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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. This one's name is Pete Seltzer. Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heaven; he uses wisecracking and constant flirtations with women to mask his own insecurities.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Martin Ritt
- 1973-06-08
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...
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- Martin Ritt
- PG
- Walter Matthau
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.
- Martin Ritt, Phil Bowles, Tom Joyner
- Walter Matthau
Synopsis. Pete Seltzer is introduced to Tillie Schlaine at a party. Her friends Gertrude and Burt are the hosts and attempting to fix her up. Pete is a confirmed bachelor with eccentric habits. When he isn't doing odd motivational research for a San Francisco firm, he plays ragtime piano, and makes bad puns.
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The main accomplishment of Pete 'n' Tillie is the skill put into it for hitting the symmetry amongst the hilarious and the heartbreaking, between moments of earnest gravitas and other moments of priceless high comedy and even slapstick. What happens in the story is supposed to happen.
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