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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 24, 2017 16:23:43 GMT
james cann in a rare simpleton role. he plays a guy who just got out of jail and will go with anything. he just drifts with a guy who gets shot but gives him some information that could land him some money.
then he gets picked up by the beautiful barefoot sally kellerman. but he discovers that she is a psycho.
he contacts the brother of the guy who gave him the information. and the brother (played by the portly peter boyle), james cann and the brothers wife (louise lasser) embark on a road trip to get the money.
but a sinister looking vehicle is following them.
it has so many good bits. the dialogs are fantastic and memorable. all these meandering 70s movies were awesome. slither, 92 in a shade and five easy pieces. somehow they celebrate the possibilities of life but its all quite depressing in the end. human nature fucks up everything.
i loved this film. i watched it without subtitles. so i had to listen hard to what they were saying. some of the scenes were laugh out loud funny.
the film has a great action sequence towards the end.
it is a bittersweet road film. one which makes you confused about what to think about it.
(8/10)
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Post by politicidal on Nov 24, 2017 17:52:02 GMT
Finally, someone else remembers this. Yeah TCM aired this a few years ago and while it can be classified as a comedy, it's really its own thing.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 24, 2017 18:14:34 GMT
Finally, someone else remembers this. Yeah TCM aired this a few years ago and while it can be classified as a comedy, it's really its own thing. its hard to classify. there were so many 70s films like this one. hope somebody uncovers all these gems. |
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Post by petrolino on Nov 24, 2017 18:23:22 GMT
Quite a nice movie from comedy specialist Howard Zieff. Not seen this one in years, I would need to give it a rewatch to express clear thoughts. My favourite of Zieff's movies is the military comedy 'Private Benjamin' (1980).
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Nov 26, 2017 3:42:58 GMT
Finally, someone else remembers this. Yeah TCM aired this a few years ago and while it can be classified as a comedy, it's really its own thing. That's when I first saw it, or even knew about it. Soon afterward I bought the Warner Archive disc. |
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 26, 2017 4:55:13 GMT
Finally, someone else remembers this. Yeah TCM aired this a few years ago and while it can be classified as a comedy, it's really its own thing. That's when I first saw it, or even knew about it. Soon afterward I bought the Warner Archive disc. is it a bluray? i dont think its got a blu ray release. it should. |
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Nov 26, 2017 8:17:19 GMT
No, it's a DVD-r
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