I saw this when it was released. I haven't seen it since. I remember clearly that the trailers were not at all representative of the movie. The trailer made it sound like it was a hip and active movie, when it was just a lot of rambling conversation. I was bored to tears throughout the entire movie. I have always liked Sutherland a lot, but at the time, I felt this movie was truly a stinker.
shareDo you remember anything about Ellen Bustyn's role in the film?
sharei saw this for the first time last night and thought it was fantastic - the best mazursky movie i've seen by far. i come here and find it has a 5.0 and most people hate it... strange. must have hit me at the right the right moment. i've been interested in seeing it for 20 years - glad i didn't until now.
yes, portions are derivative and pretentious, but sutherland's incredibly likeable and the film has a free and easy feel reminding me of a kind of urban easy rider. it's more of a long poem than a standard movie.
the sequence at mazursky's office is amazing.
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Thanks for your thoughts. I love everything I've seen of Mazursky's, and this certainly has an appealing cast, so I can't imagine it deserving its low rating here. I really wish I could track this down, but it's fairly rare. How did you find this film, anyway?
I assume Ellen Burstyn has a substantial role because she's in the poster and listed second in the credits. How is she here? And do Federico Fellini and Jeanne Moreau actually have roles in this, or is it footage from one of Fellini's films? Thanks for any answers you can provide!
Burstyn plays Sutherland's wife - she is trying to find a bigger house, take care of the kids, while he keeps pouncing away at any idea he can come up with for his second film. Fellini appears as himself, at an editing table. Moreau plays herself, and she gets to sing two roles.
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Thanks very much for the elaboration! It sounds like one of Ellen's many "wifely" roles before she started playing strong single women. It's also interesting that Fellini and Moreau play themselves. I hope to see it for myself eventually.
shareIt sounds like one of Ellen's many "wifely" roles before she started playing strong single women.A "wifey" can be strong, while an independent woman can be not so strong, but that would go over your head. There's never a time when you don't insult the male gender in some way, even indirectly. You are a warped broken record.
Her late ex husband was in the film she played Donald's wife
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