Butterflies Are Free

Butterflies Are Free
Poster
Directed by	Milton Katselas
Written by	Leonard Gershe
Produced by	M. J. Frankovich
Starring	Goldie Hawn Eileen Heckart Edward Albert
Cinematography	Charles B. Lang
Edited by	David Blewitt
Music by	Bob Alcivar
Production company	Frankovich Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 6, 1972 (1972-07-06)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million
Box office	$6.7 million (US/Canada rentals)[1]

Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the 1969 play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M. J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on July 6, 1972, in the U.S. The film is about a woman, Jill Tanner, who moves into an apartment beside a blind man, Don Baker, who recently moved out independently. The two become attracted to each other and combine the divided apartment into one, but Don's mother tries to end the romance, fearing that Jill will break her son's heart.

Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert starred. Eileen Heckart received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Academy Awards for her performance as Don's overly protective mother, Mrs. Florence Baker. While the original play was set in East Village, Manhattan, the screenplay written for the 1972 film was set in the 1355, 1355A, 1357, 1359 Grant Avenue building in North Beach, San Francisco.^[2][3][4]