I really enjoyed learning more about this film and how it fits in with the changes going on in Hollywood. Sounds like a very interesting one. I will put it on my radar to pick up and watch in the future. Great one Mike!
Most of the movie was made in the town I grew up in. I think I was about 9 years old. It was really something big for our little town. Many of our locals were in it. I watch it at least once a year. If you like small towns you should watch this.🌸
It's a great film. It's about a man who has an empty life, doesn't love his wife, he's getting old.....And he risks everything for one last love affair before he dies....REAL love (for him anyway).
Thanks for commenting! Yeah, this story is a real tragedy for the Gregory Peck character, as he's totally invested emotionally in the relationship with the Tuesday Weld character, while she's only using him. Peck does a wonderful job showing the pain he's going through. And Estelle Parsons is brilliant as his unhappy wife, who obviously loves him deeply. Weld's character is difficult to read because she seems to have real affection for this man, but her true loyalty lies with her family. An incredible film.
Not seen or heard of this one, thank you for bringing it to my attention. I actually haven’t seen many from the year 1970. Maybe just MASH, Patton, and The Aristocats. All 3 of which I like very much. Maybe this will be the 4th! Thank you so much for the shout out! It was great catching up talking movies and helping you thin out your collection.
You're welcome for the shout out, and you can help me thin out my collection anytime. This is a very good dramatic film that I think you would appreciate.
I saw this one when it came out, Mike. I’m sure I have expressed on your channel my intense childhood crush on Tuesday Weld so I never missed any of her movies. This is one of her best. I thought at the time that Peck was miscast but I haven’t seen the film in a long time. Estelle Parsons was indeed great. I saw her in a stage play by William Inge at a theater festival in Massachusetts right before Covid. She had only a small part but she was great. I think she was 90years old! As for Tuesday Weld, if I owned a physical media company my pet project would be a boxset containing all her tv performances where she really shined. Forget the sex kitten veneer. She expressed vulnerability and sadness as well as anyone.
Roger, that's a wonderful idea you have for a box set including Tuesday's great TV performances. Maybe you and I can go into business and make this a post-retirement project. You are so right in saying she was so good at expressing vulnerability and sadness. True, she also did the sex kitten routine, and quite well, but she was able to transcend that image, most likely to the disappointment of the studio moguls who made big money off of sex kittens. That's a wonderful story about Estelle Parsons. This film made me realize what a brilliant actress she is. I'll be searching for more of her work. Thanks for commenting!
Hi Mike. Thanks very much for this video. I was about 5 minutes into it when you held up the dvd case and I realized I picked this up some time ago and forgot I had it. Pretty sure at the time I didn’t note it was a John Frankenheimer film and just saw that it was Gregory Peck. I have now pulled it out and will watch it soon…..I did see Derek’s video last night, that was good you could meet up and he got some good titles from you.
A great classic actor, most definitely! Gene Hackman was the actor wanted by John Frankenheimer, but Columbia Studios wanted Peck because they had him under contract. I think Hackman would have done a good job. But I like the way Peck played it. Thanks for commenting, Harry!
I think you'd like this one, Frank. And as for Johnny Cash, I find myself appreciating him more as the years go by. Very talented, charismatic gentleman.
This film doesn't seem to be terribly well known, but I think it's worth seeking out. Gregory Peck is definitely always worth watching. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you for the high praise Mike! This one is new to me but that's what I like about your channel. Someday, when I retire from Schleping passport applications, I'll start watching more movies and I'll have a lot more to watch thanks to you. I think it's good idea to focus on one actor/actress or even director, etc. and collect those movies. It's a good way to learn about their career. I of course know Gregory Peck but there are just so many of his films that I haven't seen. Of course I've heard about Tuesday Weld but have seen even less of her movies. I like a good clean movie. Not that I'm a prude (see Bee Girls) but now a days EVERYTHIING has nudity and/or foul language. Even Star Trek! Always well thought out and informative Mike!
Rob, you deserve all the high praise you can get! I'm happy that I've been able to add to your future retirement watch list. I'm no prude either. But I don't think exploitation of any kind, whether it be violence, sex, or nudity, necessarily adds something positive to a film. I think directors who add these things sometimes are covering up the fact that they lack the ability to make a good, involving film any other way. I Walk the Line concentrates more on human emotions than it does anything else, and that's one of the reasons I like it. There aren't that many Tuesday Weld movies available, unfortunately. But some of her best films can be found. Take care, Rob!
I hadn’t heard of Tuesday Weld but a few of the online photos she reminds me a bit of Jessica Lange not in looks but how she commands the camera. Just added A Safe Place to my list of wants. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks for taking the time to investigate Tuesday Weld. She was one of the dream girls of the 1960s, known as much for her beauty and somewhat wild lifestyle as much as for her acting. But over the years she proved herself to be quite a talented, sensitive actress. A Safe Place is a good showcase for her and is a film she loved making. I would also recommend Wild in the Country (1961), Lord Love a Duck (1966) and Pretty Poison (1968). That's a nice comparison between Weld and Jessica Lange!
@@grey1951 wow I actually own Wild In the Country but after watching the trailer, I guess I confused it with another Elvis Film I didn’t like so it’s been sitting on the shelf unwatched. Lord Love A Duck has been on my wishlist for a while. I’ll definitely check out Pretty Poison, only movie I’ve ever watched with Anthony Perkins was Psycho. I’ve wanted to check out his films just Psycho overshadows everything else. Thank you for the recommendations
@@80sMadeConsumer Another excellent Anthony Perkins performance is in FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT, with Sophia Loren as his costar. He made a second film with Miss Weld: PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, also very good. WILD IN THE COUNTRY was one of Elvis Presley's early films that actually gave him a chance to be a decent actor. But he soon began making the same movie over and over again until the end of the 1960s.
@@grey1951 I can see that Wild in the Country looks nothing any thing else. I’ll be sure to add those to my list. I of course have the Black Hole and recently picked up WUSA, even in my own collection Psycho overshadows the rest. Play it’s as it lays looks to be very enjoyable. The other one I’ve had on my radar was The Champagne Murders.
@@80sMadeConsumer Yes, The Champagne Murders, directed by Claude Chabrol. Another one worth seeing! My favorite Presley film is Jailhouse Rock, followed by Loving You, King Creole, and Wild In the Country.
I picked up a Blu-ray copy a few years ago, and you're right. It's one of the best things she ever did. Always happy to meet another Tuesday Weld fan!!
Yes, I have a DVD copy of SOLDIER IN THE RAIN. It's a pretty good film, and I think Tuesday is the best thing about it. But I do like Gleason and McQueen. Thanks for commenting!
This sounds like a pretty good film, I’ll probably have to try and seek this out to watch. Thank you for the video Mike, have a great night and take care!
Hi again, Mike. I have now watched it and just rewatched your review and you really sum it up well. Tuesday Weld absolutely is excellent here, 27 but really nailing playing younger and more innocent. Watching Peck, I kept wondering how the film would have been with Gene Hackman, who apparently was first choice for the role. Its tricky, I’m not entirely sure Peck was right for the role but he’s fascinating to watch as always. And like you said, the scenes with Estelle Parsons packed a punch, she was terrific. Great Eastmancolor cinematography, a really interesting film. Thanks again for reminding me I had this in my collection.
Well, I'm glad you watched the film!! And I'm especially glad you liked the gorgeous Miss Weld. She is really excellent, as you said. A less talented actress would have been unable to show the subtlety and ambiguity of her character as effectively as she did. I think she and Frankenheimer must have gotten along well. And Estelle Parsons can just break your heart. I need to see more of her work in films. Gene Hackman could have played the sheriff very well, and I think he would have displayed more emotion than Gregory Peck. But I kind of like Peck's mute frustration. I think it fits the character pretty well. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch the movie and give me your impressions. Take care!
You and I seem to trade this same comment back and forth, Ian!! if you get a chance to see this, you will probably enjoy it. Good drama and good acting.
I've never seen this but it sounds very interesting and I do like Tuesday Weld, although at around 26 or 27 at the time a little old to be playing a lolita type, but hey. She was in a lot of good things but for some reason right off the top of my head a stand out for me is Wild in the Country with Elvis Presley. Also a Route 66 episode from TV, which by the way is probably my favorite TV series of all time.
You're right. She was a little too old to be playing another Lolita type. But believe me, she makes it work, and she photographs much younger than her age. In fact, I think she looks older in Pretty Poison, which was two years earlier. Maybe the camera man was responsible! I just recommended Wild In the Country to another UA-camr. Route 66 is also my all-time favorite TV show!!! And I remember the episode you mentioned, "Love Is a Skinny Kid", the one where she comes back to her hometown wearing a mask. Excellent episode, also featuring Cloris Leachman, Veronica Cartwright, and Burt Reynolds. Tuesday did quite a bit of television, including some very good made-for-TV movies from the 1970s on. She just turned 80!!!
@@bb5468 And so do you!! Route 66 was always magical to me. Everything about it, the theme music, that beautiful Corvette, the dramatic dialogue from the mouths of Maharis and Milner, the fascinating locations all over America, and the iconic guest stars, for me it was the best TV show ever produced. I love those early days of television.
I really enjoyed learning more about this film and how it fits in with the changes going on in Hollywood. Sounds like a very interesting one. I will put it on my radar to pick up and watch in the future. Great one Mike!
Thank you for commenting! I'm always happy to bring something into your radar!
Most of the movie was made in the town I grew up in. I think I was about 9 years old. It was really something big for our little town. Many of our locals were in it. I watch it at least once a year. If you like small towns you should watch this.🌸
It's a great film. It's about a man who has an empty life, doesn't love his wife, he's getting old.....And he risks everything for one last love affair before he dies....REAL love (for him anyway).
Thanks for commenting! Yeah, this story is a real tragedy for the Gregory Peck character, as he's totally invested emotionally in the relationship with the Tuesday Weld character, while she's only using him. Peck does a wonderful job showing the pain he's going through. And Estelle Parsons is brilliant as his unhappy wife, who obviously loves him deeply. Weld's character is difficult to read because she seems to have real affection for this man, but her true loyalty lies with her family. An incredible film.
Not seen or heard of this one, thank you for bringing it to my attention. I actually haven’t seen many from the year 1970. Maybe just MASH, Patton, and The Aristocats. All 3 of which I like very much. Maybe this will be the 4th!
Thank you so much for the shout out! It was great catching up talking movies and helping you thin out your collection.
You're welcome for the shout out, and you can help me thin out my collection anytime. This is a very good dramatic film that I think you would appreciate.
I saw this one when it came out, Mike. I’m sure I have expressed on your channel my intense childhood crush on Tuesday Weld so I never missed any of her movies. This is one of her best. I thought at the time that Peck was miscast but I haven’t seen the film in a long time. Estelle Parsons was indeed great. I saw her in a stage play by William Inge at a theater festival in Massachusetts right before Covid. She had only a small part but she was great. I think she was 90years old!
As for Tuesday Weld, if I owned a physical media company my pet project would be a boxset containing all her tv performances where she really shined. Forget the sex kitten veneer. She expressed vulnerability and sadness as well as anyone.
Roger, that's a wonderful idea you have for a box set including Tuesday's great TV performances. Maybe you and I can go into business and make this a post-retirement project. You are so right in saying she was so good at expressing vulnerability and sadness. True, she also did the sex kitten routine, and quite well, but she was able to transcend that image, most likely to the disappointment of the studio moguls who made big money off of sex kittens. That's a wonderful story about Estelle Parsons. This film made me realize what a brilliant actress she is. I'll be searching for more of her work. Thanks for commenting!
"Who'll Stop The Rain" w/ Nick Nolte
Hi Mike. Thanks very much for this video. I was about 5 minutes into it when you held up the dvd case and I realized I picked this up some time ago and forgot I had it. Pretty sure at the time I didn’t note it was a John Frankenheimer film and just saw that it was Gregory Peck. I have now pulled it out and will watch it soon…..I did see Derek’s video last night, that was good you could meet up and he got some good titles from you.
Hi Neil! Yeah, it was good meeting up with Derek, and hopefully we can do it again soon.
A film to look out for, love watching Gregory Peck.
A great classic actor, most definitely! Gene Hackman was the actor wanted by John Frankenheimer, but Columbia Studios wanted Peck because they had him under contract. I think Hackman would have done a good job. But I like the way Peck played it. Thanks for commenting, Harry!
Interesting about the Johnny Cash song. Looks like a good film.
I think you'd like this one, Frank. And as for Johnny Cash, I find myself appreciating him more as the years go by. Very talented, charismatic gentleman.
Very cool that you found someone local to share movies with that will probably enjoy them. Never heard of this one but Gregory Peck isn’t a hard sell.
This film doesn't seem to be terribly well known, but I think it's worth seeking out. Gregory Peck is definitely always worth watching. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you for the high praise Mike! This one is new to me but that's what I like about your channel. Someday, when I retire from Schleping passport applications, I'll start watching more movies and I'll have a lot more to watch thanks to you. I think it's good idea to focus on one actor/actress or even director, etc. and collect those movies. It's a good way to learn about their career. I of course know Gregory Peck but there are just so many of his films that I haven't seen. Of course I've heard about Tuesday Weld but have seen even less of her movies. I like a good clean movie. Not that I'm a prude (see Bee Girls) but now a days EVERYTHIING has nudity and/or foul language. Even Star Trek! Always well thought out and informative Mike!
Rob, you deserve all the high praise you can get! I'm happy that I've been able to add to your future retirement watch list. I'm no prude either. But I don't think exploitation of any kind, whether it be violence, sex, or nudity, necessarily adds something positive to a film. I think directors who add these things sometimes are covering up the fact that they lack the ability to make a good, involving film any other way. I Walk the Line concentrates more on human emotions than it does anything else, and that's one of the reasons I like it. There aren't that many Tuesday Weld movies available, unfortunately. But some of her best films can be found. Take care, Rob!
I hadn’t heard of Tuesday Weld but a few of the online photos she reminds me a bit of Jessica Lange not in looks but how she commands the camera. Just added A Safe Place to my list of wants. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks for taking the time to investigate Tuesday Weld. She was one of the dream girls of the 1960s, known as much for her beauty and somewhat wild lifestyle as much as for her acting. But over the years she proved herself to be quite a talented, sensitive actress. A Safe Place is a good showcase for her and is a film she loved making. I would also recommend Wild in the Country (1961), Lord Love a Duck (1966) and Pretty Poison (1968). That's a nice comparison between Weld and Jessica Lange!
@@grey1951 wow I actually own Wild In the Country but after watching the trailer, I guess I confused it with another Elvis Film I didn’t like so it’s been sitting on the shelf unwatched. Lord Love A Duck has been on my wishlist for a while. I’ll definitely check out Pretty Poison, only movie I’ve ever watched with Anthony Perkins was Psycho. I’ve wanted to check out his films just Psycho overshadows everything else. Thank you for the recommendations
@@80sMadeConsumer Another excellent Anthony Perkins performance is in FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT, with Sophia Loren as his costar. He made a second film with Miss Weld: PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, also very good. WILD IN THE COUNTRY was one of Elvis Presley's early films that actually gave him a chance to be a decent actor. But he soon began making the same movie over and over again until the end of the 1960s.
@@grey1951 I can see that Wild in the Country looks nothing any thing else. I’ll be sure to add those to my list. I of course have the Black Hole and recently picked up WUSA, even in my own collection Psycho overshadows the rest. Play it’s as it lays looks to be very enjoyable. The other one I’ve had on my radar was The Champagne Murders.
@@80sMadeConsumer Yes, The Champagne Murders, directed by Claude Chabrol. Another one worth seeing! My favorite Presley film is Jailhouse Rock, followed by Loving You, King Creole, and Wild In the Country.
Check out Tuesday Weld in "Who'll Stop The Rain" w/ Nick Nolte. She's incredible
I picked up a Blu-ray copy a few years ago, and you're right. It's one of the best things she ever did. Always happy to meet another Tuesday Weld fan!!
Mike great video have you seen Tuesday Weld in Soldier In The Rain? If not I think you would. like it. Plus it has Steve Mcqeen and Jackie Gleeson
Yes, I have a DVD copy of SOLDIER IN THE RAIN. It's a pretty good film, and I think Tuesday is the best thing about it. But I do like Gleason and McQueen. Thanks for commenting!
This sounds like a pretty good film, I’ll probably have to try and seek this out to watch. Thank you for the video Mike, have a great night and take care!
Thanks for tuning in, Jared! And thanks for commenting. This is a good dramatic film that I think you would appreciate. Have a great rest of the week!
@@grey1951thank you very much for talking about this film and you’re defiantly welcome!
Hi again, Mike. I have now watched it and just rewatched your review and you really sum it up well. Tuesday Weld absolutely is excellent here, 27 but really nailing playing younger and more innocent. Watching Peck, I kept wondering how the film would have been with Gene Hackman, who apparently was first choice for the role. Its tricky, I’m not entirely sure Peck was right for the role but he’s fascinating to watch as always. And like you said, the scenes with Estelle Parsons packed a punch, she was terrific. Great Eastmancolor cinematography, a really interesting film. Thanks again for reminding me I had this in my collection.
Well, I'm glad you watched the film!! And I'm especially glad you liked the gorgeous Miss Weld. She is really excellent, as you said. A less talented actress would have been unable to show the subtlety and ambiguity of her character as effectively as she did. I think she and Frankenheimer must have gotten along well. And Estelle Parsons can just break your heart. I need to see more of her work in films. Gene Hackman could have played the sheriff very well, and I think he would have displayed more emotion than Gregory Peck. But I kind of like Peck's mute frustration. I think it fits the character pretty well. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch the movie and give me your impressions. Take care!
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You and I seem to trade this same comment back and forth, Ian!! if you get a chance to see this, you will probably enjoy it. Good drama and good acting.
@@grey1951 Maybe one day we'll talk about something the other one has seen.😂
@@forkerball3988 Anything is possible!
I've never seen this but it sounds very interesting and I do like Tuesday Weld, although at around 26 or 27 at the time a little old to be playing a lolita type, but hey. She was in a lot of good things but for some reason right off the top of my head a stand out for me is Wild in the Country with Elvis Presley. Also a Route 66 episode from TV, which by the way is probably my favorite TV series of all time.
You're right. She was a little too old to be playing another Lolita type. But believe me, she makes it work, and she photographs much younger than her age. In fact, I think she looks older in Pretty Poison, which was two years earlier. Maybe the camera man was responsible! I just recommended Wild In the Country to another UA-camr. Route 66 is also my all-time favorite TV show!!! And I remember the episode you mentioned, "Love Is a Skinny Kid", the one where she comes back to her hometown wearing a mask. Excellent episode, also featuring Cloris Leachman, Veronica Cartwright, and Burt Reynolds. Tuesday did quite a bit of television, including some very good made-for-TV movies from the 1970s on. She just turned 80!!!
@@grey1951 Well sir you have excellent taste in TV!
@@bb5468 And so do you!! Route 66 was always magical to me. Everything about it, the theme music, that beautiful Corvette, the dramatic dialogue from the mouths of Maharis and Milner, the fascinating locations all over America, and the iconic guest stars, for me it was the best TV show ever produced. I love those early days of television.
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He has a great channel. Can you imagine posting a video every single day? I can't!
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You'd like this one, Bob.
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