Allan Arkush on LOVE STORY

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Critics moaned but audiences swooned over Arthur Hiller's antiquated sob story, a 40's-style tearjerker for the Me Decade. The film's screenwriter, Erich Segal, churned out the novel as part of the movie's marketing campaign-voilà, a best-seller in bookstores and at the box office. Though the film made stars out of Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, a Paramount exec determined the movie's real reason for its success, declaring it a "cinematic aphrodisiac."
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@shawnmartin7500 Ай бұрын

"It's just like life. It's full of love, a little bit of sex, and a sad ending." I love that!!!!

@sdovas Ай бұрын

Just for perspective's sake, let's keep in mind tha Erich Segal, who wrote not only LOVE STORY the original novel but also it's screenplay, got his START as a professional non-academic writer as one of the screenwriters of the Beatles' animated magnum opus YELLOW SUBMARINE. "How do I begin...?"

@skyavalanche Ай бұрын

I was a High School Senior in 1970, attending a Private Boys School in Boston, when a classmate offered me the chance to be an extra in this film, as his father was in SAG, and an exam would keep him from doing it. So I skipped school, headed over to Cambridge, and gladly stepped in. I showed up in a long winter coat, and a pair of cherished Stewart plaid pants. Though I was in close proximity of the leads, I was relegated to walking behind them for a stretch, when they both walked through “Hahvid Yahd”. I was paid $60.00 for the day’s work, which was punctuated with repeated calls for “Background People into position”, with directives to once again enact an unassuming, continuous stroll. In viewing it a few times, it appears that I, and others, ended up on the cutting room floor, as what I presumed to be a long shot, turned out to be a close up of our fateful lovers. While the experience never inspired me to become part of a movie crew again, in hindsight my only regret is that I didn’t tell the Director: “If you need me, just cough”!

@denisefreitas6727 Ай бұрын

Your grandmother made a great review of Love Story!

@hwy61rv Ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@frankrossi6972 Ай бұрын

Great review----from Grandma Arkush. I do agree with Alan on the generation-gap aspect with their parents, though (in the same league as "The Graduate" and "Five Easy Pieces), which is the only reason to rewatch this weepie.

@bartman898 Ай бұрын

Love means you always are saying I'm sorry

@OWR0406 Ай бұрын

Saw it one time in the 90‘s. That‘s enough.

@sergioadrianalvarez Ай бұрын

Great story and what a great t shirt

@FloridaRaider Ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad I found this channel.

@crithon Ай бұрын

that's the best introduction.

@mikesilva3868 Ай бұрын

😊good movie

@TheVid54 Ай бұрын

🎼Saw this in Jr. HIgh and still enjoy Francis Lai! And before long, came MIchel LeGrand and Brian's Song. 🎹🎶

@madahad9 Ай бұрын

I have soft spot for Love Story. I saw it when it aired on network tv as a Movie of the Week. I read the book shortly afterwards. Being in my preteen years it left an impression on me. But with the passing of time it's hard to overlook how shamelessly manipulative it is and how cringeworthy most of the dialogue is. If it wasn't for the charm of Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal it'd be unwatchable. They make that embarrassing dialogue tolerable. Whenever I am looking for a quick read I might grab a copy of the book at the local library. From what I discovered it began as a screenplay that Erich Segal couldn't sell and decided to turn it into a "novel". In his memoir On Writing Stephen King suggested that reading bad books was as valuable as a semester of a creative writing class (he cites Valley of the Dolls as his own example), but Love Story would yield some tips on what to avoid. Both the novel and movie are a product of their time and will probably evoke more laughs than tears nowadays. At least Ryan O'Neal got to lampoon the iconic "Love never means having to say your sorry" line in What Up, Doc.

@hwy61rv Ай бұрын

Well put

@marshallamdur9732 Ай бұрын

Where do I begin, Alan?

@briansmith2163 Ай бұрын

Gaaawd . ..

@tomfaison5517 Ай бұрын

In its defence, its short and free of unnecessary sub plots. Its told from an unfussy male perspective and therefore easy to sit through and (maybe) enjoy.

@maxthepupp Ай бұрын

ah, Love Story! oy vey! This treacle was everywhere you turned for a hot minute there! On the scale of 1970's popular trends I put this slightly ahead of mood rings and far behind pet rocks!😑 Ryan O'Neal was great tho - I get the star making.

@maxthepupp Ай бұрын

PS - Thank you Allan! Love you Allan!

@squinkque Ай бұрын

I'm sorry but I still haven't seen this flick. Too late now.

@__hjg__2123 Ай бұрын

Sorry it wasn't Wild Strawberrys or Last Year at Marienbad - but it was a fine movie. no need to get snarky

@walkerstark4564 Ай бұрын

Only good thing about Love Story is that its huge box office success at the time gave sleaze bag Robert Evans the power to green light Godfather, Chinatown other goodies. My Love Story, the raunchier more real Love Story with an epic puke scene this side of Possession Verhoeven's 1973 Turkish Delight, Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. Similar ending to Love Story handled with less sap and sentimentality.

@OWR0406 Ай бұрын

it’s hollywood, stupid 😂