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Based on the Broadway play, Butterflies Are Free is a sensitive, touching comedy about a blind young man, Don Baker (Edward Albert) who is determined to make a life for himself despite his handicap. Leaving the security of his parents' home, he takes an apartment in San Francisco, promising his overprotective mother (Eileen Heckart, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award® for this role) that if in three months he can't make it on his own, he'll return home. His first acquaintance is his next door neighbor, Jill Tanner (Goldie Hawn), an eccentric aspiring actress. Jill is charmed by Don's quick sense of humor and they become fast friends and lovers. Their relationship is threatened by Don's mother's intrusions and by Jill's lifestyle when she is offered a part in a play by a theatrical producer who wants Jill to perform offstage as well as on.
Original Release
07/06/1972
US Release
07/06/1972
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Goldie Hawn | Jill / Jill Tanner |
Edward Albert | Don / Don Baker |
Eileen Heckart | Mrs. Baker / Mrs. Florence Baker |
Paul Michael Glaser | Ralph / Ralph Santori |
Michael Warren | Roy / Roy Stradden |
Charlene Jones | Girl in Mod Shop |
Jessica Rains | 1st Girl |
Paul Ryan | Man in Mod Shop |
Debralee Scott | Girl in Opening Credits |
Sandra Vacey | Girl in Mod Shop |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Goldie Hawn | Jill / Jill Tanner |
Edward Albert | Don / Don Baker |
Eileen Heckart | Mrs. Baker / Mrs. Florence Baker |
Paul Michael Glaser | Ralph / Ralph Santori |
Michael Warren | Roy / Roy Stradden |
Charlene Jones | Girl in Mod Shop |
Jessica Rains | 1st Girl |
Paul Ryan | Man in Mod Shop |
Debralee Scott | Girl in Opening Credits |
Sandra Vacey | Girl in Mod Shop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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M.J. Frankovich | Producer |
Mike Frankovich | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1973 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |