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Taking Off(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-03-28
69%
100 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
"Taking Off" is about people. People like your neighbor. People like the family down the street. People like yourself.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Crown-Hausman
Renn Productions
Movie: Taking Off
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
Ike Turner
Self
Tina Turner
Self
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