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Free to Be… You and Me
6.8 / 10• 1974• 48m•NR• English
AnimationFamilyTV MovieDocumentary
Storyline
Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
Cast & Crew
Marlo Thomas
Self - Host
Lead
Alan Alda
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Mel Brooks
Baby Boy (voice)
Rita Coolidge
Self
Billy De Wolfe
The Principal (voice)
Roberta Flack
Self / Young Girl
Rosey Grier
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Free to Be… You and Me is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
