The Tiger Makes Out is a 1967 American black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Eli Wallach and his wife Anne Jackson. The plot concerns a kidnapper and his unintended victim.[1] It marked Dustin Hoffman's film debut.
| The Tiger Makes Out | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
| Screenplay by | Murray Schisgal |
| Based on | The Tiger by Murray Schisgal |
| Produced by | George Justin |
| Starring | Eli Wallach Anne Jackson |
| Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
| Edited by | Robert C. Jones |
| Music by | Milton "Shorty" Rogers |
Production company | Elan Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBen Harris, an alienated Greenwich Village postal carrier, decides to get a girl by kidnapping her. Putting his plan into operation one rainy night, he spots an attractive young woman. He races ahead of her and prepares an ambush. However, his would-be target finds shelter from the downpour, and he ends up pulling a bag over Gloria Fiske instead.
When he carries her back to his basement apartment and removes the bag, he is dumbfounded to find he has captured a middle-aged housewife. With no alternative, he makes do with the person he has caught, but she proves to be not quite what he envisaged.
Cast
edit- Eli Wallach as Benjamin "Ben" Harris
- Anne Jackson as Gloria Fiske
- Bob Dishy as Jerome "Jerry" Fiske
- John Harkins as Leo
- Ruth White as Edna Kelly
- Roland Wood as Tom Kelly
- Rae Allen as Beverly
- Sudie Bond as Miss Lane
- David Burns as Louie Ratner
- Jack Fletcher as Pawnbroker
- Bibi Osterwald as Theodora Ratner
- Charles Nelson Reilly as Mr. Henry—Registrar
- Frances Sternhagen as Woman on Bus
- Elizabeth Wilson as Receptionist
- Kim August as Toni the Songbird
- Alice Beardsley as Kentucky Neighbor
- Mariclare Costello as Rosi
- David Doyle as Marty—Housing Clerk
- Dustin Hoffman as Hap
- Michele Kesten as Waitress
- James Luisi as Pete Coppola
- Remak Ramsay as Housing Guard
- Sherman Raskin as Red Schwartzkopf
- John Ryan as Toni's Escort
- Edgar Stehli as Old Man
- Oren Stevens as Policeman
- Judy Graubart as Woman Passing Lassoed Hydrant
Home media
editThe Tiger Makes Out was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment August 5, 2014, via its Choice Collection DVD-on-demand service, as a Region 1 DVD.
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- The Tiger Makes Out at IMDb
- The Tiger Makes Out at AllMovie
- The Tiger Makes Out at the TCM Movie Database
- The Tiger Makes Out at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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