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THE CAST

Goldie Hawn
Eileen Heckart
Edward Albert

Director
Milton Katselas

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

Goldie Hawn stars in this light-hearted film as a flighty actress who falls in love with a blind young man (Edward Albert) next door. Then she has to deal with his overprotective mother.

Based on Leonard Gershe's Broadway play, the film adaptation is somewhat confined, but good acting by the top cast overcomes the drawback.

Hawn is perfectly cast, and Eileen Heckart is brilliant as the possessive mother. She won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for the role.