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MCT:September 17, 2008I have actually seen it but don't remember it at all, so I really want to see it since my mom says I used to act just like the kid sometimes.
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MCT:July 24, 2008You know those little movies that you absolutely LOVE but hardly anyone else has ever heard of? Those movies that you watch and wonder why no one ever talks about them or praises them or includes them in their list of favorites? Do you know those movies? Well this is one of those movies.
Jason Robards is a middle-aged, unemployed bachelor who is raising his 12-year-old nephew (Barry Gordon) in the heart of New York City. When confronted by representatives from NY social services, Robards is faced with the choice of either conforming to "acceptable" standards (getting a job) or risk losing his nephew to the bureaucracy of the child welfare system.
I have an affinity for cerebral comedies and this is definitely one of the best I've ever seen. It stimulates the mind, tickles the funny bone and touches the heart.
*Thank you Audrey and Stella for bringing this wonderful, wonderful film to my attention! -
MCT:March 13, 2008
One of my first films to show me that I didn't have to fit in. Saw in Boston in 1963 - never forget it.
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MCT:February 19, 2008
My mom first saw this pic, thought I would like to, got to see it many years later. Here's a New York that many can only dream about. The main character is very much his own man but he learns a thing or two about what is vital in maintaining relationships while keeping his integrity.
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MCT:February 12, 2008
Jason Robards and Barry Gordon are astounding in this film. Funny, but at the same time, an air of sadness throughout the entire film.
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MCT:November 30, 2007rebel against the acedia of conformity, even if you must buckle in the end!
BTW the number of films that get a 5 star rating from me is nigh on naught. -
MCT:November 19, 2007
Here's another obscure favorite movie. It has a precocious young man being raised by an uncle who lives by his own rules. Through much of the movie, the boy seems like the parent and the uncle seems like the child. Before long a couple of social workers bring a dose of reality (and a surprise romance). It's about the tragedy of being a care-free individual and having to take on the dull, mechanical responsibilities of adulthood. Very funny- also based on a stage play. A hidden gem.
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MCT:May 20, 2007
The greatest little movie that nobody has ever seen. It's hard to imagine a movie being any more perfect than this one.
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MCT:May 10, 2007
This is one of my favorite movies ever. There are some real live leasons in this movie. I highly reccomend it!
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