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The Sterile Cuckoo

The Sterile Cuckoo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 22, 1969

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

The Sterile Cuckoo

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Boardwalk Productions

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Revenue

$14,000,000

Description

Two students at neighboring colleges get swept up in first love. Pookie Adams, a kooky misfit with no family or friends, clings to the quiet and studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into.