Here are some delightful behind-the-scenes photographs from one of my all time favorite movies Harold and Maude. I wish I could have found more, but sadly it looks like this is most of ‘em. If you know of any other BTS photographs that exist, please feel free to post them in the comments.
Director Hal Ashby prepares one of actor Bud Cort’s fake suicides
Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon
Bud Cort and Hal Ashby
Suzanne Somers was originally to appear in a cemetery scene but the sequence was cut
Ruth Gordon and Hal Ashby
Bud Cort and Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby, Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon, Hal Ashby and Bud Cort
Hal Ashby and the DP of ‘Harold and Maude’ John A. Alonzo
Hal Ashby serves up a model of Bud Cort’s head for one of Harold’s fake suicide attempts
Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon
Harold and Maude reunion: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon and friend, 1981
Below, a short video with a few more behind-the-scenes photos: