The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
Cast
Ruth Gordon
Maude
Bud Cort
Harold
Vivian Pickles
Mrs. Chasen
Cyril Cusack
Glaucus
Charles Tyner
Uncle Victor
Ellen Geer
Sunshine Doré
Eric Christmas
Priest
G. Wood
Psychiatrist
Judy Engles
Candy Gulf
Shari Summers
Edith Phern
Tom Skerritt
Motorcycle Officer
Susan Madigan
Girlfriend
Ray K. Goman
Police Officer
Gordon Devol
Police Officer
Harvey Brumfield
Police Officer
Henry Dieckoff
Butler
Philip Schultz
Doctor
Sonia Sorel
Head Nurse
Margot Jones
Student Nurse
Barry Higgins
Intern
Hal Ashby
Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
Crew
Hal Ashby
Director
Colin Higgins
Writer, Producer
William A. Sawyer
Editor
Edward Warschilka
Editor
Don Zimmerman
Assistant Editor
Sam Gemette
Assistant Editor
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Michael J. Dmytryk
First Assistant Director
Robert Enrietto
Second Assistant Director
Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
Steve Silver
Production Assistant
Jeff Wexler
Production Assistant
Michael D. Haller
Production Design
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
William Ware Theiss
Costume Designer
Andrea E. Weaver
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Bob Stein
Makeup Artist
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
Frank E. Warner
Sound Editor
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Randall Jr.
Sound
A.D. Flowers
Special Effects
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Cat Stevens
Songs
James Cane
Set Dresser
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
Randy Glass
Best Boy Electrician
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Jerry Randall
Stunt Double
Pamela Bebermeyer
Stunt Double
Paul Samwell-Smith
Recording Supervision
Charles Record
Key Grip
Richard Hart
Gaffer
Wes McAfee
Unit Production Manager
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
