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Pete 'n' Tillie is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett. Its advertising tagline was: "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married." Screenwriter Julius J. Epstein was nominated for an Oscar for adapting the story from the 1968 novella Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries.
Jun 8, 1973 · Pete 'n' Tillie: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Barry Nelson. Tillie Shlai is not looking forward to meeting yet another blind date.
Pete (Walter Matthau) and Tillie (Carol Burnett) are middle-aged and meet at a time in their lives when both have developed a layer of cynicism about love and relationships. Wisecracking Pete...
- Comedy, Drama
In early 1960s San Francisco, single, thirty-three-year-old Tillie Schlaine attends Burt and Gertrude Wilson's party for the express purpose of meeting Pete Seltzer. The encounter is awkward, with Tillie unsure how to respond to Pete's biting wit and lecherous approach.
Years go by until one day, 9-year-old son Robbie is stricken with a fatal illness. Pete tries to shield the boy by keeping him in what Tillie calls "a world of nonsense", but the inevitable death destroys Tillie's religious faith, and ruptures their marriage.
Aug 21, 2023 · Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heaven; he uses wisecracking and constant flirtations with women to mask his own insecurities. Despite Tillie's guard being up, Pete is able to...
Apr 25, 2011 · Tillie, a spinsterish secretary, is not overwhelmed by Pete, an exasperating punster, but they eventually fall in love and marry. Enlivened by their witty sparring, their marriage is inevitably tested by Pete's infidelity in this humorous and heartwarming story.
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