Taking Off

Taking Off is set in the United States in the late 1960s. Young Jeannie runs away from home to New York City with the hopes of becoming a singer. She meets a community of hippies and bohemians there. Meanwhile Jeannie’s suburban parents search for their missing daughter. The parents’ effort to find and understand their daughter turns into a series of tragicomic and embarrassing situations.

Runtime: 89 min.
English/Serbo-Croatian with Czech subtitles
© 1971 Universal Pictures

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