The Sterile Cuckoo

The Sterile Cuckoo 1969, released in the UK as Pookie, is a theatrical release feature film released by Paramount Pictures that tells the story of an eccentric young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences and inadequacies, and stars Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, and Tim McIntire.

Mary Ann Pookie Adams Minnelli is an oddball, quirky teenager who meets the quiet, reserved Jerry Payne Burton while waiting for a bus heading to their colleges, which are near each other, where they have enrolled as freshmen. Jerry immediately sees that Pookie is different, even strange. She lies to a nun on the bus so the nun will switch seats with her.Jerry is beginning to settle into college life with his roommate McIntire when the aggressive Pookie shows up one Saturday morning out of the blue. They spend much time together over the weekend, and before long are seeing each other regularly. ........

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