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Taking Off

"Taking Off" is about people. People like your neighbor. People like the family down the street. People like yourself.
"Taking Off" is about people. People like your neighbor. People like ...
Comedy, Drama, Music - 1971
Taking Off
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Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
Director:
Lili Marleen
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A Hard Day's Night
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(1953)
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Singin' in the Rain
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(1952)
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Details

Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
28 Mar 1971
Country:
US, FR
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 6 BAFTA 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Mr. Forman's specialty is tender farce played out in what are, essentially, very bleak circumstances.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
18 Jun 2008
fresh:
An engaging, episodic, wonderfully fair-minded satire about runaway children and anxious adults.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
18 Jun 2008
fresh:
Forman's career pivot point between Prague's film-school halls and the Oscars podium is still a prime example of the way a foreign director can apply an outsider's perspective to something like Nixon's Amerikkka and draw blood.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
18 Jun 2008
fresh:
It remains his [Milos Forman's] best film in and about America.
– Vadim Rizov,
Village Voice,
18 Jun 2008
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