The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Release Year: 1970
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Herbert Ross
Writer: Bill Manhoff, Buck Henry
Summary
The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 comedy-romance film directed by Herbert Ross, starring Barbra Streisand as Doris, a fiery woman who occasionally engages in prostitution, and Dustin Hoffman as Felix, an owlish writer whose publishing efforts have been unsuccessful. The film explores the unlikely friendship and romantic relationship between these two opposites through their shared experiences of being evicted from three different apartments. The story is set in Manhattan and revolves around themes of understanding, tolerance, and finding common ground despite stark differences.