The Sterile Cuckoo

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Summary:
Liza Minnelli is Pookie Adams, a relentlessly kooky coed in The Sterile Cuckoo. The film's focus, however, is on Wendell Burton (likewise making his first screen appearance) as reserved young college student Jerry. He is actively pursued by the unpredictable Pookie, who helps him to survive his first months in school. Gradually, however, it is obvious that Jerry is outgrowing Po... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Liza Minnelli - (Pookie)
Wendell Burton - (Jerry)
Tim McIntire - (Schumacher)
Elizabeth Harrower - (Landlady)
Austin Green - (Pookie's Father)
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Review:
A sweet coming-of-age story from the late 1960s that seems as if it belongs to an earlier, more innocent era, The Sterile Cuckoo stars Liza Minnelli as an awkward but gregarious college girl who is determined to have her first sexual experience with a shy, naïve young man (played by Wendell Burton). Director Alan J. Pakula, in his debu... Continue >>

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