The Owl and the Pussycat (Columbia Pictures) (1970)

Barbra Streisand—‘The Pussycat’ There probably is not a _ single movie-goer in America today, or radio listener or television viewer, who is not aware of Barbra Streisand’s spectacular way with a song, or with a comedy line. Barbra has always described herself as ‘an actress who sings” and, currently, in “The Owl and the PussyCat? sab the ce ace Theatre in Panavision and color, she appears as an actress alone. It is her first non-singing role. As “the pussycat” of the film’s title, Miss Streisand plays a zany would-be actress and _ part-time prostitute. George Segal, starring with Miss Streisand in the Ray Stark-Herbert Ross production, a Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation, is “the owl,” a timid bookstore clerk who spends his spare time writing flamboyant novels nobody wants to publish. “The Owl and the Pussycat” is Miss Streisand’s first film since “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” and “Hello, Dolly” which, like her “Funny Girl,” AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL ae a were multi-million dollar musicals. Her debut film, “Funny Girl” won Miss Streisand not only the Academy Award for best performer of the year but numerous other awards. Miss Streisand’s list of honors, without counting the records she sets in night clubs and at theatre boxoffices, and the manner in which her television specials sweep the field, include such other items as the Golden Globe Award, several Grammy awards, Cue Magazine’s “Entertainer of the Year” award and the National Association of Theatre Owners’ designation as “Star of the Year.” Recently, the Friars Club named Miss Streisand “Entertainer of the Year,” making her the second woman to be so honored in the 65-year history of that all-male theatrical organization. “The Owl and the Pussycat” was produced by Ray Stark and directed by Herbert Ross. Buck Henry’s screenplay is based on the play by Bill Manhoff. Music for “The Owl and the Pussycat” is supplied by the popular Blood, Sweat & Tears. Blood, Sweat & Tears att Blood, Sweat & Tears, one of the top pop music groups in the country, performs the music heard on the soundtrack of “The Owl and the Pussycat,” starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal at the..... Theatre. The new comedy, a Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation in Panavician and enolar ic Mise Strei plays Segal and n of Ray open re in who the “The rbert Ross directed. The Buck Henry »svreenplay is based on Bill Manhoff’s Broadway hit and music for the comedy is by the popular Blood, Sweat & Tears. wy Barbra Streisand, the star, Ray Stark, the producer, and Herbert Ross, the musical director, the trio who collaborated in making “Funny Girl” such a formidable hit, are reunited on “The Owl and the Pussycat,” the Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation in Panavision and color. In the new comedy, a Ray Stark-Herbert Ross production, Ross is full director. George Segal is Miss Streisand’s co-star in “The Owl and the Pussycat.” % * * When George Segal, who stars with Barbra Streisand in the Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation of “The Owl and the Pussycat,’’ was in the legitimate theatre he was turned down by director Alan Schneider as George Grizzard's replacement in the Broadway production of Are a Page 10 a kooky would-be actress. In addition to being heard on the soundtrack, Blood, Sweat & Tears penned the lyrics for the music composed and arranged by Richard Halligan. “The Owl and the Pussycat” marks the group’s first motion picture assignment. The popular musical aggregation has nine members, each of whom is versed in such diverse musical styles as jazz, rock, folk, blues, soul and country-and-western. The inter-weaving of these disparate musical influences has earned Blood, Sweat & Tears high praise from pop music critics and is the basis of their tremendous popular appeal. The group has produced two million-selling albums, “Child Is Father to the Man” and “Blood, Sweat & Tears” and three golden singles, “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” “Spinning Wheel” and “And When I Die.” “The Owl and the Pussycat” was produced by Ray Stark and directed by Herbert Ross. Buck Henry wrote the screenplay for the Ray StarkHerbert Ross production based on the stage play by Bill Manhoff. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Four years later, Segal played the same role in Mike Nichols’ screen version of the Edward Albee play, for which he garnered an Academy Award nomination. ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ a Ray StarkHerbert Ross Production, was filmed in Panavision and color. 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Me se Me 7 7 7 Barbra Streisand, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress with her debut film performance in “Funny Girl,”’ is again said to be a strong contender for Oscar honors by virtue of her first nonsinging role in ‘‘The Owl and the Pussycat.” George Segal co-stars with Miss Streisand in the Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation, based on the Bill Manhoff comedy of a kooky part-time prostitute who becomes involved with a timid book clerk. cS * Blood, Sweat & Tears, the popular musical aggregation, makes its film bow with the soundtrack for Barbra Award winner as best actress for ‘Funny Girl,’ is starred with George Segal, Academy Award nominee for his work in ‘'Virginia Woolf,” in ‘The Owl and the Pussycat,’’ a Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation in Panavision and color. In the new comedy Miss Streisand plays a zany wouldbe actress involved romantically with a timid book store clerk. Mat 1C; Still No. 8 Streisand, Academy wt “The Owl and the Pussycat,” which stars Barbra Streisand and George Segal in Panavision and color. The Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions presentation, based on the Bill Manhoff stage success of a kooky would-be actress and a timid book store clerk, offers Miss Streisand her first nonsinging role. * * * Harry Stradling, cinematographer for “The Owl and the Pussycat,'’ which stars Barbra Streisand and George Segal in Panavision and color, won Academy Awards for his work on “My Fair Lady” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” He was nominated eleven other times for films ranging from “Funny Girl,” “Gypsy” and "Auntie Mame” to “A Streetcar Named Desire” and "The Human Comedy.”’