Double or Triple Features we didn't know we needed
May 15, 2024 22:33:05 GMT -5
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Post by Floyd Diabolical Barber on May 15, 2024 22:33:05 GMT -5
Art Carney was much more than Jackie Gleason's second banana.
And there was something about him and cats.
The Late Show 1977
Carney is an aging, retired private eye who agrees to take the case of Margo's (Lilly Tomlin) missing cat after it gets his former partner killed. Produced by Robert Altman and directed by Bonnie and Clyde director Robert Benton, this movie would also make a great double feature with Altman's version of The Long Goodbye (featuring Elliot Gould instead of Carney, but a fine neo-noir in it's own right) . Both are 70's takes on the great noir films of the 30's and 40's. The Late Show features a top notch cast of 70's character actors. It's part thriller, part comedy, and a very human exploration of the generation gap during the 70's.
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Harry and Tonto 1974
Carney is Harry Coombes, who, after his apartment building in New York City is demolished, takes off on a cross country road trip with his cat, Tonto, to visit his grown children. Another great examination of aging, and generations, with a fine mix of comedy, drama, and humanity. If these movies leave you with a taste for more, I would suggest 1979's "Going in Style", wherein a trio of old friends (Carney, George Burns, and Lee Strasburg) who decide to rob a bank for...reasons.
Mix and match these four movies any way you please. They are all lovely in their own ways.
And there was something about him and cats.
The Late Show 1977
Carney is an aging, retired private eye who agrees to take the case of Margo's (Lilly Tomlin) missing cat after it gets his former partner killed. Produced by Robert Altman and directed by Bonnie and Clyde director Robert Benton, this movie would also make a great double feature with Altman's version of The Long Goodbye (featuring Elliot Gould instead of Carney, but a fine neo-noir in it's own right) . Both are 70's takes on the great noir films of the 30's and 40's. The Late Show features a top notch cast of 70's character actors. It's part thriller, part comedy, and a very human exploration of the generation gap during the 70's.
and
Harry and Tonto 1974
Carney is Harry Coombes, who, after his apartment building in New York City is demolished, takes off on a cross country road trip with his cat, Tonto, to visit his grown children. Another great examination of aging, and generations, with a fine mix of comedy, drama, and humanity. If these movies leave you with a taste for more, I would suggest 1979's "Going in Style", wherein a trio of old friends (Carney, George Burns, and Lee Strasburg) who decide to rob a bank for...reasons.
Mix and match these four movies any way you please. They are all lovely in their own ways.