Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

"Consider the Possibilities"

1969 1h 45m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 119

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

“Consider the Possibilities”

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Cast

Natalie Wood
Carol Sanders
Robert Culp
Bob Sanders
Elliott Gould
Ted Henderson
Dyan Cannon
Alice Henderson
Horst Ebersberg
Horst
Lee Bergere
Emilio
Donald F. Muhich
Psychiatrist
Noble Lee Holderread Jr.
Sean Sanders

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Mazursky
Writers: Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $30M — a 15.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Mazursky, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Quincy Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart H. Pappé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Natalie Wood and Robert Culp and Elliott Gould carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Consider the Possibilities".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Mazursky directs. Charles Lang behind the camera. Quincy Jones scores. Stuart H. Pappé cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $30M — a 15.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
357 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Paul Mazursky, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Quincy Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stuart H. Pappé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Natalie Wood and Robert Culp and Elliott Gould carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Consider the Possibilities".
9IMDB entry: tt0064100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.