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Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the 1969 play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M. J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on July 6, 1972, in the U.S.
Butterflies Are Free: Directed by Milton Katselas. With Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser. A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Milton Katselas
- 1972-07
Jul 6, 2022 · Leaving the security of his parent's home, he takes an apartment in San Francisco, promising his overprotective mother (Eileen Heckart, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award® for this ...
- 3 min
- 38.3K
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
In early 1970s San Francisco, blind aspiring singer-songwriter Don Baker (Edward Albert) is living away from his overprotective mother (Eileen Heckart) for the first time.
- (13)
- Milton Katselas
- PG
- Goldie Hawn
Butterflies Are Free (1972) "A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door."
- 2 min
- 250.7K
- knickersonline1
All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind since birth, but that doesn't stop him from setting up in a San Francisco apartment and making the acquaintance of his off-the-wall, liberated, actress neighbor Jill.
The 1972 film Butterflies Are Free blends comedy and drama with a sensitive touch to tell the story of Don (Edward Albert), an intelligent young blind man struggling to establish his independence in the world. Don takes an apartment by himself in San Francisco against the wishes of his overbearing mother (Eileen Heckart).
