Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)

Zee is walking up and down Manhattan streets, talking to herself and to the husband who has just left her. At a sidewalk café she runs into Eli, and a very unlikely, funny and touching relationship develops between two lost souls in the big city.

Date of release
1983-09-10
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Henry Jaglom

Casting

Interesting facts

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. The film takes place in and was filmed in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was released to mixed reviews.

Production

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? was filmed on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at locations within a 10-block radius of the American Museum of Natural History. Some of the places in the area do not exist anymore. The filmmakers relied on the regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes, rather than hiring extras.

Karen Black, who stars as Zee, composed the music for the film. Cameos include Orson Welles as a magician and Larry David as Eli's friend.

The title of the movie comes from the lyric in the folk song "Billy Boy".

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