Liza Minnelli
Pookie Adams
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
"First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky"
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Overview
Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?
Alan J. Pakula
Director
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Top Billed Cast
Wendell Burton
Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire
Charlie Schumacher
Anita Alberts
(uncredited)
Eric Best
(uncredited)
Chris Bugbee
Eddie Roe (uncredited)
Becki Davis
(uncredited)
Philip S. Derfler
(uncredited)
Sandy Faison
Nancy Putnam (uncredited)
Mark P. Fish
(uncredited)
A. Frederick Gooseen
(uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
Landlady (uncredited)
Cynthia Hull
(uncredited)
John Hussey
(uncredited)
Tim Laurie
(uncredited)
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