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How About Summer of '42? (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Howard,
What about "Summer of '42? It was a beautiful, but small movie released in the Fall of 1971 (my freshman year of college) and starred a then 22 yr. old gorgeous Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser and Oliver Conant.
It was filmed on the northern coast of California in a town named Ft. Bragg (just like the home of the 82nd ABN and the Special Forces located in NC).
That movie has to be my all time favorite coming of age/rite of passage movies of all time.
Paul
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Sep 16 '03
2:52 pm PDT
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Well, I thought I had seen them all... (Reply to this comment)
by ASourdough4
...but now have some more to enjoy...
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Nov 27 '02
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I enjoyed (Reply to this comment)
by AVaddict
this read thoroughly! Stand By Me, Breaking Away, and The Last Picture Show are some of my favorite movies. Great job!
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Oct 24 '02
4:42 pm PDT
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Where the heck have I been... (Reply to this comment)
by michiman1
Some pretty obscure choices to me but it appears many others have seen these. I always enjoyed To Sir With Love, Guess I better spend some time this winter catching up on movies. As usual, another excellent review from one of my Epinions favorites - Keep up the great work.
Mark
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Oct 19 '02
7:57 pm PDT
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The Ending Of Old Yeller... (Reply to this comment)
by kcfoxy
destroyed me in a way that Bambi never could. Yes, I love this movie, but after the first viewing have never, ever been able to watch those last awful moments again.
Glad you spelled it out in your synopsis, and glad that I've enjoyed 8 out of the 10 you mentioned. And to think Modesto is only 30 miles due south of my hometown!
Now both towns feature prominent "Anti-cruising zone" signs, but back in the day, on a warm summer night...
Excellent list, Howard! Very enjoyable and thought-provoking reading.
Casey
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Oct 19 '02
5:07 am PDT
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Bottom line is: (Reply to this comment)
by Horswispr
I like your choices.
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Oct 18 '02
11:51 am PDT
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Loved the list... (Reply to this comment)
by Mom2TyZick
and gonna give one more thumbs up for "Stand By Me"! I love Stephen King, too, but that was truly one of the best coming of age stories!
Great list!
Suzanne
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Oct 17 '02
5:24 pm PDT
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Good List (Reply to this comment)
by gfg12
Good because I agree with most of your selections. Didn't care too much for To Sir With Love. Loved You're A Big Boy Now. A very underwatched and underappreciated film. Graffitti, Kravitz and Stand By Me are of course justifiably renowned in this area. Excellent work, Howard.
Glenn
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Oct 15 '02
9:17 am PDT
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The great thing about these subjective lists... (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
...is how much fun it is arguing about them. I was a little surprised you didn't include "The Graduate" in there...even though Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) wasn't exactly a child, he was certainly childlike in his view of the world post-college. And he was representative of an entire befuddled and disillusioned generation in the 60s coming of age at a time when everything from institutions to morals where in question.
Otherwise, little to quibble with here. On further consideration, I might consider "To Sir With Love" to be a bit more pat than its predecessor "The Blackboard Jungle." And "Rebel Without a Cause" might be appropriate in this category, as well as "West Side Story."
Ah, me. So much to pick from.
Great job as usual, Howard.
cheers,
nick
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Oct 15 '02
9:09 am PDT
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Ooooh... (Reply to this comment)
by flamepillar
"Stand By Me" was that "one" movie for me when I was around 8 or 9 that my parents always insisted I could NOT watch. Of course that was obviously mere fuel on the fire of my curiosity. I wound up finally watching it with the babysitter one night. Crazy thing is, I remember practically nothing about it at all except that there's a dead guy in it. Back then, that was a big deal; it freaked me out so much how they still had their eyes open even after they died. Hate to admit it but the only other one of these I have seen is "Old Yeller". But living walking distance from a Family Video does have its priveleges, don't it.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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Oct 15 '02
8:08 am PDT
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Re: Kravitz is great... (Reply to this comment)
by ifif1938
so is stand by me...even if I am a girl,I can appreciate these movies..LOL...Well actually it's been quite a long time since I have been considered a "girl".....:)
Once again another great piece..
Barbara
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Oct 15 '02
7:56 am PDT
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I've seen five or six of... (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops
these movies and totally agree about Stand By Me. Then again, maybe that's my Stephen King bias showing. Anyway, I've even seen A Boy and His Dog thanks to an exceptionally progressive Sociology professor in college who adores Harlan Ellison :)
Great job.
Shelly.
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Oct 15 '02
4:30 am PDT
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thanks! (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
29th_Candidate needs to watch To Sir With Love as do I, and A Boy And His Dog definitely. Can't wait to see them. I've seen a few of these and will try to see them all. Thanks, Howard!
Jan
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Oct 15 '02
1:35 am PDT
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.... Totally Ashamed .... (Reply to this comment)
by Freak369
.... that's I've only seen [from start to finish] two of the films you have on your list - American Graffiti and Stand By Me. Even so, I may have to check out a few of your other picks since they sound pretty interesting :]
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Oct 14 '02
11:38 pm PDT
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Kravitz is great... (Reply to this comment)
by firstcontact21
I think basically Dreyfus has been basically just playing variations on Duddy ever since.
Cheers,
- Steve =)
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Oct 14 '02
10:46 pm PDT
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