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Release Date:
22 September 1972 (Finland) moreTagline:
Take some time to smell the flowers. morePlot:
A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Barefoot
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Domineering Mother
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Overbearing Mother
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Girl In Bra And Panties
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Mother Son Relationship
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Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Edward Albert Dead at 55 (From Studio Briefing. 28 September 2006)
Edward Albert Dies (From WENN. 28 September 2006)
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**** One of Goldie's finest moments moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Goldie Hawn | ... | Jill Tanner |
 | Edward Albert | ... | Don Baker |
 | Eileen Heckart | ... | Mrs. Baker |
 | Paul Michael Glaser | ... | Ralph (as Michael Glaser) |
| Michael Warren | ... | Roy |
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109 minCountry:
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MonoCertification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Canada:PGFilming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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In the original play, Don's last name was Dark and Jill's last name was Benson. moreQuotes:
Mrs. Baker: And what is that on your head?Don Baker: [wearing the hat he bought with Jill] French foreign legion cap.
Mrs. Baker: Oh, have you enlisted?
Don Baker: No, I was drafted.
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Need strong proof to support the argument that Goldie Hawn is the finest of actresses? Watch this classic one along with her masterpiece Private Benjamin. In Butterflies she's funny, tragic, serious and as endearing as she could possibly could be as Jill, the wacky new girl in town who finds herself surprised when her neighbour Don (Edward Albert, Eddie Albert's son) reveals to her that he's completely blind. They have lunch, go shopping, get to know each other, and worst of all meet Don's mother. Don't mistake Eileen Heckart or her awards in the role of the domineering matriarch, she ain't just any aging woman playing a mother. The character is annoying, callous, loving and wise and the relationship that develops between the three characters is very moving. All this presented with great dialogue provided by Leonard Gershe (based on his own stage play).