Dyan Cannon : 10 Essentials from the Early Years

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Dyan Cannon (born January 4, 1937, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.) ~ 10 Essentials

"James Coburn. What a mensch. What a great guy. What an amazing man. I'll have a lot to share at the Q&A about him. But he was generous to a fault. I remember one night after dinner someone went by on a motorcycle, and I said, "Oh, it would be so much fun to ride one of those." So he went immediately and got a motorcycle to take me for a ride. He was a special, special man. I want to tell you how much I love James Coburn. I am missing a Lakers game [to attend the Last of Sheila screening]. And I do not miss Laker games. But on April 9, we're playing New Orleans, so what I did is sell my ticket to charity. That's how much I love James Coburn. That's a lot. I don't miss a game. So now, what do you forecast for the Lakers?"

- Dyan Cannon, TV Talk

'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Alice' (1969 - Paul Mazursky) ... broke down barriers in censorship while capturing a moment in time

'The Anderson Tapes' (1971 - Sidney Lumet) ... changed soundtracking and sound editing techniques in cinema

'Such Good Friends' (1971 - Otto Preminger) ... Roger Ebert's favourite late period Preminger film

'The Last Of Sheila' (1973 - Herbert Ross) ... redefined the comic mystery with genuine spookiness

'Heaven Can Wait' (1978 - Warren Beatty) ... a study in spiritual rejuvenation

'Honeysuckle Rose' (1980 - Jerry Schatzberg) ... with country legend Willie Nelson

'Author! Author!' (1982 - Arthur Hiller) ... controversial adaptation of disgraced playwright Israel Horowitz ... son of embraced Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz

'Deathtrap' (1982 - Sidney Lumet) ... a director-star reunion for a play written by Ira Levin

'Caddyshack II' (1988 - Allan Arkush) ... "the shack is back!!"

'She's Having A Baby' (1988 - John Hughes) ... important transitory work drawing teen titan John Hughes into telling tales of adulthood

"Movies are the enemy of the novel because they are replacing novels. Novelists shouldn’t write for the movies, unless, of course, they discover they’re no good at writing novels." - John Irving

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'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Alice' (1969 - Paul Mazursky) ... broke down barriers in censorship while capturing a moment in time.

It definitely does that. Its satirical dimension might be better appreciated now than it was back then. It presages New Age culture and self-absorption – Portlandia in late-60s California.

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May 28, 2018 1:45:54 GMT bravomailer said:

'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Alice' (1969 - Paul Mazursky) ... broke down barriers in censorship while capturing a moment in time.

It definitely does that. Its satirical dimension might be better appreciated now that was back then. It presages New Age culture and self-absorption – Portlandia in late-60s California.

It's hilarious too. Paul Mazursky made some great satires.

"Movies are the enemy of the novel because they are replacing novels. Novelists shouldn’t write for the movies, unless, of course, they discover they’re no good at writing novels." - John Irving

jervistetch Senior Member @jervistetch Posts: 8,887 Likes: 5,361	Dyan Cannon : 10 Essentials from the Early Years May 28, 2018 1:51:28 GMT petrolino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jervistetch on May 28, 2018 1:51:28 GMT Good God, she was hot!

politicidal Exalted Member @politicidal Posts: 82,040 Likes: 57,978	Dyan Cannon : 10 Essentials from the Early Years May 28, 2018 2:39:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by politicidal on May 28, 2018 2:39:33 GMT May 28, 2018 1:51:28 GMT jervistetch said: Good God, she was hot! Yeah. I only saw her in ANDERSON TAPES but it's a wonder she's not mentioned more often.

Lebowskidoo 🦞 Revered Member @lebowskidoo Posts: 40,586 Likes: 10,259	Dyan Cannon : 10 Essentials from the Early Years May 28, 2018 21:17:28 GMT petrolino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 28, 2018 21:17:28 GMT A real beauty, with a great laugh too. I liked her in Out To Sea with Lemmon/Matthew too, I think that was the last newer role I saw her in.

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For a very brief time Dian Cannon was The Next Big Thing. Bob and Carol…, then The Anderson Tapes were her high points. She continued on a roll through the 1970s but after “Honeysuckle Rose” in 1978 it was two years before her next film, “Deathtrap” from which she exits early and “Author Author” which got, at best, mixed reviews. Now jump forward SIX years (no movies from her during this time) to the unnecessary Caddyshack sequel. From then on she has worked rather steadily in film and TV but has dropped right off the radar. Only people who were around and going to the movies in the early ‘70s know her name. Sorry, but I never really appreciated her. I kept waiting for her to be amazing and spectacular but it never happened. Maybe it was the scripts. Maybe her representation. But she just never did it for me.

Oh, yes. Once. This appearance on the Muppet Show from 1980. Love her in this.

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pimpinainteasy Senior Member @pimpinainteasy Posts: 5,839 Likes: 1,217	Dyan Cannon : 10 Essentials from the Early Years May 30, 2018 4:29:52 GMT petrolino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pimpinainteasy on May 30, 2018 4:29:52 GMT THE ANDERSON TAPES was awesome.

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