Taking Off

Taking Off

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | May 17, 1971

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.

Taking Off

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | May 17, 1971

Taking Off
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Crown-Hausman
Original title Taking Off
Directors Miloš Forman
Writers John Klein, John Guare, Jean-Claude Carrière, Miloš Forman

Cast

Lynn Carlin

as Lynn Tyne

Buck Henry

as Larry Tyne

Georgia Engel

as Margot

Tony Harvey

as Tony

Audra Lindley

as Ann Lockston

Paul Benedict

as Ben Lockston

Vincent Schiavelli

as Schiavelli

David Gittler

as Jamie

Ike Turner

as Himself

Tina Turner

as Herself

Linnea Heacock

as Jeannie Tyne

Rae Allen

as Mrs. Divito

Frank Berle

as Committee Man

Philip Bruns

as Policeman

Gail Busman

as Nancy Lockston

Corinna Cristobal

as Corinna Divito

Barry Del Rae

as Schuyler

Robert Dryden

as Dr. Bronson

Allen Garfield

as Norman

Madeline Geffen

as Committee Woman

Anna Gyory

as Ellen Lubar

Jack Hausman

as Dr. Bob Besch

Carrie Kotkin

as Laurie

Herman Meckler

as SPFC President

Ultra Violet

as SPFC Member

Carly Simon

as Audition Singer

Kathy Bates

as Audition Singer

Jessica Harper

as Self (uncredited)