1979 In this episode, Siskel and Ebert Review: Just You and Me Kid, The Frisco Kid, Golden Girl, The Villain and Breaking Away.
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@Jbaxter853 жыл бұрын
Breaking Away is terrific coming-of-age story for family to watch & I strongly recommend 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟
@rustybarrel5162 жыл бұрын
Refund?! REFUND?!!! 😂
@hux20009 ай бұрын
They were so close to the funniest line in the movie: "It's all those 'ini' foods: zucchini and linguine and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit. I want French fries!"
@OhSankYouDoktor3 жыл бұрын
They really got it wrong on "The Frisco Kid." It is something of a cult classic, a funny, moving, and exhilarating film with a brilliant performance by Gene Wilder at its heart.
@ChrisOliver4307 Жыл бұрын
It's funny there was as time when you had to say "Harrison Ford, remember him?"
@grannyweatherwax80058 ай бұрын
And "the actors in Breaking Away are unknowns".
@kevinkey91463 жыл бұрын
Oh God, the genesis of the Breaking Away obsession...
@reneedennis20113 жыл бұрын
I like The Frisco Kid. It was a seriocomedy.
@evan7743 Жыл бұрын
Everybody loves the universal theme of the underdog coming-of-age story, and Breaking Away smartly delivers this, and more. The realistic portrayal of middle America characters was done with humor and intelligence, without insulting the people they were portraying nor the audience. The brilliant juxtaposition of classical pieces such as Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville-Overture” with the biking scenes perfectly highlighted the emotional euphoric tension of the scenes. Before Fatal Attraction, before Silence of the Lamb, how many moviegoers unexpectedly became classical music fans as a result of Breaking Away? Despite the rest of the duds S&E reviewed in this segment, the 1970s produced some of the best American movies of our time. We need more of these type of films today.
@jimpatterson11119 ай бұрын
My favorite line from ‘Breaking Away’, “You act like you lost your wallet.”
@TheSaturnV8 ай бұрын
"Talk to him Evelyn!"
@ragnarkisten10 ай бұрын
Just you and me kid is one of my favorites from the 70's. I remember watching it as a kid, and lately I have found back to it again. I think it is just light years better than the crap they make these days. It is sweet and endearing!
@veel69 Жыл бұрын
When the four guys are talking on the porch in Breaking Away, you can see the boom mic
@hux20009 ай бұрын
Yep! Luckily they fixed that in the VHS/DVD releases.
@ac95593 жыл бұрын
I find the bad movies of the 70s more interesting than just about anything being put out now. If you need a George Burns fix oh God should do the trick
@spencer101823 жыл бұрын
Or Going In Style. Two of his very best from the late 70's.
@ATMyles3 жыл бұрын
The 1970s were arguably the greatest era of American cinema. Not just major movies like The Godfather and GF Pt. II, Jaws, Star Wars, Close Encounters, The French Connection, and so many others, but smaller films like Breaking Away, which I loved.
@ryanjacobson2508 Жыл бұрын
Not bad 70's music, though. Yikes. Lots of terrible dull pop music from that decade.
@ricardocantoral767210 ай бұрын
1967 to 1976, the last great era of American cinema.
@Condorman12 Жыл бұрын
These guys were great at non angry negative reviews of films by people who should have known better.
@kimoandrews58022 ай бұрын
Breaking away should have won Best Picture.
@metalacop2 жыл бұрын
If you like Breaking away check out Fandango and American Flyers.
@ricogomez40202 жыл бұрын
No!
@grannyweatherwax80058 ай бұрын
Brooke Shields was 14 in real life when this movie here came out. No idea how old she was when it was filmed. Can you imagine the outcry now if two middle aged men described a 14 year old, male or female, as a terrible actor who is merely made attractive to look at? I liked S&E but this is gross. Anyway, I've always felt when kids act it's up to the director to get a good performance out of them. If the kid does well, give the director the credit where it's due. It the kid is terrible, again, that's the director's fault. Notice how S&E didn't even mention who the director was. Edited because I had to look up the director and the movie mentioned here was his first real (non-tv) movie. He only did one other after it. But I also saw a review that mentioned Brooke had to at least appear naked a lot in the move? It just gets worse!
@yournamehere60023 ай бұрын
SHE WAS A MODEL
@steveprice27183 жыл бұрын
Hal Needham made the most insignificant movies of the late 70's and early 80's, but he was a stunt man/ coordinator. That period in movies was not the peak in Hollyweird and there would be a decline in quality and character.
@ricardocantoral767210 ай бұрын
He did direct Smokey and The Bandit, a great entertainment. Unfortunately, nothing else he made was worth watching.
@jamesfields2916 Жыл бұрын
I've watched Breaking Away 2-3 times a year the last 40 years. Just a perfect movie.
@stevezisk34152 жыл бұрын
Breaking Away was the 1st I ever Saw an Audience get up and Applaud. My Father and Me And my Aunt went to see Alien at the Brentwood Theatre and it was sold out. Went to East Islip theatre and saw Breaking Away. Still in my top 10
@daughterofolaf11 ай бұрын
Breaking Away is my favorite movie of all time.
@simbalantana45727 ай бұрын
Mine, too. For the past 45 years.
@vicc74092 жыл бұрын
Ebert’s review of Breaking Away is spot on. It uses cycling as a metaphor for growing into adulthood and breaking away from others’ expectations. The best scene isn’t the climax. It’s the quiet walk he has with his Dad where they are both completely honest with each other about who they are and who the can be.
@cherylhulting1301 Жыл бұрын
"Breaking Away" is a sweet little masterpiece. It's one of my favorite movies from the 70s. Everything S & E said about it was spot on. I wish they had alluded to Dave's fascination with Italian bike racers as a manifestation of desire to be anything but a blond young cutter's son from Indiana. These dreams of the future, between escape and acceptance, were a big theme in the film.
@zorrpop Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this episode and went to see Breaking Away . It’s been a favorite ever since .
@christypatton6572 Жыл бұрын
Two of my all time favorite movies. Breaking Away. My husband graduated from IU and then The Frisco Kid was my husband and my favorite movie. My husband passed away and seeing these two movies reviewed together just makes me want to cry. Wonderful memories. I kept up with the Frisco Kid. Both main characters were so believable! I love the movie even now!
@ShawnStradamus5204 ай бұрын
Breaking Away is my all time favorite film. I saw it in the theater in 1979 and have watched it many times since, I never get tired of it. It’s worth noting the sub theme of the decline of the American middle class which was already well underway but not widely recognized in the late 70s. The four friends all had fathers who had provided a decent living for their families by taking jobs cutting limestone in the local quarries out of high school, a life that had already begun to disappear for them, and certainly was not available to their sons.
@sonicgrub2 жыл бұрын
Great film Breaking Away is.
@danielstack41582 жыл бұрын
It made Ebert's list for top ten movies of the 1970's. I guess he really did love it.
@markallen2984 Жыл бұрын
@EMForever Thank you, Yoda
@lotus65 Жыл бұрын
@@markallen2984 LoL you beat me to it!
@newtonduck1 Жыл бұрын
Saw Just You and Me Kid when I was a kid in the theater. I laughed all the way through the scene they showed here and I enjoy watching the film. It's worth it because of George Burns. He's a delight. Also Breaking Away is such a great film.
@richardclegg5853 Жыл бұрын
Breaking Away, always has been, always will be in my top 5... Cyril looking for someone to hug at the end of the race... not a word is spoken, thats acting... everyone's great in this movie but the comic relief Daniel Stern & Paul Dooley bring is irreplaceable
@jamesfields2916 Жыл бұрын
Nice catch on Cyril. That shot of him with nobody there for him always kind of hurts even in a moment of pure joy
@hux20009 ай бұрын
That part with Cyril gets me every time. It's such a simple decision for the director to have made that turns a scene from just another joyous celebration to one that's so much more meaningful. It's as if Yates was completely driven by taking every possible chance to insert some character development. Because of course it makes sense that Cyril would have no one there. His parents don't really care about him; he only has his friends. What a perfect movie that was!
@PC-cs5wp3 ай бұрын
I love Breaking Away! Was paid 60 dollars and free lunch just to sit in their pits at the old track next to the library! Of course I live in Bloomington!,
@kevinbuja43733 жыл бұрын
Man how I miss these guys.
@CrimsonUniverse223 жыл бұрын
It's funny when both agree that "models can't act", obviously referring to Brooke Shields. Yet, the previous year, both Siskel and Ebert gave great praise to Brooke Shield's performance in Pretty Baby. LOL
@BrocktonOval3 жыл бұрын
I really liked just you and me kid. No cell phones, simple storytelling with George Burns and Brook Shields. It was just nice.
@johnmiller56792 жыл бұрын
I loved Breaking Away also. Just a good all around film that you watch and really understand how A simple promise can make a great movie.
@BondFreek Жыл бұрын
The funny thing is in other reviews I've watched they loved The Frisco Kid. Frisco Frisco Kid is a fantastic movie with lots of heart and amazing acting. It's a fish out of water but the twist is the fish is going from one giant pond to becoming a leader in a much smaller pond. And the person that's helping them is the most unlikely of people.
@horaceball5418Ай бұрын
"I wanted him to be miserable ... but not that miserable."
@teejaye62263 жыл бұрын
3:23...There's a career in ruins, wow!
@steveprice27183 жыл бұрын
At one point, Leslie Caron had a pretty good career in the fifties and the early 60's, garnering two best actress Oscar nominations. But Siskel does sort of topple her significance with that comment. Her stardom had pretty much faded at this point, but he didn't have to demean her impact with his comment
@Tolstoy1113 ай бұрын
Goldengirl is one word.
@reneedennis20113 жыл бұрын
I think Susan Anton was first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant years ago.
@rustybarrel5162 жыл бұрын
I think she dated Dudley Moore for a time. What an odd couple.
@ElectrickSoundz Жыл бұрын
❤😂🎉😂❤
@o.c.kiddkidd51632 жыл бұрын
I loved both of the films these two disliked. The Frisco Kid is a great movie that was both touching and funny. The Villain is a lark with one of the funniest lines about naming, parentage, and bastardy ever. Handsome Stranger: "I was named after my father."
@YouTube-tied Жыл бұрын
I wish they would have continued with the Dog of The Week segment, or something similar, on their subsequent review shows. God knows there is never a shortage of lousy movies.
@ricardocantoral767210 ай бұрын
They had a "stinker of the week" segment in their subsequent show.
@spencer101823 жыл бұрын
Siskel said he would give a money back guarantee for those who didn't like Breaking Away? I definitely didnt dislike that film but I didnt think it was all that great. It had some good performances but I felt the story was just way too slow, although it was fun to see young Dennis Quaid and a very young pre- Home Alone and City Slickers Daniel Stern early in their careers.
@eargasm10723 жыл бұрын
Guess you'd have to be around the age of the four main characters when first seeing the film for it to connect with you (or still able to connect with your inner teen/young adult like S&E did)...I watched it on cable a number of times when I was 14 and loved it. Still a sentimental favorite
@ricogomez40202 жыл бұрын
One can say the same about TITANIC, SCARFACE and you know there are people that don't like those movies.
@rustybarrel5162 жыл бұрын
The cast also included Hart Bochner as the college boy “baddie”. People probably remember him better as the d-bag coke-head executive, Ellis, in “Die Hard.” He also voiced the young DA in the terrific animated “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.”
@evan7743 Жыл бұрын
It resonates with everyone who’s ever felt like they were an underdog outsider, trying to find themselves and their place in the world. Ebert mentioned it especially resonated with him because he was grew up as a version of a “cutter”, having grown up as a “townie” in the similar midwestern college town of Champaign-Urbana that was dominated by the local flagship university of UIUC.