This movie had an interesting sub-plot of recording/government/bugging surveilince and tapes. I thought it ironic that this movie pre-dates Nixon's watergate tapes by 3 years!!!
Good movie, annoying music though
Actually, Quincy Jones' soundtrack is one of the best things about the film.
shareI found it to be very distracting from the film,a very unique a sound that draws the viewer away from the movie to listening to the music, which is hard to avoid.
The score is one of my favorites, I find myself whistling the tune quite often.
I think Steely Dan snatched a little bit of it during the Royal Scam years.
And I didn't even realize it was pre Nixon, putting the dates in place now, that is the writing on the wall for all that taping cover up *beep*
Was pre-Nixon tapes at Watergate hotel, but not 3 years. The Watergate tapes were recorded less than a year after the movie's release. The scandal lasted for a fair while after though. Still, doubt Nixon saw this film on original release and probably avoided it after his troubles.
shareI was surprised this film was from 1971 (though it certainly looks it) because I was sure they were satirizing Nixon here. I liked the music, but those annoying high-tech "beeps" got distracting.
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Something really must´ve been thick in the air, considering that, for instance, Klute of the same year had a similar vibe going on with its tapes and moral rot in high places. And, if I´m not mistaken, the likes of The Conversation and Parallax View were also scripted before the sh-t hit the fan at Watergate.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
democrats AND republicans were wiretapping and recording...Nixon was the one that got caught.
sharedid you all see the portrait of Nixon over the desk with the tape recorder? LOL. I just noticed this tonight.
Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...share