Watched this classic again over the weekend. If you've never seen it or haven't seen it in a while, you must. Don't bother watching it Full Screen, though, or you'll miss a lot of the great camera work and shot set-ups.
It has absolutely one of the best soundtracks of all time, featuring Simon & Garfunkel reworking 4 of their hits to fit perfectly with the picture. You'll also get to see the seed for many Simpsons and Seinfled gags (Mrs. Bouvier! Mrs. Boooooouvier!), and a lot of the camera work and acting styles used later in The Wonder Years.
Favourite line:
Of course, Mrs. Robinson, you're the most desirable of all my parents' friends.
Guest Stars (before they were stars)
Mike Farrell (TVs M*A*S*H*)
Norman Fell (Mr. Roper, Three's Co.)
Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters, etc., etc.)
Buck Henry (the screenwriter, as well you may recognize him as one of the fishermen from Short Cuts, also as the guy who pitched The Graduate: Part 2 in the unforgettable opening scene of The Player)
Plus, Aunt Agatha from TVs Bewitched!
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3 comments:
aunt agatha was hot...
I just watched that this afternoon. Stupid strep mean lot's o' movie watching.
al - she weren't no Elizabeth Montgomery...
kels - too bad about the strep, hope your're at least getting a lot of slurpees!
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