Not to be sappy but; We have all heard of "Chick Flicks". Is Breezy perhaps a Guy Flick. Examining a man in his later years dealing with himself and relationships sounds a lot like a "Chick Flick" but with a male twist. Maybe this why this is special and different. What do you think?
shareI think it's a movie most people can enjoy. I saw it first when I was a lot younger than "Breezy" herself, and kept my boyfriend and his best friend completely entertained for 2 hours over the weekend by suggesting we watch it on cable. They loved it, probably because it gave them hope that a sexy girl like that might pop into their lives and delight them. It made me think back to the times I was the girl that made trouble for older men, but they liked it. One of the weirder scenes is where he and Breezy go out to dinner, only to be seen by Holden's ex, who makes a fool out of herself, getting drunk and confronting him and telling Breezy, "It was so nice not to meet you." Think what you want of May-December romances - this was entertaining when I was barely a teen and still entertains me today.
shareThis movie was also a great time capsule for California and how it's changed over the years!!! The Hills looked shabby and housing prices were $80k! I loved the contrast in clothing, too. Holden dressed like Mr. Rogers, or Bob Hope, with those awful cardigans. Interestingly, Breezy's clothes are now in style, so looked like less of an anachronism that he did!
But, no one has mentioned the siting of Rosario, Karen Walker's maid from Will and Grace!!! She is beautiful in this movie. I was so surprised to see her!! No other actors popped out to me as being famous (other than the Go Ask Alice character who plays Kay Lenz's spacy best friend).
I think this movie is a must see for William Holden fans and Clint fans.
Kay Lenz was absolutely magnetic on screen. She was stunningly gorgeous and should have been more famous that she was.
I totally agree about the time capsule! I grew up in Laurel Canyon (and on) as a teenager in the early-mid 70s, I hitchiked over the hill many times. Great to see Kay Lenz, she is the best and what a smile! Great movie and so fun to see it last week.
Prot: Don't worry, I'm not going to burst through your chest. K-PAX
@ blubird, I've read Dave McGowan's book about Laurel Canyon, and researched MK Ultra mind control since 1996. Now I know why I HATED the subversive late 60s-70s fashions and 'music'. I was Kay's exact age going thru that era.
sharephils_phan,
Roger C. Carmel, "Harry Mudd" from the classic Star Trek series was nice to see as Holden's friend...
"You say?
"I say you say nothing! I say!"~Al "Big Boy" Caprice, Dick Tracy (1990)
"kept my boyfriend and his best friend completely entertained for 2 hours"
Probably in anticipation that Kay Lenz might take her top off again and display her ripe young breasts.
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I liked this scene, if sad for Breezy but I didn't care for the line she made about not teaching the dog to roll over and play dead. It didn't fit in the overall film to me, except to give her an opportunity to sound sage-like. It would have been more moving to have her look at Holden with tears in her eyes and then turn away and leave.
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The rollover and play dead line was meant for him. She was telling William Holden that he is rolling over and playing dead and he shouldn't show the dog how to do it.
It's more accurate to call this movie an old guy flick. The movie is about living in the moment and having a positive attitude in life. William Holden mentions at the end that the relationship will last a year if they're lucky. Breezy responds by saying it will be an unbelievable year.
This type of relationship gives the older a big boost of confidence to realize he can still get such a desirable woman to fall in love with him.
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