Harold and maude 1971 trailer visit now clip description. From then on, things got perfectly stranger and stranger. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences dont matter and they become best friends. Star wars the rise of skywalker 4k uktra hd blu ray digital new sealed. A deliciously dark little comedydrama about life, love and death. Harolds back and maudes got him the new york times. Harold and maude 1 hours and 31 minutes movie 1971 young adult harold chasen, solitary and friendless by choice, is obsessed with death, this fascination manifesting itself in he staging his own fake suicides, driving a hearse, and attending funerals, even of people he doesnt know, all to the chagrin of his exasperated wealthy mother. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian maude at a funeral. With ruth gordon, bud cort, vivian pickles, cyril cusack. Back in the late 80s i treated myself to a double feature film showing at the newly renovated theater 80. Harold meets an 80yearold woman named maude who also lives in her. Harold and maude 1971 a box office failure upon its initial release in 1971 which slowly but surely amassed a global cult following, harold and maude 1971 is one of those cinematic oddities that is hard to imagine being made within the confines of todays film industry. Henly isla fisher performs her first trick to escape from a tank before she is eaten by pirahanas. Harold and maude from the opening strains of cat stevens where do the children play, this bucolic staging of the wondrous love affair between pixiesque 79.
When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences dont matter and they. But when he meets the feisty maude, a geriatric widow whos high on life, they form. Harold and maude 78 movie clip the last date 1971 hd duration. Harold and maude movie trailer and videos tv guide. Bud cort is a poor little rich boy who fakes suicides to attract his mothers attention. Hounded by his mother to get out and date, deathobsessed teen harold would rather attend funerals. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, harold finds himself changed forever when he.
Watch harold and maude movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Harold and maude is indeed the story of a crossgenerational relationship between polar opposites. Rent harold and maude 1971 starring ruth gordon and bud cort on dvd and bluray. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences dont matter and they become best friends and love each. Harold meets an 80yearold woman named maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. Harold and maude rated pg 1 hr 30 min 1971 dark comedy, drama. Harold, the 20yearold son of a wealthy, neglectful woman, tries to gain attention for himself with various hilariously staged suicides. Written by colin higgins and directed by hal ashby who also directed being there, another of my favorites, harold and maude was filmed in the bay area in 1971.
The complete twelfth season 12 dvd box set us seller fast shipping. Deadpan rich boy harold bud cort keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother vivian. From then on, things got perfectly stranger and stran. Harold and maude ruth gordon 1971 paramount heat 1995, love actually 2003. Find great deals on ebay for harold and maude and harold and maude dvd. Harold and maude was made for a millionandahalf in early 1971, shot entirely on location around the san francisco peninsula. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. With 1971s harold and maude, we work from a premise that remains cringe worthy even 40 years later. Harold and maude was the first film to play followed by king of hearts. Harold and maude 78 movie clip the last date 1971 hd. The concept of this dude getting it on with a wrinkled hag like gordon gives me the willies. We find the romantic couple of geeky young harold bud cort and withered old crone maude ruth gordon. Cult classic pairs cort as a deadpan disillusioned 20yearold obsessed with suicide and a loveable gordon as a.
Ruth gordon appeared for the first anniversary celebration and both gordon and cort showed up for the second anniversary. Harold drifts away from the life that his detached mother vivian. Maudes ruth gordon fullthrottle zest for life inspires young harold bud cort, who is dramatically obsessed with death. Harold and maude 1971 dvd cd m1vg the fast for sale. Rent harold and maude 1971 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Harold and maude 28 movie clip dating questionnaire 1971 hd duration. The young harold lives in his own world of suicideattempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Lemonball679 cute, quirky, endearing, dark and well paced.
Ruth gordon heads the cast as an offensive eccentric who becomes a beacon in. Bud cort and ruth gordon in harold and maude 1971 ruth gordon in harold and. He spent most of the 1960s doing episodic tv, and began to get film notice around the time of mash 1970, where he portrayed a southern doctor named duke, as well as a smallbutcrucial appearance in harold and maude 1971. See more ideas about ruth gordon, bud cort and movies. Bud cort, che guevara, dan, marie, men sweater, seasons, memories. Bud cort creates an iconic figure of a young privileged young man disillusioned by life, who gets a kick out of antagonizes his priggish mother mrs. Harold played in the 1971 movie by bud cort, a welltodo but deeply troubled young man who repeatedly stages fake suicides to shock his oppressively proper mother, gets a shot of spiritual rejuvenation through his friendship and, fleetingly. I dont usually like romance movies but harold and maude is much more than love. Read the full synopsis of harold and maude, 1971, directed by hal ashby, with ruth gordon, bud cort, vivian pickles, at turner classic movies. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Harolds neuroticism extends through his freudian relationship with his domineering mother to his infatuation with maude, a relationship based more on harolds conception of. Hal ashby and bud cort in harold and maude 1971 bud cort and ruth gordon in. Harold and maude got lost in the holiday shuffle when first released in late 1971, but theres much in this oddball film to recommend, including superb performances from the three leads. Harold and maude 1971 played for a total of 1,957 showings from mid1972 until june 1974 at the westgate theater in edina, minnesota.
I live in san francisco, and after several years and help from lots of people ive learned the location of most of the locations where the movie was filmed. Obsessed with death, harold meets a likeminded 79year. On injecting himself into his series world and what he knows about a possible season 2. Harold drifts away from the life that his detached mother vivian pickles prescribes for him, and. It certainly wasnt any less unusual for the era in which it was made except that the films quirky tone that. Harold and maude is a 1971 american comingofage dark comedy drama film directed by hal ashby and released by paramount pictures. Bud cort, ruth gordon, vivian pickles, cyril cusack, charles tyner, ellen geer official content from paramount home entertainment cult. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively. Dan rowan, dick martin, judy carne and arte johnson. The plot revolves around the exploits of a young man named harold chasen who is intrigued with death. Harold and maude bud cort, ruth gordon, beautiful love stories, movie covers. Harold and maude has all the fun and gaiety of a burning orphanage. Harold and maude 1971 cult classic pairs cort as a deadpan disillusioned 20yearold obsessed with suicide and a loveable gordon as a funloving 80yearold eccentric.