Harold, the 20 - year - old son of a wealthy, neglectful woman, tries to gain attention for himself with various hilariously staged “suicides.” Obsessed with death, Harold meets a like-minded 79-year-old woman named Maude. Harold and Maude become inseparable friends, both helping each other out of various personal travails.

• Harold and Maude
• Hal Ashby
• Ruth Gordon
• Bud Cort
• Vivian Pickles
• Mildred Lewis and Colin Higgins Productions
• Paramount Pictures