- HD 1080
- Runtime: 107m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Alan J. Pakula
- Stars: Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire, Anita Alberts, Eric Best
- keywords: based on novel or book, college, broken heart
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures, Boardwalk Productions
- Slogan: First love... if it happens to you once, you're lucky
- The The Sterile Cuckoo is featured in the top rankings of 1969
- #63 in Top Comedy Movies of 1969
Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?