tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post4397651791350619688..comments2023-11-03T04:36:44.761-07:00Comments on The Restless Kind: 26 Films: Plain ClothesIrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18078694505194875348noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-37807155031476856992011-02-24T15:30:12.616-08:002011-02-24T15:30:12.616-08:00I LOVE this movie! And disagree with the comment a...I LOVE this movie! And disagree with the comment about Arliss Howard being a dull lead, I think his tone it perfect for the roll. On one hand he's taking advantage of his "disability" by enroll in high school and help his brother, but on the other, he's still grappling with the issue that's seemingly holding him back in his real life - which he certainly has a lot of angst about, and he plays it out well.<br /><br />The scene in the English class when Arliss Howard reads the EE Cummings poem "She Being Brand New" is so awesome. The broken AC with everyone sweating and Arliss Howard's pitch-perfect timing with the read is amazing. Tense and hilarious all at once.<br /><br />This is one of the those movies that made it into late-night rotation on Cinemax, I probably watched it a good five times in the early 90s.<br /><br />*Future "Mumford" star Loren Dean plays Arliss Howard's jailed little brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-89906793110346780722011-02-08T17:56:03.250-08:002011-02-08T17:56:03.250-08:00Todd: I hear what you are saying, only I thought t...Todd: I hear what you are saying, only I thought the parents in a lot of those films were a bit older than the boomers.<br /><br />Chuck: Yeah, Howard is a bit on the dull side, it's really the supporting cast that make the film.Irenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078694505194875348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-1739764623797157552011-02-08T17:39:59.990-08:002011-02-08T17:39:59.990-08:00Well, a film with Abe Vigoda can't be all bad....Well, a film with Abe Vigoda can't be all bad.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-52857044136049938032011-02-08T14:20:18.087-08:002011-02-08T14:20:18.087-08:00I stumbled upon this a few weeks ago on Netflix. I...I stumbled upon this a few weeks ago on Netflix. It's kind of fun in spots but HIDING OUT is the better film. Arliss Howard is a dull lead and I had a hard time believing this was directed by Martha Coolidge, since this has none of the energy of her VALLEY GIRL.Chuck Esolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281372346373732127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-65074348054569832562011-02-08T09:59:44.145-08:002011-02-08T09:59:44.145-08:00Some of the strange casts in these forgotten films...Some of the strange casts in these forgotten films explain a lot,pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-86250995926230239052011-02-08T09:27:19.719-08:002011-02-08T09:27:19.719-08:00Check the other Tuesday's Overlooked links at ...Check the other Tuesday's Overlooked links at my blog, if so inclined...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-17118212988870836302011-02-08T09:26:48.199-08:002011-02-08T09:26:48.199-08:00As a Shearer fan, I might want to catch that, at v...As a Shearer fan, I might want to catch that, at very least...my viewing of Boomer flicks of this vintage was mostly mocking boomers trying to deal with their kids...even if they weren't entirely clueless, as in TURN UP THE VOLUME or VALLEY GIRL...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com