tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post3501058497796113687..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Marathon Man: "Is it safe?"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-60271968628174294942017-01-31T14:11:19.626-05:002017-01-31T14:11:19.626-05:00I don't know if I can rewatch "Marathon M...I don't know if I can rewatch "Marathon Man" without my teeth hurting!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37894866240489774202017-01-30T07:49:13.726-05:002017-01-30T07:49:13.726-05:00I love this film. Good point comparing Hoffman'...I love this film. Good point comparing Hoffman's Be Braddock to Babe. Never thought of that it is a reasonable assumption. I always liked William Goldman's books. Quick reads that kept you entertained.John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86463161257791294772017-01-29T18:55:04.528-05:002017-01-29T18:55:04.528-05:00Scheider appeared in a number of nifty 1970s films...Scheider appeared in a number of nifty 1970s films. I'm especially fond of THE SEVEN UPS and SORCERER. There's also that movie about the shark.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-55769135514497570772017-01-29T18:53:47.888-05:002017-01-29T18:53:47.888-05:00Interesting to learn about the sequel. I think a p...Interesting to learn about the sequel. I think a prequel focusing on Doc would have been intriguing.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-63257921416885810812017-01-29T18:52:53.914-05:002017-01-29T18:52:53.914-05:00She was a hot actress in Hollywood briefly. I reme...She was a hot actress in Hollywood briefly. I remember her being cast in BLACK SUNDAY and opposite Pacino in BOBBY DEERFIELD. Her career arc reminds me of Sylva Koscina, an Italian actress lured to Hollywood in the 1960s only to return to her native country.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-35643381745344249972017-01-29T18:50:06.900-05:002017-01-29T18:50:06.900-05:00Thanks for the info on THE GRADUATE book sequel. I...Thanks for the info on THE GRADUATE book sequel. I can't imagine an interesting path for Benjamin and Elaine!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-43053572800879107432017-01-27T19:01:25.088-05:002017-01-27T19:01:25.088-05:00Good selection Rick, as I had forgotten about this...Good selection Rick, as I had forgotten about this movie. It was intriguing when I saw it many years ago. I always liked Marthe Keller, as another very good cast member in the movie. I'll have to look for it again.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-76130110927246063942017-01-27T17:38:54.363-05:002017-01-27T17:38:54.363-05:00I've yet to see MARATHON MAN, but have added i...I've yet to see MARATHON MAN, but have added it to the list and appreciate being forewarned of the disappointing latter half. I agree that Scheider always makes a movie better, even when his face isn't seen, like in MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS, where his voiceover narration as Mishima was outstanding. <br /><br />Re Benjamin and Elaine. THE GRADUATE author Charles Webb actually penned a 2007 sequel titled HOME SCHOOL, which found them living in the '70s with kids. I actually bought a copy on eBay and regretted it--a very disappointing book (that I didn't even finish, to be honest). Gary R. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811008380554433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-8506168494496250882017-01-27T10:37:15.529-05:002017-01-27T10:37:15.529-05:00Thanks for recommending this one, Rick. For some r...Thanks for recommending this one, Rick. For some reason, it's always slipped under my radar...despite this top-notch cast.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-41757131164730379782017-01-26T22:03:28.164-05:002017-01-26T22:03:28.164-05:00This is one of the first movies I saw multiple tim...This is one of the first movies I saw multiple times in the theatre. <br /><br />Scheider is compelling and Olivier is menace personified but I've always been a big fan of the whole film including Hoffman's performance plus William Devane's character who practically oozes slime no matter how well he's dressed. <br /><br />You're so right about that opening scene it starts so benignly and ends in a literal inferno, expertly directed. That street scene is equally powerful. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-44117265393320930622017-01-26T19:05:00.138-05:002017-01-26T19:05:00.138-05:00Another note on Marathon Man; it's based on Wi...Another note on Marathon Man; it's based on William Goldman's 1972 novel of the same name. In 1986, Goldman wrote a sequel novel entitled Brothers, in which Scheider's character, "Doc" survives his stabbing and is the focus of the story.John Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663676176398174024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-24760922049704922362017-01-26T18:38:03.963-05:002017-01-26T18:38:03.963-05:00Rick, You nailed this review perfectly. Scheider...Rick, You nailed this review perfectly. Scheider is fantastic, and the movie goes down the hill if not off a cliff after he's gone. Hoffman is annoying (a trait he plays so well, I wonder if it's acting).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598321249896138287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-49859786939786655912017-01-26T09:56:37.282-05:002017-01-26T09:56:37.282-05:00Excellent article that drew me in to this movie. M...Excellent article that drew me in to this movie. Marathon Man goes so way back for me that any new viewing will practically seem like the first time. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-44606904088518425982017-01-26T09:28:47.373-05:002017-01-26T09:28:47.373-05:00Good post, Rick. This one's a favorite of mine...Good post, Rick. This one's a favorite of mine, having seen it on TV several times during my younger days. I agree with you on Scheider. He's a fine actor, and often underrated.John Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663676176398174024noreply@blogger.com