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Black comedies don't come much blacker than cult favourite, Harold and Maude (1972), and they don't come much funnier either. It seems that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a load of eccentricity from the original Colin Higgins script, 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 tries to match him up with- -and together they make Harold and Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the early humour arises from Harold' s outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlour game to mortify his mother, who has grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humour 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 films you've ever seen. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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Hal Ashby's cult black-comedy. Harold (Bud Cort) is a death-obsessed teenager who hangs around in cemeteries and drives a hearse. When he attends a funeral and meets his polar opposite Maude (Ruth Gordon), a life-loving 79-year-old, a strange love affair ensues. However, the offbeat nature of their pairing, and their defiance of social convention, causes upset all around. With music by Cat Stevens.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
I saw this film by mistake a few years ago and it completely changed how I see things. It was made for a different generation than mine (I'm 21), but I think the world would be a better place if everyone my age saw it. It's the only film I could watch an infinate number of times, in fact I always put it on when I'm not feeling my best - and even when I am! Hal Ashby is a god for making this. It's more than a film, it's a lesson in life.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
Briefly, Harold and Maude is an early seventies film waking up from the hangover at the end of the sixties. It's a highly creative and well crafted account of a bizarre set of relationships between Harold (Bud Cort), death (Goths will like this bit!), cars (E-Type Jaguar hearse), his rich and societal mother and a fabulously delinquent senior citizen Maude (Ruth Gordon).
You'll either find it sick or inciteful, adolescent or poignant. It's one of my favourite films of all time and has the added benefit a lovable Cat Stevens sound track.
Watch this film and start to understand the diversity and creativity that underpinned the seventies arts scene.
Jab
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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Harold is a very confused young man, who attends funerals in his spare time. Maud is a very old lady, who has such a joy for life, you immediately love her. When they meet at a funeral the story is set.
Maud teaches Harold how to enjoy life and that it is there to be lived. She pulls some wonderful stunts and it leaves you wanting to go out and do what she is doing now before you get to her age. It also makes you realise that life is there for the taking and to be grabbed by the throat and lived to the full.
Although it should be a sad ending, it gives you hope and makes you wonder at life and love.
It is a wonderful film, full of fun, laughter and joy and a must for anyone who loves to see life from a different point of view.
It also has a wonderful sound track by Cat Stevens, which fits is ideally with the mood of the film.
Things to watch out for are at the very start of the film when Harolds mother is trying to pair him off and his numerous (non serious) attempts at suicide.
A lovely, warm film suitable for all.
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Old , (1971) Classic cult film.
Had it for years on video. Soundtrack by Cat Stevens.. If you've never seen it please do. A wonderful black comedy.
Published 7 days ago by That Man
5.0 out of 5 stars
Class Cult Movie
Everyone should see this film and keep a copy in their film library of favourites. Theme, music and acting are brilliant.
Published 8 days ago by mary barratt
5.0 out of 5 stars
WATCH THIS
WATCH THIS, please. YOU HAVE TO. You might have already, you probably have. The same goes for you though, watch it again... AGAIN!!!
Published 22 days ago by Emma Logie
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I love this film
Crazy, quirky film. I liked it so much that I bought two copies of this to give one to a friend too. :)
Published 22 days ago by Ms F. Weir
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Revisiting Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude is an unusual film, and deserved better coverage. It helps us to examine some of the things that really matter in life and in relationships. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms J Burton
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very small number of people just don't "get" this film....
.....and I have to say I feel sorry for them. I first saw this film late at night on television when I was a small child. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious.
Saw this film on TV years ago and after a conversation about films searched it out and found it just as good as it was then. Have now watched it twice and still love it.
Published 1 month ago by D. T. Bainbridge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
This film is quirky, funny, sweet, sad and poignant. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for something other than bland run of the mill nonsense. I love it.
Published 2 months ago by Rose Coventry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great find
Found this film by accident while researching Bud Cort... have to say it immediately became one if my favourite films. Some films just do that.
Published 2 months ago by D. M. Markwick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saw this as a student in the 80's
Saw this as a student in the 80's in an art cinema in Brighton. Very funny, bleak and black. Have seen it again since and loved it. My wife and some other friends hated it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr Steve R B Wood
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