Taking Off (film)

Taking Off
Poster art by Barbara Baranowska
Directed byMiloš Forman
Written byJean-Claude Carrière
Miloš Forman
John Guare
John Klein
Produced byAlfred W. Crown
StarringLynn Carlin
Buck Henry
CinematographyMiroslav Ondříček
Edited byJohn Carter
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 1971 (1971-03-28) (New York City)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Taking Off is a 1971 American comedy film, directed by Miloš Forman. It tells a story of an average couple in the suburbs of New York City, who, when their teenage daughter runs away from home, connect with other parents of vanished children and learn something of youth culture.