Pre-Order Starting Over (1979) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Thank you for supporting HTF when you preorder using the link below. As an Amazon Associate HTF earns from qualifying purchases. If you are using an adblocker you will not see link.

Amazon.com

 

[David Weicker]

Pre-ordered using link.

Thanks Ron for posting this.

 

[Will Krupp]

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!! WooHoooooooo!

 

[Will Krupp]

It never gets old.....

 

[B-ROLL]

"Does anyone have a Valium ? ..."

 

[HarleyDog]

“I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback about my voice.”

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Never saw this, I guess because I was a pre-teen. 1979 is when my parents started to let me see "R" movies so that wasn't the total barrier, but I'm sure it was part of it.

"'R' movies I could see" essentially equaled "'R' movies my dad wanted to see too"!

I remember "Starting Over" was presented at Burt's attempt to "go serious" and expand past his reputation for comedy/action.

 

[Will Krupp]

I remember "Starting Over" was presented at Burt's attempt to "go serious" and expand past his reputation for comedy/action.

It's still a comedy through and through, but did represent a radical departure from his norm. It was strictly an adult comedy (remember those?) and doubt it would have really appealed to you in 1979 (I was 12 and I had NO interest in it until years later)

It's also famous for being Candice Bergen's first comedic role, which made everybody see her in a different light. She's a joy (well, she plays a bitch but the comedy is a joy!)

 

[MartinP.]

I loved this movie when it came out, but have only revisited it once on VHS! Should've had a lot more Oscar nominations. It was nominated for Best Actress (Jill Clayburgh) and Supporting Actress (Candice Bergen).

 

[Colin Jacobson]

It's still a comedy through and through, but did represent a radical departure from his norm. It was strictly an adult comedy (remember those?) and doubt it would have really appealed to you in 1979 (I was 12 and I had NO interest in it until years later)

Yeah, I should've specified that the comedy wasn't the departure - it was the more "sophisticated" nature vs. the hijinks of "Smokey and the Bandit".

I was actually really into those more "adult-oriented" movies back then. I'm a lowbrow dolt now, but I had elevated tastes as a pre-teen!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I loved this movie when it came out, but have only revisited it once on VHS! Should've had a lot more Oscar nominations. It was nominated for Best Actress (Jill Clayburgh) and Supporting Actress (Candice Bergen).

I seem to recall some controversy that Burt didn't get a nom.

 

[MartinP.]

I seem to recall some controversy that Burt didn't get a nom.

I thought, or hoped, he would.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Dustin Hoffman -- Kramer vs. Kramer
Jack Lemmon -- The China Syndrome
Al Pacino -- ...And Justice for All
Roy Scheider -- All That Jazz
Peter Sellers -- Being There

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I thought, or hoped, he would.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Dustin Hoffman -- Kramer vs. Kramer
Jack Lemmon -- The China Syndrome
Al Pacino -- ...And Justice for All
Roy Scheider -- All That Jazz
Peter Sellers -- Being There

That's a pretty solid roster so hard to argue Burt got "snubbed".

 

[HarleyDog]

I thought, or hoped, he would.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Dustin Hoffman -- Kramer vs. Kramer
Jack Lemmon -- The China Syndrome
Al Pacino -- ...And Justice for All
Roy Scheider -- All That Jazz
Peter Sellers -- Being There

All heavy-hitters, but I remember being annoyed that Burt didn’t get a nomination and Al Pacino did for his over-the-top performance in a movie that I absolutely despised.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I thought, or hoped, he would.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Dustin Hoffman -- Kramer vs. Kramer
Jack Lemmon -- The China Syndrome
Al Pacino -- ...And Justice for All
Roy Scheider -- All That Jazz
Peter Sellers -- Being There

That was the most disappointing Oscar year for me of all time. I wanted ALL THAT JAZZ to win and was stunned it turned out to be KRAMER vs. KRAMER.

 

[MartinP.]

^^^

Has anyone ever revisited Kramer vs. Kramer? I haven't had any desire to see it again after I saw it once back in 1979.
That year had a lot of interesting, varied and edgy films, adult comedies like Being There and Starting Over, some powerhouse performances, and the Oscars seem to have been confused by all this and settled on a rather well done, but tame domestic drama.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

^^^

Has anyone ever revisited Kramer vs. Kramer? I haven't had any desire to see it again after I saw it once back in 1979.
That year had a lot of interesting, varied and edgy films, adult comedies like Being There and Starting Over, some powerhouse performances, and the Oscars seem to have been confused by all this and settled on a rather well done, but tame domestic drama.

To know just how bad it was to see Kramer vs. Kramer win that year, consider that Apocalypse Now was also up for Best Picture that year.

 

[Robert Crawford]

All heavy-hitters, but I remember being annoyed that Burt didn’t get a nomination and Al Pacino did for his over-the-top performance in a movie that I absolutely despised.

You’re out of order!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

All heavy-hitters, but I remember being annoyed that Burt didn’t get a nomination and Al Pacino did for his over-the-top performance in a movie that I absolutely despised.

Pacino actually offers a subdued performance through most of "Justice".

It's that one famous scene that leaves the impression he's in over the top mode the whole time, but he's not.

Curiously, though, pretty much everyone else overacts!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

^^^

Has anyone ever revisited Kramer vs. Kramer? I haven't had any desire to see it again after I saw it once back in 1979.
That year had a lot of interesting, varied and edgy films, adult comedies like Being There and Starting Over, some powerhouse performances, and the Oscars seem to have been confused by all this and settled on a rather well done, but tame domestic drama.

Yeah, I've watched "KvK" probably 3-4 times over the last 20 years.

It's a well-made movie. Was it truly the best of 1979? No, but I wouldn't call it a bad pick for BP.

We've seen plenty worse choices.