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betamax; but a different cover

posted 18 years ago by gilbynziggy
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i own two copies of this great yet quaint film. one on VHS and one on BetaMax. neither have the picture of the three of them as what is shown on the cover to this site. anyway, it has a picture of sissy spacek staring off to the left side and licking her lips. definatly not what this movie is about. the new cover is much more accurate.
this is a great movie, and i reccomend it to anyone interested in sensible humor, new year's eve, and a chest baring monte markham!
from,
--Rob.

"Ninja kick the damn rabbit!"

[–] WarpedRecord 18 years ago

You might want to upgrade to DVD. I just shelled out $1.95 for a disc with "Ginger in the Morning" and "Katherine," a 1975 TV movie with Sissy Spacek that was also terrific. I was surprised I've never heard of these before.

Monte and Sissy are excellent together. Monte has a great chest, or at least he did when this film was made, and Sissy sings songs she wrote, giving a clue to the talent we would later see in "Coal Miner's Daughter." Interesting that Monte is described as "middle-aged" in the synopsis when he was in his late 30s when he made this film, though "middle age" has always been a slippery slope.

A bargain at twice the price!

[–] gilbynziggy 18 years ago

i just recently looked into getting a new copy of ginger in the morning. trust i have upgraded the majority of my movie collection (and then some) quite a long while ago. but ginger in the morningis a movie that just haunts my shelves. i still watch it now and again, but since my vcr broke and i don't plan on getting another my betamax copy is what i'll watch, however, it isn't as if i watch it everyday, maybe once a year. i will get it on dvd sooner or later, but that is only because i don't like to use the betamax. i'm too afriad i'll break it.
from,
--Rob.

p.s.: where did you find it for so cheap?

"Ninja kick the damn rabbit!"

[–] WarpedRecord 18 years ago

I found it at Streetlight Records in San Francisco for $1.95 while perusing the clearance bin. It had a tag warning that the disc was slightly scratched, but it looked much better than most of the discs I rent and it played fine. It was one of those two-sided discs, with "Katherine" on the other side. This was another excellent Sissy Spacek film, a TV movie from 1975, in which she plays a crusading young liberal from a rich family.

I don't know where you are, but if you're not in a city with stores that sell obscure DVDs, you might want to check on Amazon or eBay. Or just do a Google of "Ginger in the Morning/Katherine DVD." Looks like copies are available for as little as 99 cents!

These appear to be two titles that have slipped into the public domain, and it looks like there are several versions out there for very low prices. My DVD looks like it was duplicated from a VHS tape, but the picture and sound quality are still very good. Probably better than your Beta at this point!

Happy hunting.

[–] gilbynziggy 18 years ago

1.) hey, there will be no dissing of my beta.
2.) i'll go check that out.
3.) streetlight records? holy crap! i think i know that place (i breifly lived in san francisco) isn't that in north beach?

viva la North Beach or Haight! the best places in SF!

"Ninja kick the damn rabbit!"

[–] WarpedRecord 18 years ago

Hiya, Gilbynziggy:

Streetlight's on Market and Noe streets in the Castro, and on 24th Street in Noe Valley. There's also one in San Jose.

And Beta rocks! I just wish I had a Betamax. I should check out Goodwill.