaker Paul Mazursky (Down and Out in Beverly Hills) that hilariously captures the sexual revolution of the late sixties. Bob (Robert Culp) and Carol (Natalie Wood) are a sophisticated California couple who, after attending a free-thinking group retreat, decide to push the boundaries of their marriage by experimenting with outside affairs. Ted (Elliot Gould) and Alice (Dyan Cannon) are a more traditional couple who always enjoy hearing about the provocative adventures of their best friends until they are invited to join them--in bed!
Editor's Note
Paul Mazursky's directorial debut effectively and comically deals with many of the frailties of the sexually enlightened 1960s. Bob (Robert Culp) is a successful documentary filmmaker who takes his wife, Carol (Natalie Wood), to a remote California retreat for group therapy, intending on observing only in the hopes of making a new documentary. However, the hipster couple immediately become involved in the therapy, embracing the groovy ideals of swinging couples, tai chi, emoting, and primal screams. They arrive home full of new feelings and radical ideas about their marriage and successfully amuse their best friends, Ted (Elliott Gould) and Alice (Dyan Cannon), a much straighter version of themselves. However, after Bob and Carol admit, accept, and practically celebrate their extramarital affairs, Ted and Alice are so shocked by their liberal standpoint that Alice must seek psychiatric treatment. In therapy, however, Alice realizes her own illicit desires. After articulating them to her husband, the foursome head to Las Vegas in an attempt to become more than just friends in a far-out finale, famous for its menage à quatre theme. This stylish satire is a simultaneously poignant and amusing account of radical sexual experimentation, rampant with Nehru jackets, Pucci bikinis, love beads, and psychedelic parties.
| Features | Audio: English Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Japanese |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 4/25/2006 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1969 | | Catalog ID: 01144 | | UPC: 00043396011441 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1970) | | | Elliott Gould, Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | Dyan Cannon, Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | | | Charles Lang, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker, Nominee, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"The most popular movie ever made about mate-swapping..." 11/19/2004 p.8E |
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