Taking Off
"Taking Off" is about people. People like your neighbor. People like the family down the street. People like yourself.
1971 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Miloš Forman |
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| Writer: | Miloš Forman, John Klein, John Guare, Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Staring: |
| Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 28, 1971 |
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| Director: | Miloš Forman |
| Writer: | Miloš Forman, John Klein, John Guare, Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | musical, marijuana, pot smoking, anti establishment, missing daughter |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Renn Productions, Crown-Hausman |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lynn Carlin | Lynn Tyne |
| Buck Henry | Larry Tyne |
| Georgia Engel | Margot |
| Tony Harvey | Tony |
| Audra Lindley | Ann Lockston |
| Paul Benedict | Ben Lockston |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Schiavelli |
| David Gittler | Jamie |
| Ike Turner | Self |
| Tina Turner | Self |
| Linnea Heacock | Jeannie Tyne |
| Rae Allen | Mrs. Divito |
| Frank Berle | Committee Man |
| Philip Bruns | Policeman |
| Gail Busman | Nancy Lockston |
| Corinna Cristobal | Corinna Divito |
| Barry Del Rae | Schuyler |
| Robert Dryden | Dr. Bronson |
| Allen Garfield | Norman |
| Madeline Geffen | Committee Woman |
| Anna Gyory | Ellen Lubar |
| Jack Hausman | Dr. Bob Besch |
| Carrie Kotkin | Laurie |
| Herman Meckler | SPFC President |
| Ultra Violet | SPFC Member |
| Carly Simon | Audition Singer |
| Kathy Bates | Audition Singer |
| Sari Freeman | Audition Singer |
| Jamie Freeman | Audition Singer |
| Nina Hart | Audition Singer |
| Michelle Scheideler | Audition Singer |
| Debbie Robbins | Audition Singer |
| Nancy Bell | Audition Singer |
| Nancy Ferland | Audition Singer |
| Jane Bedrick | Audition Singer |
| Susan Chafitz | Audition Singer |
| Meryl Schneiderman | Audition Singer |
| Janie Rosenberg | Audition Singer |
| Kay Beckett | Audition Singer |
| Mary Jenifer Mitchell | Audition Singer |
| Catherine Heriza | Audition Singer |
| Shellen Lubin | Audition Singer |
| Jinx Rubin | Audition Singer |
| Caren Klugman | Audition Singer |
| Lois Dengrove | Audition Singer (uncredited) |
| Susan Edwards | Singer (uncredited) |
| Lillian Halpert | SPFC Member (uncredited) |
| Jessica Harper | Jessica Harper (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Kestenbaum | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Linda Swenson | Audition Singer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Miloš Forman | Director, Writer |
| John Carter | Editor |
| Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| John Klein | Writer |
| John Guare | Writer |
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |
| Robert Wightman | Art Direction |
| Lee Victor | Hairstylist |
| Edward Folger | Second Assistant Director |
| Phillip M. Goldfarb | First Assistant Director |
| David Blumgart | Sound Mixer |
| Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
| Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Milton Moshlak | Gaffer |
| Larry Barr | Key Grip |
| Elinor Bunin | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alfred W. Crown | Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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