Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

"Consider the Possibilities"

Jan 16 1970 R 1h 45m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

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Plot

Documentary-filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife Carol attend a group-therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the film's opening scenes. Returning to their Los Angeles home, the newly "enlightened" couple chastise their closest friends, Ted and Alice, for not coming to grips with their true feelings. Bob insists that everyone "feel" rather than intellectualize their emotions, and Carol pronounces "that's beautiful" after anyone says anything even remotely personal. Ted and Alice humor their friends, but a good-natured sexual tension is obviously at work among the foursome.

Written by

Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker

Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Cast

Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Frankovich Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) - Trailer
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Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
72
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