They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.
Overview
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
Cast
Ruth Gordon
Maude
Bud Cort
Harold
Vivian Pickles
Mrs. Chasen
Cyril Cusack
Glaucus
Charles Tyner
Uncle Victor
Ellen Geer
Sunshine Doré
Eric Christmas
Priest
G. Wood
Psychiatrist
Judy Engles
Candy Gulf
Shari Summers
Edith Phern
Tom Skerritt
Motorcycle Officer
Susan Madigan
Girlfriend
Ray K. Goman
Police Officer
Gordon Devol
Police Officer
Harvey Brumfield
Police Officer
Henry Dieckoff
Butler
Philip Schultz
Doctor
Sonia Sorel
Head Nurse
Margot Jones
Student Nurse
Barry Higgins
Intern
Hal Ashby
Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Being There
Band of Robbers
The Seamstress
A Ring of Endless Light
Blind Mountain
Coming Home
Harry and Tonto
Lust for Life
Lovely & Amazing
California Split
The Four Times
Rambling Rose
The Great Spirit
Ajoomma
A Home of Our Own
Hilde
We Want the Colonels
The Goodbye Kiss
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