The Tiger Makes Out
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.
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| 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 Edit
Loser Ben Harris (Eli Wallach), an alienated Greenwich Village mailman, decides to get a girl the only way he can—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 down over Gloria Fiske (Anne Jackson) 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
DVD Edit
The Tiger Makes Out was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 5, 2014, via its Choice Collection DVD-on-demand service as a Region 1 DVD.
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (September 19, 1967). "The Tiger Makes Out (1967) Screen: 'Tiger' Returns: Schisgal Story Charms as Film at Cinema I". The New York Times.
External 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 American Film Institute Catalog