of the characters is not specified in the script of the play, in the original Broadway production (1964–1965), the "Owl" was played by white actor Alan Alda and the "Pussycat" by black actress and singer Diana Sands, and many subsequent productions followed this precedent; the film version omitted the characters' interracial relationship. Soundtrack The film's soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks MS30401) features dialogue from the film and music from the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears. Deleted scenes Barbra Streisand filmed a nude/topless scene for The Owl and the Pussycat that was cut from the film. Streisand told the press: "The director of 'The Owl and the Pussycat' wanted a topless shot, and I agreed on two conditions — one, there would be nobody in the room but George [Segal]; two, I had the right to kill the shot if I didn't think it would work." In November 1979, the U.S. pornographic magazine High Society published the nude frames that were cut from the film. Streisand sued High Society for publishing the celebrity nude shots. Cultural references Mad published a spoof of the film in its September 1971 issue, in which much is made of Doris' profanity. At the end, Felix first throws his typewriter down an embankment, saying that the pretentious words he's used as a writer made him sick, then he throws her over: "Four-letter words make me even sicker! So long, Foul-Mouth!" Reception Box office The Owl and the Pussycat opened at Loew's State II and Cine Theatres in New York City grossing $100,206 for the week, ranking 20th at the US box office. It grossed $23,681,338 in the United States and Canada, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 1970, generating rentals of $11,645,000 in rentals. Critical response Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic wrote, "if computers can turn out romantic comedies, the results would be a lot like The Owl and the Pussycat". Accolades Barbra Streisand received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, her 3rd in this category. She also ranked 2nd place in Laurel Award for Best Comedy Performance, Female. George Segal also ranked 2nd place in National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. Buck Henry was also nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2002: