Reviews of 'The Good Humor Man'
Don't forget "The Good Humor Man" is on Showtime TONIGHT (Friday) at 8:05 PM Eastern. Awhile back, it was accepted into the Method Fest film festival, and it was reviewed in the Ventura County Reporter and in Variety, the bible of the movie industry. By the way, it was a slightly longer version with 70s songs, and that's what these reviews are from. I was able to dig up the reviews. Here are some quotes from the Variety review:
"the film has its heart in the right place and captures a great deal of the aimless early '70s...the love story gains harm and poignancy precisely because it appears destined to fail"
"Alongside rock guitar god Robin Trower's score is a remarkable library of '70s tunes that rivals "Almost Famous"
"John Doliner's production design captures the decade down to the kitchen appliances."
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And here is the Ventura County Reporter review:
(There are some *SPOILERS* of course, like most reviews)
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Ventura County Reporter “Critic’s Pick” by John Larsen from The Method Fest:
Set in 1976, writer-director Tenney Fairchild’s The Good Humor Man struck me
as a precursor to Tim Hunter’s devastating River’s Edge. Both films deal
with a group of misfits whose lives are forever changed by the murder of a
local youth. The teenagers in The Good Humor Man haven’t lost all hope, but
they are well on their way when we meet them. Even when it wandered into
After School Special territory, I absolutely adored this coming-of-age drama
filled with colorful, lifelike characters, a classic rock score, and a cast
and director who approach the material with complete conviction. What starts
off as a slacker drama evolves into a morality play when a rival jock is
killed during a fight, and the only witness refuses to rat on his best
friend. That’s the dilemma facing stoner Jay (Nathan Stevens), who loves
getting into the faces of the popular kids. When Jay attracts the attention
of popular Wendy (Cameron Richardson), he sets into motion a series of
events that lead Jay’s best friend Mt. Rushmore (Jorge Garcia, one of my new
favorites, currently on Lost) to commit a vicious act of revenge. Not all is
what it seems, and Fairchild and his cast carefully navigate us through a
maze of personal responsibility and self-worth. Kelsey Grammer co-stars as
Jay’s touchy-feely father, who could give Dr. Phil a run for his money.
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