Harold and Maude

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Plot: 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 ec...( read more  )centricity 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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  May 9, 2008

  Oh my god! I love this movie! It's so good. I mean how could you not? It's so funny and has some serious elements all at the same time. One of the best movies of all time!

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  May 8, 2008

  One of those classic films I?ve been meaning to see, but never got around to. I had been under the impression that this was a mellow-drama of sorts, but it was actually more of a satire. I?ve got to say I can see why a lot of people love this film, but I can?t really say I?m feeling the love for this one. Firstly the whole thing really seems to be copying another movie I don?t really get the fuss over, The Graduate. Both films have a similar tone, both are about a confused adolescent going after an older woman, and both have a song score by over-rated folk musicians. These similarities really are mostly superficial, but it was a distraction. The comedy just didn?t make me laugh, and the characters were both a little to strange to relate to, maybe I?ll revisit it some day.

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  pinstripehopscotch
  

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  April 23, 2008

  An oddball creation, thats witty, tender, random and surreal. A little treasure and a cat stevens soundtrack that sounds good, no thats random.

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  April 17, 2008

  off-beat, morbid cult comedy classic. quirky, poignant, and absolutely hilarious. the acting was only fair, but the story was richly dark and the cat stevens soundtrack added another feel-good element. a classic film to make you love life and love movies.

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  April 17, 2008

  The post-coital scene was slightly unsettling, but other than that I found this really cute and really funny.

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  drakeloverr13

  This movie is one of the greatest movies of all time, even though it is a little strange and Harold keeps trying to kill himself, i bet that everyone can find that this movie is amazing and magnificent!!!!
  I LOVE HAROLD AND MAUDE!!!!!!!

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  showbiz101

  In regard to similar movies, I felt this had a very similar feel as The Graduate. Kinda the same subject matter too.

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  HJeanTheQueen

  My all time favorite movie. A true treat to watch. The kind you don't want to end... Both funny and touching. Soundtrack is awesome. Rare unrecorded Cat Stevens songs. Wish they'd come out with a Soundtrack... Maybe they have since this has finally came out on DVD...

  posted 607 days ago

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  Bud Cort
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  Cyril Cusack
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  Ruth Gordon
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  Vivian Pickles

• Rated: (PG)
• Directed by: Hal Ashby
• Genres: Drama, Cult Movies, Classics, Comedy
• Released: December 20, 1971
• DVD Released: June 27, 2000

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