DVD?
It's on Amazon.com for $69 used, is it available anywhere else?
shareI bought one about a year ago for 1.99 in a ShopRite.
shareYou bought the DVD for $1.99? Such a deal! Was it widescreen, or just a DVD copy of a VHS tape? I bought a used VHS of this film for $1 in a used record store.
shareHi there,
I picked up a copy of this on DVD (as "Obsession") on a Double Bill along with "Hyacinth" last week here in Melbourne for two dollars.
I really enjoyed it!!
Now that was a great bargain! I love those DVD double features. Tatum just happens to be in the news again this week, so it's very topical.
So how was "Hyacinth"?
Yes, she is in a bit of trouble, but she is still gorgeous.
I'm afraid I haven't watched "Hyacinth" yet....will save it for Friday night, perhaps.
I'll let you know.
The Opener of the Way is Waiting
I truly hope Tatum can get her demons back in check, because she was a delightful actress before they took over.
Let me know about "Hyacinth" when you watch it, and enjoy your week until then!
Hey WarpedRecord, I watched "Hyacinth" on Friday night as planned, but I'm afraid I can't say that I enjoyed it.....in fact, I found it quite confusing.
(Maybe I shouldn't have had that third glass of Cabernet Sauvignon.)
In fact, I checked out IMDb to see what others thought of it, and I couldn't even find a synopsis, so no luck there...
I'll have to watch it again soon, just to see if I can make some sense of it.
The Opener of the Way is Waiting
Thanks for the review (such as it is), anubis-45. I'm sorry you found "Hyacinth" confusing. I suspect the Cabernet Sauvignon didn't hurt the film. In fact, it probably helped!
So how was William Katt in the film?
I'm surprised you even found it on DVD, because it has only seven votes on IMDb -- and, like you said, no plot summary, which is pretty rare. It's strange this would be on a DVD double feature with "Circle of Two." It's also strange that "Circle of Two" would be titled "Obsession" on the DVD. It sounds like either these titles are in the public domain, or you have a bootleg.
Oh well, at least you had "Circle of Two," so you got your two bucks' worth!
Hi there WarpedRecord,
It depends what you mean as "Bootleg" I guess, but this IS a professionally produced and boxed copy of the two movies, with the only difference to my eye, being reflected in the $2 price.
I had a second look at "Hyacinth" this afternoon (Queen's Birthday holiday here in Oz) and I made a lot more sense of it than the other Friday night.
(Must have been the lack of Cab Sav....)
William Katt is very believable, as ever, in a minor part as one of the 'good guys' pitted against the forces of evil and criminality in some un-named south western US town, where everyone seems to have a secret.
I've since submitted an IMDb synopsis, which may give you more of an insight into it.
Cheers..
The Opener of the Way is Waiting
Hello, Anubis-45!
I read your review on the "Hyacinth" board, and I found it most helpful. It looks like harmless, pulpy fun! It sounds like the type of direct-to-video title that crowded the "new releases" shelves during the '90s, with stars who once saw better days trying to eke out a living.
William Katt was terrific in "The Greatest American Hero" and "House." It's too bad he seemed to slip off the radar. I remember first seeing him in "First Love" with Susan Dey, a film that has never made it to DVD.
I'll keep an eye out for in in the budget bins.
So much talk of William Katt and not a single mention of what has always been the highlight of his acting career for me, as well as his best film - Big Wednesday! (And on the topic of this film, does anyone actually score as high as good old Jan-Michael Vincent in the glug glug scale?)
I have first seen him in "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend" as a child and it's safe to say I have been somewhat curious about the path his career has taken over the years ever since. Watching "House" and the like (never got the chance to catch TGAH, perhaps because I'm not in America) it's fairly obvious he had the chops and the charisma to make it big, so I guess it's down to bad luck or bad judgment (probably the latter) that he has since become a bit of an afterthought. Last I heard of him was a few years ago in "Snake Island" - your typically unappealing straight to video release, worth your time and money only if you're wondering what he's been up to in recent times, as I was.
Anyway, looks like I'll have to to make "Hyacinth" next on my WK list, if only because I love how it has randomly become the focus of your exchange here in this thread and there's no better excuse than that for me to take it upon myself to hunt down a random little film like this!
I love "Big Wednesday"! I'm not a surfer, but that film is inspiring in so many ways, and the photography is excellent.
That film is a true snapshot of a point in time when the three actors -- William Katt, Jan-Michael Vincent and Gary Busey -- could seemingly do no wrong. It is interesting and somewhat depressing to watch it today and realize how their careers were sidetracked by bad movies and life's temptations. But when "Big Wednesday" came, the future held limitless potential.
And yes, isn't it fascinating how these fairly obscure boards evolve into unrelated discussions of actors not in the film for that board?
I'm not a surfer either, but one seems to get a truly well-rounded view of what it really means to be one through that movie. William Katt going for some last-minute surfing all by himself before being deployed to the war front is one of the most evocative scenes I've ever seen in that sense and it will likely affect you whether you relate to the specifics of the scene and the character or not.
Of course, that's one of Circle of Two's greatest assets as well, while we're (not) at it--its ability to stretch itself beyond the specificity of its plot (in the face of a major taboo, to top it off!) and to turn a potentially controversial topic into a tasteful story that, in its reluctance to pass judgment on any of its characters, makes you WANT to think about the subject at hand, ie. how heavily the age factor really weighs in a relationship of any kind. I don't think the film would have survived with it.
That said, it's pretty cool that you share my fascination for talented individuals who have fallen out of favour for a reason or another. I don't know what keeps drawing me back to them (hopefully not just sentimentality), but here we are, talking about William Katt et al in deserted boards.
The thing I find fascinating about films like "Circle of Two" is that they enable me to open my mind just a little bit more than it was when I started to watch the film. I don't want to overpraise "Circle of Two" because I don't think it's a great film, but it is certainly entertaining and definitely brave for pursuing the taboo topic of adult-child relationships. That said, I see a little bit of "Harold and Maude" here -- where a film purportedly about the relationship between a young person and an older person turns out to be about taking chances and enjoying life without society's limitations. But I don't quite put "Circle of Two" on the same pedestal as "Harold and Maude."
Regarding my fascination with actors who have fallen out of favor, there's something irresistible about the "riches to rags" story rather than vice versa. I don't think William Katt necessarily qualifies as "riches to rags," but at one point he was the next big thing and today he's the answer to a trivia question. Most stars' time in the spotlight is pretty limited, and how they handle the years that follow is often more revealing than how they handle the fame.
As far as these boards, I'm much more interested in talking about now-obscure actors in now-forgotten film than in talking about Britney's "comeback" and Ashton Kutcher's "talent." I also find that I'm much less likely to be called a "retard" or "douchebag" in these safe spaces. I guess that's just me -- and probably you too, golden_hawk. It's great talking to you!
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