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\nIn today’s guest post, Bill Dunphy remembers one of his favorite films:<\/strong><\/p>\n

These days I find myself migrating to the old comedies, the classics…at least \u201cmy\u201d classics. I fully appreciate that what denotes a film as a classic may be just 20 years, if you are 23. Conversely in my case, at 77, I have a few decades of classics in my mind.<\/p>\n

I watched one of my all time favorites the other night, not a big blockbuster, but a film that is hilarious to me all the same: Lovers and Other Strangers<\/a><\/em>. It is an ensemble movie, that still tickles me much, even after 50 years. It had among its cast Gig Young<\/a>, Cloris Leachman<\/a>, Harry Guardino<\/a>, Jerry Stiller<\/a> and Anne Meara<\/a>, all of whom were big stars when the film hit theaters.<\/p>\n

Lesser known at that time were some other actors who appeared. Bea Arthur<\/a> shines here, years before Maude<\/a><\/em> and her many other TV series. Richard Castellano<\/a> delivers an Academy Award-nominated performance here, he would go on to star in the television series The Super<\/em> and to win further acclaim as Peter Clemenza in The Godfather<\/a><\/em>. Bonnie Bedelia<\/a>, whose career is still going strong today, is featured decades before she played John McClane’s wife in the first two Die Hard<\/a><\/em> films. (My personal favorite of her movies was Needful Things<\/a><\/em>, an adaptation of the Stephen King<\/a> story of the same name).<\/p>\n

Lovers and Other Strangers<\/em> is also noteworthy for marking the film debut of Diane Keaton<\/a>, two years before her Godfather<\/em> role, and seven before her Looking for Mr. Goodbar<\/em> and, as a Best Actress Academy Award winner, for Annie Hall<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Also included in the cast was Anne Jackson<\/a> — who was most recognizable back then from her many TV and film appearances in a career that lasted from 1949 to 2008!. (Anne was, coincidentally, married for 66 years to Eli Wallach<\/a>, another prolific actor, although he is not in this film). Bob Dishy<\/a>, a face you would recognize even if the name escapes you, had a very active acting career, and was always a positive addition to anything he chose to be in! I especially liked his roles in both The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/a><\/em> and Frasier<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

This film hits home to me with it\u2019s wonderful humor and truth. It is primarily set at an out-of-town wedding, and the interplay of characters along with several twists and stories within stories make it more enjoyable each time I watch it. The music is great as well, so much so that Lovers and Other Strangers<\/em> won an Academy Award for Best Original Song with the tune “For All We Know.”<\/p>\n

Try to remember what movies made an impression on you and revisit them. For this is as close to a time machine as we\u2019ll get. That reminds me, I like The Time Machine<\/a><\/em> with Rod Taylor<\/a>. Maybe I\u2019ll watch that tonight…<\/p>\n

Bill Dunphy enjoys photography, cooking, reading, and, of course, movies — of which he has about 350 in his library.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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