This was Charles Grodin/1970s/Jeff Bridges month. I watched the Grodin documentary on TCM and then rewatched Midnight Run, which is a favorite (even though I've only watched it once before). Then I rewatched Seems Like Old Times, which I had thought was only ok the first time I watched it because I didn't know who Grodin was at the time. This led me to watching more of his films for a total of ten. I found several on the Internet Archive (they have the extended version of King Kong). Watching Sunburn with Farrah Fawcett and King Kong with Jeff Bridges led me to discover Somebody Killed Her Husband (on Tubi) with the two of them and more Jeff Bridges movies (previously I had only seen him in Hell of High Water and he's apparently in Seabiscuit, which I didn't care for - a single puking scene can ruin an entire movie for me lol). I also watched the pilot for Charlie's Angels. For some reason I've always confused it in my mind with Baywatch.
* indicates a rewatch
- *The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - Joel McCrea & Fay Wray
- *Hold Your Man (1933) - Clark Gable & Jean Harlow
- *Vivacious Lady (1938) - Ginger Rogers & James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi
- *Merrily We Live (1938) - Constance Bennett & Brian Aherne, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Patsy Kelly
- *Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - Cary Grant & Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Louise Beavers
- Love is a Ball (1963) - Glenn Ford & Hope Lange, Charles Boyer, Ricardo Montalban, Telly Savalas
- Fat City (1972) - Jeff Bridges
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972) - Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Eddie Albert
- 11 Harrowhouse (1974) - Charles Grodin & Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor Howard
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) - Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy
- King Kong (1976) - Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin (& John Agar)
- Robin and Marian (1976) - Sean Connery & Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris, Denholm Elliott
- Thieves (1977) - Marlo Thomas & Charles Grodin
- Just Me and You (1978) - Charles Grodin & Louise Lasser
- The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978) - Carol Burnett & Charles Grodin
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) - Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jeff Bridges
- Sunburn (1979) - Farrah Fawcett-Majors & Charles Grodin, Art Carney, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn
- *Seems Like Old Times (1980) - Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin
- *Midnight Run (1988) - Robert DeNiro, Charles Grodin
- The Couch Trap (1988) - Dan Ackroyd, Walter Mattheu, Charles Grodin
- GoldenEye (1995) - Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Judi Dench
- After the Sunset (2004) - Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris
- *Fool's Gold (2008) - Matthew McConaughey & Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Hart
Least Favorite Film: Thieves was depressing, though it had a "happy" ending. I skipped some of the rascist rants. The Heartbreak Kid was ok. I was enjoying Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (had to skip some scenes) but the end was super depressing. Don't recommend watching right before bed :(
Favorite Movie: My favorite discovery was Just Me and You (1978). The reviews on IMDb were mixed but I'm in the camp that loves this film. If anyone has it on VHS and wants to sell it to me for not too much I'd be forever grateful lol. The only copy on eBay is over $80 :'( I watched it on the Internet Archive. I also really liked Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) - Tubi. It definitely had some Hitchcock vibes.
Favorite Quote(s):
"You should have dreams even if you are let down." ~ Charles Grodin in Just Me and You.
"Each day I wake up, I wait for my life to start. It's always been that way." ~ Louise Lasser in Just Me and You.
"If she gets any closer to him, she'll be behind him." ~ Ginger Rogers in Vivacious Lady.
"You tell anyone I tucked him in, I'll kill you." ~ Pierce Brosnan after putting a drunk Woody Harrelson to bed in After the Sunset.
