Harold and Maude
starring: Harvey Brumfield, Eric Christmas, Bud Cort, Cyril Cusack, Gordon Devol
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Cort is Harold, a young man bored with wealth but interested in death, and Gordon is Maude, a wonderful old lady who can see nothing but good intentions in the world.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
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Black comedies don't come much blacker than this cult favorite from 1972, and they don't come much funnier, either. It seemed that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a mother lode of eccentricity from the original script by Colin Higgins, about the unlikely romance between a death-obsessed 19-year-old named Harold (Bud Cort) and a life-loving 79-year-old widow named Maude (Ruth Gordon). They meet at a funeral, and Maude finds something oddly appealing about Harold, urging him to "reach out" and grab life by the lapels as opposed to dwelling morbidly on mortality. Harold grows fond of the old gal--she's a lot more fun than the girls his mother desperately matches him up with--and together they make Harold & Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the earlier humor arises from Harold's outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlor game to mortify his mother, who's grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humor shifts to a brighter outlook and finally arrives at a point where Harold is truly happy to be alive. Featuring soundtrack songs by Cat Stevens, this comedy certainly won't appeal to all tastes (it was a box-office flop when first released), but if you're on its quirky wavelength, it might just strike you as one of the funniest movies you've ever seen. --Jeff Shannon
Cort is Harold, a young man bored with wealth but interested in death, and Gordon is Maude, a wonderful old lady who can see nothing but good intentions in the world.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
Black comedies don't come much blacker than this cult favorite from 1972, and they don't come much funnier, either. It seemed that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a mother lode of eccentricity from the original script by Colin Higgins, about the unlikely romance between a death-obsessed 19-year-old named Harold (Bud Cort) and a life-loving 79-year-old widow named Maude (Ruth Gordon). They meet at a funeral, and Maude finds something oddly appealing about Harold, urging him to "reach out" and grab life by the lapels as opposed to dwelling morbidly on mortality. Harold grows fond of the old gal--she's a lot more fun than the girls his mother desperately matches him up with--and together they make Harold & Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the earlier humor arises from Harold's outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlor game to mortify his mother, who's grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humor shifts to a brighter outlook and finally arrives at a point where Harold is truly happy to be alive. Featuring soundtrack songs by Cat Stevens, this comedy certainly won't appeal to all tastes (it was a box-office flop when first released), but if you're on its quirky wavelength, it might just strike you as one of the funniest movies you've ever seen. --Jeff Shannon
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- An overlooked delight
A genuinely quirky movie that turned me into a Cat Stevens fan. I wish they had had dvd's, or even vcr's when this first came out because it would have saved me a lot of money going to the movies to see it over and over.To describe it as a love story between two necrophiliacs with an extreme age difference does not do it justice.The sight gags are hilarious.Christina Pickles creates an unforgettable character as the aristocratic mother of a weird son who is determined to make him into something.
Rating: - Learn to love life!
The film, didn't make me have any expectations initially, but as I started watching it, I was amazed. The film has been made with such flamboyancy and so beautifuly, you just can't afford to take your eyes off the screen, its a pleasure to watch Ruth Gordon in the role of 'Maude'. She is just, just impossible, she just steals the whole show. The boy in the role of 'Harold' did a terrefic job as well. The chemistry between them shone all the way throughout the film. The film was not just a pleasure, it ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Film!
"Harold and Maude" is one of the BEST films ever made. Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon give such brillant and believable performances. As you watch the film you entirely forget the age difference and find yourself believing that yes, "Harold loves Maude". The music of Cat Stevens adds an undercurrent that not only is this Romeo and Juliet of the early 1970's but also an extension of the counterculture movement of the 1960's. Maude, though old enough to be Harold's Grandmother, is a free spirit that decries the ... Read More
Rating: - Great movie.
I always loved this movie. I could never find it at stores, so I was glad to find it online. Funny and dark, but has a good message about living life and learning to love.
Rating: - If you've got two synapses to rub together, you want to watch this film
The screenplay (get it online) includes essential scenes which were unforgivably expunged from the film, which will salve the ire of the more critical viewer who will construe much of Maude's irresponsible, selfish, childish conduct as an affront to her age and situation, eg. if you've ever had anything stolen from you, you know that Maude's stealing people's cars is the epitome of anti-life for the ordinary citizen. However, the existential element required to make sense of this behaviour is provided by ... Read More
- An overlooked delightA genuinely quirky movie that turned me into a Cat Stevens fan. I wish they had had dvd's, or even vcr's when this first came out because it would have saved me a lot of money going to the movies to see it over and over.To describe it as a love story between two necrophiliacs with an extreme age difference does not do it justice.The sight gags are hilarious.Christina Pickles creates an unforgettable character as the aristocratic mother of a weird son who is determined to make him into something.
- Learn to love life!The film, didn't make me have any expectations initially, but as I started watching it, I was amazed. The film has been made with such flamboyancy and so beautifuly, you just can't afford to take your eyes off the screen, its a pleasure to watch Ruth Gordon in the role of 'Maude'. She is just, just impossible, she just steals the whole show. The boy in the role of 'Harold' did a terrefic job as well. The chemistry between them shone all the way throughout the film. The film was not just a pleasure, it ... Read More
- Excellent Film!"Harold and Maude" is one of the BEST films ever made. Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon give such brillant and believable performances. As you watch the film you entirely forget the age difference and find yourself believing that yes, "Harold loves Maude". The music of Cat Stevens adds an undercurrent that not only is this Romeo and Juliet of the early 1970's but also an extension of the counterculture movement of the 1960's. Maude, though old enough to be Harold's Grandmother, is a free spirit that decries the ... Read More
- Great movie.I always loved this movie. I could never find it at stores, so I was glad to find it online. Funny and dark, but has a good message about living life and learning to love.
- If you've got two synapses to rub together, you want to watch this filmThe screenplay (get it online) includes essential scenes which were unforgivably expunged from the film, which will salve the ire of the more critical viewer who will construe much of Maude's irresponsible, selfish, childish conduct as an affront to her age and situation, eg. if you've ever had anything stolen from you, you know that Maude's stealing people's cars is the epitome of anti-life for the ordinary citizen. However, the existential element required to make sense of this behaviour is provided by ... Read More
