Sterile Cuckoo

i saw this movie back around 1970 and it kinda stuck with me so i watched it again tonite 9/5/23 and it was even better .. liza was just ..perfect .. nobody coulda done it better .. those eyes .. can't look away .. you just fall into em and you believe everything she says..and before the end of the movie ..she simply seduced me with them eyes .. what a part she played .. i'm almost speechless she was so good .. now i'm gonna have to see every movie she's ever made.. even if they're only half as good as this one they would still be way better than most of the other ones .. i dunno about anyone else but i wouldn't understand someone who didn't feel somethin watchin this film .. i'll admit i didn't read the book and i'm sure they cut some corners to make this film like hollywood always does but i doubt the real story would have effected me more than liza's performance did .. she really touched somethin deep inside me .. she was perfect .. i don't give them kinda reviews so commin from me it means somethin .. i owned a video store for 10 years and i know the difference between a good movie and a real stinker ..well this was better than a good movie .. it really was .. she was so vunerable you could hear the sound of her breakin heart the way she played it .. you could feel her .. yeah .. maybe i am in love with her .. i must be .. i'm still tryin to sort it out in my mind here .. watch the movie and see if you understand .. it can't just be me .. she is the centerpiece of a perfectly crafted film .. i'm outta words here ..

Pookie Adams is an 18-year-old heading off to her first year at college. She meets another new freshman, Jerry Payne, on the bus. Jerry is a shy boy who will be majoring in biology with the intention of pursuing the study of insects. He is initially put off by Pookie's brash behavior and incessant conversation that flits from one topic to another like a butterfly. But she pursues him, visiting him at his college for a weekend and writing him endless letters. Eventually he is charmed by her smile, her wit, and her vivacious personality. They fall into an affair and life is briefly magical. But Jerry begins to realize that Pookie wants every minute of his life and attention all to herself. He sees that he is in a relationship that will suffocate him and he breaks it off as gently as he is able. In the heartbreaking final scene, he helps her board a bus that will take her home and watches sadly as the bus pulls away. Liza Minnelli's portrayal of the mercurial Pookie, who is haunted by the fact that her mother died giving birth to her, and that her father has always resented her for it, received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Wendell Burton, who played Jerry Payne, is equally impressive as the inexperienced boy drawn into a relationship that he is ultimately unable to cope with. The goodness and innocence of both lead characters magnifies the pain they unintentionally inflict on each other. The movie's theme song, "Come Saturday Morning," also Oscar nominated, seems almost to have been written for this story and adds beautifully to the magic. You will never tire of watching these two souls find each other, merge gloriously, and then say goodbye.

It's unique. I can't even say why I love it, except that it was fun to watch. The only part I didn't love was the bizarre party. The offbeat character played by Liza Minnelli made up for that.

I've always wondered about THE STERILE CUCKOO and was glad to finally find it on DVD. I never knew what the title meant (and still don't) and viewed the movie with absolutely no idea of the storyline. I just knew this was Liza Minnelli's first starring role in a motion picture.It's amazing to take a step back into 1969. Liza is young and vibrant and one can think of the career and the trials and tribulations to come in the next decades for Minnelli. THE STERILE CUCKOO looks dated immediately--the cars, the clothes, the photography, the setting and the music, yet there is something sweet and well-intentioned about the story. Liza stars as the eccentric Pookie Adam who will never fit in and does not want to fit in with the real world. Pookie annoyingly latches on to quiet shy and boyishly handsome Jerry Payne (Wendell Burton) on a bus ride to their nearby colleges.Burton and Minnelli are absolutely perfect as the mismatched lovers. Here we have a sweet story of young love and the paths two people take in their mutual need for love and acceptance. It's a beautiful story but THE STERILE CUCKOO is seriously slow moving and scene after scene of Pookie and Jerry running or playing can be long winded. Ultimately, it's a somewhat tragic love story of two very different people trying to make sense of their young lives.Burton is the perfect Jerry to Minnelli's Pookie. I was curious about his career and think he should have been a bigger actor in t he 70's with his seriously real talent. As for Liza, we know what the future held for her. It's bittersweet to step back in time to see two actors in their youth and to revisit a very different world.

I saw this movie when it first came out, when I was 17, and had mixed feelings about seeing it again. I loved it back in 1969, and I was afraid it wouldn't hold up after 50 years, but I'm happy I took that chance. Liza Minelli carries this movie as a quirky college girl who is outwardly controlling but inwardly confused about how she fits in. She plays extroverted charm and emotional vulnerability equally well - it's a great performance. She drew me in in '69 and I'm glad to say the feeling was the same in 2020. The song "Come Saturday Morning" plays throughout the movie, and I think it fits perfectly: " . . . and then we move on, but we will remember, long after Saturday's gone". Been there, and I do remember.

I love these old movies, and Liza Minelli is a national treasure. She really did inherit her mother's talent. This movie is worth watching just to see her act.

Young love done in 1969Absolutely perfectYou probably need to be old to appreciate this movie. A masterpiece of its time

Il prodotto è arrivato integro e funzionante. Era tanto tempo che cercavo questo film

「ライ麦畑でつかまえて」などを連想させる50年代・60年代が舞台のアメリカの青春映画の佳作。原作も読みました。アメリカの当時の大学のようすが生き生きと描かれていてとても気持ちよく見られました。大学の講義の間に人生について、ノートに落書きするような古き良き時代のテイストがします。アラン・Ｊ・パクラの作品の登場人物をじっくりと見つめる独特の雰囲気はこの作品からその発芽が感じられ、事実上のデヴュー作となるライザ・ミネリは、自由奔放でありながら心に闇をもつ少女を好演しています。

Film molto tenero e dolce

One of my all time favourites. Great cast especially Liza mannelli. Very underrated for an Oscar nominated film