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The Sterile Cuckoo

19695.4 / 10107 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky

Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?

Cast

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Pookie Adams

Wendell Burton

Wendell Burton

Jerry Payne

Tim McIntire

Tim McIntire

Charlie Schumacher

Anita Alberts

Anita Alberts

(uncredited)

Eric Best

Eric Best

(uncredited)

Chris Bugbee

Chris Bugbee

Eddie Roe (uncredited)

Becki Davis

Becki Davis

(uncredited)

Philip S. Derfler

Philip S. Derfler

(uncredited)

Sandy Faison

Sandy Faison

Nancy Putnam (uncredited)

Mark P. Fish

Mark P. Fish

(uncredited)

A. Frederick Gooseen

A. Frederick Gooseen

(uncredited)

Elizabeth Harrower

Elizabeth Harrower

Landlady (uncredited)

Cynthia Hull

Cynthia Hull

(uncredited)

John Hussey

John Hussey

(uncredited)

Tim Laurie

Tim Laurie

(uncredited)

Margaret Markov

Margaret Markov

(uncredited)

Paul McConnell

Paul McConnell

(uncredited)

Jawn McKinley

Jawn McKinley

Helen Upshaw (uncredited)

Warren Peterson

Warren Peterson

(uncredited)

Toni Shorrock

Toni Shorrock

(uncredited)

Towyna Thomas

Towyna Thomas

(uncredited)

Frances Tobin

Frances Tobin

(uncredited)

Adele Wynn

Adele Wynn

(uncredited)

Austin Green

Austin Green

Pookie's Father (uncredited)

Crew

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Director

Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent

Screenplay

John Nichols

John Nichols

Novel

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Producer

Mike Moschella

Mike Moschella

Makeup Artist

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

Special Effects

John Wilkinson

John Wilkinson

Sound Recordist

Ben Winkler

Ben Winkler

Sound Recordist

Cherie

Cherie

Hairstylist

David Lange

David Lange

Executive Producer

Milton Krasner

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Sam O'Steen

Sam O'Steen

Editor

Fred Karlin

Fred Karlin

Original Music Composer

John W. Wheeler

John W. Wheeler

Editor

John Muchmore

John Muchmore

Sound Recordist

Roland Anderson

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

C. Kenneth Deland

C. Kenneth Deland

Production Manager

Newt Arnold

Newt Arnold

Assistant Director

Don Kranze

Don Kranze

Assistant Director

Charles Pierce

Charles Pierce

Set Decoration