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Year: 1974
Director: Paul Mazursky
Plot: In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in a youthful hitchhiker (Melanie Mayron), who eventually finds happiness with Harry's grandson (Joshua Mostel). Harry makes stops at the homes of his grown children (Philip Bruns, Ellen Burstyn, and Larry Hagman), but each visit is more disappointing than the last; he also touches base with an old flame (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who has slipped into senility. By the time he arrives in L.A., Harry has become dispirited by his desultory visits with friends and family, but he eventually realizes that each new day can be a beginning rather than an end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:10:37 GMTHarry and Tonto1974Paul MazurskyIn <a href="/players/P____46790/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Mazursky</a>'s rueful character drama, 57-year-old <a href="/players/P____11090/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Art Carney</a> plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in a youthful hitchhiker (<a href="/players/P___101866/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Melanie Mayron</a>), who eventually finds happiness with Harry's grandson (Joshua Mostel). Harry makes stops at the homes of his grown children (<a href="/players/P_____9196/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Philip Bruns</a>, <a href="/players/P_____9777/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ellen Burstyn</a>, and <a href="/players/P_____9336/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Larry Hagman</a>), but each visit is more disappointing than the last; he also touches base with an old flame (<a href="/players/P____23694/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Geraldine Fitzgerald</a>), who has slipped into senility. By the time he arrives in L.A., Harry has become dispirited by his desultory visits with friends and family, but he eventually realizes that each new day can be a beginning rather than an end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide2Slightly Tagged (1-5)4112http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t62871utemd.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Harry_and_Tonto/14786/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/magster/archive/2007/6/22/11695.aspx Post By: magster
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Post Date: 6/22/2007 1:00:18 PM
Body: OK the best part of this movie is watching the cat. But that can be torture because it's obvious the crew starved it to death by the way it would wolf down it's food when they would finally feed the poor thing. The whole movie is based on old men talking about the last time or the first time they had sex with a woman. Harry and his disfunctional family annoy me, the people he encounters on the way are pathetic (an ugly girl who hitchhikes with him) and then when the cat dies at the end of the movie (sorry to spoil it), Harry takes NO responsibility for it, just says "goodbye tonto". How cruel, you take you freaking cat on a cross country trip that he hates, feed him garbage along the way, had no decency to bring his favorite cat food, he dies and you don't even take the blame. Just so you can "find yourself" on the road and get laid by a prostitute. You sick, sick man. Hated it!!!!
]]>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:00:18 GMTmagstermagster Blog6/22/2007 1:00:18 PMOK the best part of this movie is watching the cat. But that can be torture because it&#39;s obvious the crew starved it to death by the way it would wolf down it&#39;s food when they would finally feed the poor thing. The whole movie is based on old men talking about the last time or the first time they had sex with a woman. Harry and his disfunctional family annoy me, the people he encounters on the way are pathetic (an ugly girl who hitchhikes with him) and then when the cat dies at the end of the movie (sorry to spoil it), Harry takes NO responsibility for it, just says &quot;goodbye tonto&quot;. How cruel, you take you freaking cat on a cross country trip that he hates, feed him garbage along the way, had no decency to bring his favorite cat food, he dies and you don&#39;t even take the blame. Just so you can &quot;find yourself&quot; on the road and get laid by a prostitute. You sick, sick man. Hated it!!!! http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_Five_Movies_Regarding_Old_Geezers/190/10216/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: quint
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Post Date: 6/5/2007 8:06:26 PM
Body: My favorite more recent fare is Venus, with the marvelous performance of Peter O'Toole as a man at the end of his days. I can't say enough good things about this film. It warms up nicely in my memory.Oh and Harry and Tonto was my favorite when I was a kid.
]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:06:26 GMTquintTop 56/5/2007 8:06:26 PMMy favorite more recent fare is Venus, with the marvelous performance of Peter O&#39;Toole as a man at the end of his days. I can&#39;t say enough good things about this film. It warms up nicely in my memory.Oh and Harry and Tonto was my favorite when I was a kid. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/friendship/MemberTagFilms.aspxfriendship
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