- HD 1080
- Runtime: 109m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Milton Katselas
- Stars: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser, Michael Warren
- keywords: san francisco, california, based on play or musical, coming of age, neighbor, free spirit, blindness, blind man, overprotective mother
- Production_studio: Frankovich Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: I Could Love You If You'd Let Me
- providers: fuboTV
- The Butterflies Are Free is featured in the top rankings of 1972
- #13 in Top Comedy Movies of 1972
- #14 in Top Romance Movies of 1972
Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?