Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 film about trendy West Coasters who are determined to embrace complete openness after a weekend of emotional honesty at a retreat. Directed by Paul Mazursky. Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker. Consider the Possibilities  taglines Bob Sanders Well look at you, man. You've got the guilt anyway. Don't waste it. That's gorgeous, man. The truth is always beautiful. You're playing games. You're playing a emancipated woman, a hip chick that doesn't care what her husband does. Carol Sanders Oh, insight! Oh, Alice! Alice, what a beautiful woman! Oh! You see. You see right through us. You're beautiful! You know where it's at. We have to be straight about this. Now, I'm beginning to feel something. I am beginning to feel excited. And do you want me to deny that? Ted Henderson First, we'll have an orgy. Then we'll go see Tony Bennett. You know there's a double standard operating here and I'm not going to play that game. I am not going to do anything I don't want my wife to do. Alice Henderson That's all that's on their minds, is sex. Sex, sex, sex, and sex. If it's on your mind all the time it can't be a very good thing, can it? I mean, shouldn't it just happen? It used to just happen! Dialogue Alice Henderson: You know how children are, they're very curious. He wanted to know why I had a tee-tee... Psychiatrist: Pardon me? I don't know what a tee-tee is. Alice Henderson: A vagina. Psychiatrist: Oh, it's a pet expression of yours. Alice Henderson: Yes, you know words: tee-tee, tinkle, po-po, wee-wee, kee-kee, poo-poo. Psychiatrist: I had never heard tee-tee before. Alice Henderson: What expression do you use with your children? Psychiatrist: Vagina. Psychiatrist: When we come right up to the sex, you become embarrassed. Alice Henderson: What am I... What would you like... What am I supposed to think? Psychiatrist: I have no wants. Say what you think you'd like to say. Alice Henderson: Do you think I need this? Do you really think you can help me? Psychiatrist: I think it'd be useful to talk some more. I don't know for sure if I can help you or not. Do you think you can help yourself? Alice Henderson: Ted is a very nervous man! Now sex is very important to a man! You know that! Psychiatrist: Well, it seems that our time is up for today. Alice Henderson: Maybe I don't trust Ted? Psychiatrist: Let's talk about that on Thursday. Alice Henderson: Do you think that that's the possibility that maybe that's what it's about? Psychiatrist: Let's continue Thursday and we'll discuss that if that's helpful. Bob Sanders: What do you feel about - my hair? Ted Henderson: Your hair? Well, eh, your hair? I don't want to offend you; but, a majority of my day isn't spent in ruminating about your hair. Carol Sanders: Be honest, Ted. Ted Henderson: Your hair looks very good on you. Carol Sanders: You're full of crap. Bob Sanders: Cop out. That's what we call a cop out. Carol Sanders: Yeah. That's a cop out, Ted. Bob Sanders: Can't you feel? How do you feel about it? Carol Sanders: My darling, you did not do a terrible thing. You told me about it. If you hadn't have told me, then that would have been cheating! Bob Sanders: I know what cheating is. Cheating is when you ball a chick that's not your wife That's cheating! Alice Henderson: Now, do you wanna do it just like that with no feeling on my part? Ted Henderson: Yeah. Carol Sanders: I didn't do it because you did it! Bob Sanders: Why then? Oh, why, God Almighty! Carol Sanders: I did it because I wanted to do it! Bob Sanders: Why? Carol Sanders: Because! Because I wanted to do it! I-I-I just wanted to see if I could do it. Bob Sanders: Why in my house? Why in my bed? Carol Sanders: Well, Bob, it just seems like a convenient thing. You were not going to be here. Bob Sanders: He's not in my pajamas, is he? Carol Sanders: No! Carol Sanders: I have no interests in sleeping with Ted. Ted Henderson: I have no interests in sleeping with Carol. Alice Henderson: Oh, you'd *love* to sleep with Carol! Carol Sanders: Oh, Alice! Alice Henderson: And you're dying to do it with Ted! Ted Henderson: What are you doing Alice? Alice Henderson: I'm getting undressed. Carol Sanders: Alice, relax. Alice Henderson: Oh! Relax! Ted Henderson: Stop it, Alice Alice Henderson: I am being honest! I am doing what I feel like doing! Carol Sanders: Well, what do you feel like doing? Alice Henderson: I feel like doing what we came up here to do. Carol Sanders: And what is that? Alice Henderson: Orgy! Have an orgy! Orgy! Orgy. Orgy! Orgy! Alice Henderson: Listen! You tell me why do you think we come out here? Carol Sanders: To have fun! Alice Henderson: And what is more fun than an orgy! Orgy! Carol Sanders: If Bob says it's alright and Alice says it's alright and I say it's alright... Ted Henderson: It just seems wrong. Carol Sanders: Oh, it's not. Look, it's just nice feelings, it's something that we've never done before, it's physical fun! It's - it's just sex! Oh, come on, it'll be fun. Ted Henderson: Well, I do feel aroused. I can't deny that. Bob Sanders: A toast - to Alice. Alice Henderson: Hey, why me? Bob Sanders: Huh? Because, you're nice. Alice Henderson: Hey, hey, hey, here's a toast to Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Ted Henderson: That's a good - I'll drink to us. Bob Sanders: Us and horns! Alice Henderson: Of the grooviest people I've ever known. Ted Henderson: Hey, I'm really getting drunk, you know that? Crocked! Taglines Consider the Possibilities Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice request the company of your pleasure. ...is about four people who love each other. What's wrong with that? Cast Natalie Wood as Carol Sanders Robert Culp as Bob Sanders Elliott Gould as Ted Henderson Dyan Cannon as Alice Henderson Horst Ebersberg as Horst Lee Bergere as Emilio Donald F. Muhich as Psychiatrist Noble Lee Holderread Jr. as Sean Sanders K.T. Stevens as Phyllis Celeste Yarnall as Susan Lynn Borden as Cutter Linda Burton as Stewardess Greg Mullavey as Group Leader Andre Philippe as Oscar Garry Goodrow as Bert Leif Garrett as Jimmy Henderson (uncredited) Susana Miranda as Woman on Aeroplane (uncredited) External links 0064100 Category:1969 American films Category:1969 English-language films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Sex comedy films Category:Films about adultery Category:Films set in Los Angeles Category:Films directed by Paul Mazursky Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:American satirical films Category:Films set in Las Vegas