this be another film i have miss out on a number of time on cable tv in the past . it consider something of a censorship milestone with the treatment of taboo subject such a prostitution and homosexuality and pornography not to mention the proliferation of bad language throughout ( unfortunately and the dvd be say to contain the slightly edit pg rat version and which cut some brief nudity involve female lead barbra streisand and her use of the f word in one scene ) . with this in mind and one have to consider the development which the comedy genre underwent during this time represent from the mildly risqué sophisticated antic of the doris day or rock hudson film of the early 1960s to the cynical anxiety ridden variety that start emanate towards the tail end of the decade with which the like of jack lemmon and george segal ( the male lead of this film ) and and in particular and woody allen ( since he be his own writer and mostly direct himself a well ) be forever associate . the owl and the pussycat be also notable for give the current female sing sensation barbra streisand her first non musical role while in fact and it lead to other wacky comedy vehicle represent foremost among them whats up and doc . ( 1972 while peter bogdanovich updating of the howard hawk classic bring up baby [ 1938 ] ) and for petes sake ( 1974 while whose trailer and include on the columbia r2 dvd of the film under review and make it seem like a good deal of fun ) . thanks largely to his role in the film and segal go on to do his fair share of sex comedy up till the early 1980s with the most successful among them be a touch of class ( 1973 ) and which i should be acquire shortly . anyway and to get to the main item represent the film can be see a a modern variation on the perennial pygmalion theme with segal a intellectual but and at the same time and neurotic and streisand the uncouth yet liberate woman . there no plot to speak of instead and we follow the two star on a logical pattern of location hop around new york throughout which their relationship blossom represent from his apartment when she evict because of his snitching ( which lead to both of them be give the gate by the landlord ) and to them shack up at the flat of segal pal ( who drive them out because of their constant bickering ) and then go their separate way till they meet again ( after he have learn about her movie experience a hilarious scene and a colleague of hers have go to see him at his workplace ) and go out together ( where theyre harass by a band of thrill seeker ) and after which they find themselves at the house of segal fiancée ( a scene with an unexpectedly ironic punchline ) and to finally decide to be completely honest with one another ( begin with their real name ) . in this respect and the film emerge to be overly talky ( betray it stage origin ) but there be a reasonable amount of invention and wit in the undeniable comedy highlight represent segal dress up as death to scare the hiccupping streisand while segal use an aquarium a a tv set with him deliver an impromptu news flash to humor the insomniac streisand ( her addiction to tv be illustrate by a surprising reference to the lionel atwill or lon chaney jr. horror pic man make monster [ 1941 ] ) while the couple argument over the sun spat morning line in the opening paragraph of a book by aspire novelist segal while streisand account of the sordid activity her client invariably come up with ( prompt segal to describe her a a sexual disneyland ) and etc . the film soundtrack be highlight by several song from jazz or rock band blood and sweat and tear .