Taking Off

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Taking Off is a 1971 American satirical comedy-drama film about generational conflict and youth counterculture, directed by Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman in his early U.S. career.

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instanceOf film
satirical comedy-drama film
awardReceived Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Miroslav Ondříček
countryOfOrigin United States
United States of America
director Miloš Forman
linked to: Milos Forman
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Tom Priestley
festivalPremiere 1971 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation New York City
follows The Firemen's Ball
genre comedy-drama
satire
hasCastMember Buck Henry
Georgia Engel
Linnea Heacock
Lynn Carlin
Tony Harvey
hasFilmRating R
hasSubject American middle class
marijuana use
parenting
mainTheme generational conflict
youth counterculture
musicBy John Whedon
narrativeFocus parents searching for their runaway teenage daughter
nominatedFor Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
originalLanguage English
partOfCareerPhase early U.S. career of Miloš Forman
precedes One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
producer Michael Hausman
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate 1971-03-28
releaseYear 1971
runtimeMinutes 93
screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière
John Guare
John Klein
Miloš Forman
linked to: Milos Forman
setInPeriod early 1970s
late 1960s
starring Buck Henry
Georgia Engel
Linnea Heacock
Lynn Carlin
Tony Harvey

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Milos Forman directed Taking Off