The Tiger Makes Out

The Tiger Makes Out is a 1967 American black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Eli Wallach and his wife Anne Jackson. The plot concerns a kidnapper and his unintended victim. It marked Dustin Hoffman's film debut.

The Tiger Makes Out
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Screenplay by	Murray Schisgal
Based on	The Tiger by Murray Schisgal
Produced by	George Justin
Starring	Eli Wallach Anne Jackson
Cinematography	Arthur J. Ornitz
Edited by	Robert C. Jones
Music by	Milton "Shorty" Rogers
Production company	Elan Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 18, 1967 (1967-08-18) (New York City)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ben Harris, an alienated Greenwich Village postal carrier, decides to get a girl by kidnapping her. Putting his plan into operation one rainy night, he spots an attractive young woman. He races ahead of her and prepares an ambush. However, his would-be target finds shelter from the downpour, and he ends up pulling a bag over Gloria Fiske instead.

When he carries her back to his basement apartment and removes the bag, he is dumbfounded to find he has captured a middle-aged housewife. With no alternative, he makes do with the person he has caught, but she proves to be not quite what he envisaged.

Cast

• Eli Wallach as Benjamin "Ben" Harris
• Anne Jackson as Gloria Fiske
• Bob Dishy as Jerome "Jerry" Fiske
• John Harkins as Leo
• Ruth White as Edna Kelly
• Roland Wood as Tom Kelly
• Rae Allen as Beverly
• Sudie Bond as Miss Lane
• David Burns as Louie Ratner
• Jack Fletcher as Pawnbroker
• Bibi Osterwald as Theodora Ratner
• Charles Nelson Reilly as Mr. Henry—Registrar
• Frances Sternhagen as Woman on Bus
• Elizabeth Wilson as Receptionist
• Kim August as Toni the Songbird
• Alice Beardsley as Kentucky Neighbor
• Mariclare Costello as Rosi
• David Doyle as Marty—Housing Clerk
• Dustin Hoffman as Hap
• Michele Kesten as Waitress
• James Luisi as Pete Coppola
• Remak Ramsay as Housing Guard
• Sherman Raskin as Red Schwartzkopf
• John Ryan as Toni's Escort
• Edgar Stehli as Old Man
• Oren Stevens as Policeman
• Judy Graubart as Woman Passing Lassoed Hydrant

Home media

The Tiger Makes Out was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment August 5, 2014, via its Choice Collection DVD-on-demand service, as a Region 1 DVD.

See also

• List of American films of 1967

External links

• The Tiger Makes Out at IMDb
• The Tiger Makes Out at AllMovie
• The Tiger Makes Out at the TCM Movie Database
• The Tiger Makes Out at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films