Those who know Jessica Walter’s work on “Arrested Development” may be interested in her early performance as a crazy stalker terrorizing Clint Eastwood’s handsome jazz DJ.
Category Archives: American movies
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)
Sort of the prototypical modern romantic comedy, beloved by many. I appreciated it more than enjoyed it, I think.
THE PARTY (1968)
I get why some people probably love this virtuoso exhibition of physical comedy by Peter Sellers, but not only is it super racist, I think it should be re-titled “Social Anxiety: The Movie.”
CABARET (1972)
A “musical for people who don’t like musicals,” set in 1930s Germany right before everything goes haywire.
THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! (1988)
An extremely silly cop spoof with an extended, chaotic climax at a baseball game. As comedies go, this one’s right in my wheelhouse
EASY RIDER (1969)
Bikers, the open road, freedom, so many drugs. Who needs any story whatsoever? Well…
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
I spent most of this classic Best Picture winner checking to see how much time it had left. You may like it more if you are more into shirtless Clark Gable than I am.
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (1959)
A silly but more charming than you might expect live-action Disney movie involving leprechauns, banshees, and Sean Connery.
THE QUIET MAN (1952)
John Wayne romances Maureen O’Hara against a backdrop so stereotypically Irish, you might puke.
12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
Perhaps the greatest of all “talky dramas,” beloved despite (or because of?) taking place almost entirely in one room.
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