Why no DVD?
It is certainly a mystery to me why this hasn't been released? Does anyone know?
shareIt's very depressing for us Meryl Streep completists.
shareI think THE DEADLIEST SEASON (1977-TVM) is a lot harder to find that THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN. I have 2 VHS tapes from MCA Home Video of it. I bought it new years ago and then ran across another for just a couple of bucks in a cut box (but with a nice tape). So I bought that, too. And so I have 2.
MCA/Universal has a number of movies they put out on VHS but not DVD.
Besides THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN (1979), they've not released these theatrical titles on disk as of yet:
BLACK WINDMILL, The (1974)
DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (1970)
GAMES (1967)
GIRL FROM PETROVKA, The (1974)
I LOVE MY . . . WIFE (1970)
LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA, The (1980)
LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE, The (1977)
MOMENT TO MOMENT (1966)
NEWMAN'S LAW (1974)
YOU'LL LIKE MY MOTHER (1972)
I'm sure there's more, but these are titles I'm sure of.
-CG
You'll Like my Mother was horrifying. Had forgotten about it.
I would like to see Diary of a Mad Housewife on DVD and Joe Tynan.
Hello, CG: Did they ever release "Moment to Moment" on VHS even? If they did, I'm sure you have it.
I just bought this for a buck at a Salvation Army. A bargain and thrice the price. This is a superb film with an excellent cast, including a newcomer (Meryl) and an old-timer (Melvyn). The Y's have it!
Barbara Harris is absolutely astonishing here. Everyone's excellent, but she's just heartbreakingly good. Elizabeth Edwards, anyone?
Dear WarpedRecord: Greetings. Let's see here . . . MOMENT TO MOMENT. Without actually looking through the IMDb >>> I can only think of either the 1966 Sean Garrison/Jean Seberg film -OR- the 1978 Lily Tomlin/John Travolta romance-drama.
The 1966 film was released on VHS by MCA/Universal Home Video in the 1990s. No DVD of it yet as far as I know.
The 1978 film has *never* been released on VHS or DVD (or LaserDisc). I have seen it aired on CINEMAX in the past, but I never did tape it (though I should have!). I think Lily Tomlin's longtime collaborator/companion Jane Wagner directed it. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT . . . if this movie had been released on VHS I would have bought it whether it's a good movie or not! :)
Re: THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN (1979) > I have 2 copies of this. One of them is *ancient* with the old MCA Videocassette, Inc. "RAINBOW" logo that I bought Used and then the other one I have I bought *New* in the mid-1990s for the $69.99 price tag it had. "JOE TYNAN" was NEVER lowered to a sell-through price on VHS. I don't think it's on DVD yet -- but I admit to not having checked on any possible disc release of it for years.
'til next time. Regards, CARTER GORMAN, InvasionofPALs
Hello, Carter:
Well, obviously I was very tired when I wrote that post last night because I meant "Moment BY Moment" (not "Moment TO Moment"), the 1978 Lily Tomlin/John Travolta bromance. You said "Moment TO Moment" (1966) in your original post, so obviously I just saw what I wanted to see because I'm dying to see "MBM" again. I saw it on HBO in the late '70s/early '80s, and I loved it then, which I should probably attribute to youthful indiscretion. I also have the soundtrack, with the killer Yvonne Elliman song, which is one of my favorite theme songs ever. And yes, "MBM" was directed by Jane Wagner and starring Lily and John, so it must be one of the gayest straight romances ever.
But back to "Joe": The VHS I just bought must be the newer MCA because it doesn't have the rainbow and it has "copyright 1986" on the label. The tape guard has "DLX 022," so it must have been released in the 22nd week of 1990, right? The back cover says "Home Video Version," so that means that some music was probably changed when they couldn't get the copyright.
Anyway, I don't care as much about these details as the fact that this is an excellent film that I bought for a dollar. Amazing performances here, and this film feels as timely as ever. Too bad it's fallen into obscurity. In your Blu face, Ray!
Dear WarpedRecord: >>> Leonard Maltin's review of MOMENT BY MOMENT is pretty funny. He says the movie gives new meaning to the word "dreary". But I'd have bought it! I'm guessing you would have as well.
I think that was Travolta's first movie after his (older) girlfriend DIANA HYLAND died in 1977.
RE: "THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN" > The video you describe as having bought is the same as the one I bought *new*. Copyrighted in 1986 and says "Home Video Version" on the box. I really can't tell if there's any music difference between the really old tape and the little-bit-newer one.
ALSO -- Here's a movie you might like (I have 2 copies of it myself) >
You remember ol' CHUCK VINCENT don't ya? He was the openly gay director who made straight movies (although I'd swear he really did like boobs -- check out HOT T-SHIRTS!). He directed what I think was a pretty good movie in 1979 called "A MATTER OF LOVE". Has some nice music, some nice scenery and the acting is decent enough to add up to an all right way to spend 90 minutes.
VESTRON VIDEO released it and it can be had for a low price on AMAZON.
Give it a try; I think you'd like it well enough. It's got those 1970s attitudes + that '70s "vibe" that can't be beat!
'til next time. -CG
Hello, CG:
I am indeed familiar with the jiggle-iicious work of Chuck Vincent, one of the great ironies of adult films. Clearly he had an interest in the female form even if he was playing for the other team. I don't have "A Matter of Love," but I shall seek it out.
I love those "vibey" '70s romances. No doubt you've seen "A Different Story," with Perry King and Meg Foster as a homosexual couple – literally, he's gay and she's lesbian – who fall in love. Of course, it's not necessarily sociologically accurate, but it's very entertaining, and if anyone could convert someone to "the other side," it would be Perry and Meg.
Another film from that era, which you surely have, is "First Love" with Susan Dey and William Katt; a college romance from 1977 that I saw in the theater. It makes excellent use of the Cat Stevens soundtrack, much like "Harold and Maude" did a few years earlier.
Back to "Joe Tynan": Apparently Meryl was coping with the death of John Cazale when she made the film (much like John Travolta and Diana Hyland), and she immersed herself in her work as therapy. I think she gives a very good performance, but that faux Southern accent seems a bit off. This is pretty typical in films.
And this has been bothering me for several days: What iconic image is this poster copying?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1000906496/tt0079875
It seems like a famous news photo, possibly involving presidents (including FDR, maybe?). I think I've also seen it with an American Indian, and Creedence Clearwater Revival sort of did it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Gold
I love the "Tynan" poster, but I wonder if Meryl instead of Barbara should be in the middle because she was a wedge between them? Or Alan could be in the middle (I think he'd like that), but then he wouldn't get as much emphasis.
EDIT: The more I think about it, the more I suspect that the iconic image was the Kennedys: John, Robert and Ted. Time to look through Google Images!