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Willie and Phil

Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.

1980 |1h 55m |  Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Michael Ontkean

Willie Kaufman

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Margot Kidder

Jeannette Sutherland

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Ray Sharkey

Phil D'Amico

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Jan Miner

Maria Kaufman

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Tom Brennan

Mr. Sal Kaufman

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Julie Bovasso

Mrs. D'Amico

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Louis Guss

Mr. D'Amico

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Kathleen Maguire

Mrs. Sutherland

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Kaki Hunter

Patti Sutherland

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Kristine DeBell

Rena

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Jerry Hall

Karen

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Helen Hanft

Used Cars Salesperson

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Sol Frieder

Pshchiatrist #2

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Robert Townsend

Thin Boy

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Karen Montgomery

Cute Blonde

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Tom Noonan

Man In Park

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Ginny Ortiz

Puerto Rican Girl

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Mary-Pat Green

Film Crew

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Natalie Wood

Herself

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Laurence Fishburne

High School Student

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Lionel Pina

Puerto Rican Girl's Husband

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Edy Williams

Ashley

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Marianne Muellerleile

Moviegoer (uncredited)

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Paul Mazursky

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$5,500,000.00

Revenue

$4,400,000.00