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7.7/10   184 votes
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Writers:
Bruce Hart (television developer) and
Norman Steinberg (television developer) ...
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Release Date:
11 March 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Family | Musical
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Unfortunately obscure and thoroughly marvelous more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marlo Thomas ... Herself - Host

Alan Alda ... Himself

Harry Belafonte ... Himself

Mel Brooks ... Baby Boy (voice)
Rita Coolidge ... Herself
Billy De Wolfe ... The Principal (voice)
Roberta Flack ... Herself / Young Girl
Roosevelt Grier ... Himself (as Rosey Grier)

Michael Jackson ... Himself / Young Boy

Kris Kristofferson ... Himself
Bobby Morse ... Dudley Pippin (voice)
The New Seekers ... Themselves
Tom Smothers ... Himself

Cicely Tyson ... Herself
The Voices of East Harlem ... Themselves
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Additional Details

Runtime:
48 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in Tarnation (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Parents Are People more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Unfortunately obscure and thoroughly marvelous, 24 April 2001
9/10

I remember seeing Free To Be... several times as a child. It was the kind of movie they would play when it was too rainy to go outside for recess. Unfortunately, the last time I saw it was around 1982, but it made an indelible and everlasting impression. Even my little brother (born a couple of years after the movie was made) remembers the sketches and songs, and we still make reference to them with fondness.

I wish they made more movies of this caliber for children today. If anyone has a suggestion as to how to find a copy - I see that Amazon does not carry it - I would be forever grateful.

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