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Harold and Maude
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Harold and Maude
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User Comments About Harold and Maude
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One of the Greatest Movies I've ever seen
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The wit is delicious and the satire is tangy. This is a movie that is an easy watch that everyone with a funny bone can enjoy. This movie made me laugh and laugh hard. The performances are brillant and savage.
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All in all, a good movie. Harold is a troubled young man, who looks even younger than his 20 years, living under a most repressive, overbearing, single(). mother. The spring/winter love they find is touching and kind of weird, but understandable when you watch the whole movie. I purchased this movie at my daughters request, but found it to be funny and sad. He meets and is fascinated by Maude, a MUCH older woman that enjoys life to the fullest.
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The soundtrack by Cat Stevens is great too. I can't believe I had never seen it because I've been a movie buff for 40 years. Ruth Gordon is remarkable. This came highly recommended by a friend. This is quite enjoyable.definitely quirky.
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Makes you think about the difference between creating a picture perfect existence to please everybody else and what it means to live life on your own terms. I would call it an esoteric cult classic, except I've never met a person who didn't love this movie. Quirky story of love and living a life. Makes you happy to be alive.
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