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Cult classic: “Harold & Maude” at Cinema La Placita

by on May. 19, 2010, under Arts, Life

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen the 1971 quirky, cult classic film “Harold and Maude“. 20 year old Harold falls in love with 80 year old Maude, a novel type of relationship any time. Bud Cort stars as Harold and Ruth Gordon is Maude. It may be the Cat Stevens music in the background, or this unusual couple, or depressed Harold’s domineering (but funny) mother, or militaristic uncle that make this movie so entertaining as well.Harold and Maude

Cinema La Placita (www.cinemalaplacita.com) shows this movie outdoors tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., with suggested donation of $3, with all you can eat popcorn. This movie venue is in its 11th year, and is now participating in the 2nd Saturdays Downtown fest as well, on the large, empty wall in the large, empty lot on E. Congress, between Scott and Stone.

From their website: “Since May 2000, we have been showing classic movies in a beautiful plaza setting in downtown Tucson. Every Thursday evening at 7:30, May through October, hundreds of Tucsonans enjoy the cool summer evenings and a pleasant summertime event.”

For those new to Tucson, Cinema La Placita shows movies in the plaza at La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Avenue, which is on the SW corner of E. Broadway and Church Avenue (those bright, multi-colored three & four story buildings).

See you at the movies!

Coming up next week Thursday, the 1933 sci fi/horror film, “The Island of Lost Souls“.

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  • Ferraribubba

    Back in the freaky ’70s, I saw ‘Harold and Maude’ as half of an unlikely double-bill with ‘Fritz the Cat’ in some back-alley art house/opium den in Hollywood.
    After that night, my typical Orange County societial concepts were warped beyond repair.
    I only saw Vivian Pickle, who played Bud Court’s strict, overbearing mother, in one other film. She played Isadora Duncan. She was one fine actress, IMHO. Bud ended up living with, and generally sponging off Groucho Marx until Groucho died.
    Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
     

  • erniemccray

    When did Tucson start having “cool summer evenings?” When I left in ’62 (smile)? Come to think of it, though, compared to summer mornings and summer afternoons, Tucson does have “cool summer evenings.”
    Hey, over here in San Diego, just entertaining myself after a beautiful yoga session with my favorite yoga leader, Natasha, a Mesa native and UA graduate.
    I really enjoyed Harold and Maude as it came out when things were really starting to pop in my life after a down period and it’s been upward ever since, except for these last few months in widower land – but I’ve had great moments even through this ordeal. Some of that is due to the upbeat nature of this blog.
    I’m going to make sure I’m in Tucson on a Thursday to check out the classic flicks. Sounds like a nice way to get people downtown.

  • Charles Spillar

    One of my all time favorite films. I have seen it countless times. I highly recommend it to anyone that has not seen it. I worked on a TV production with Bud Cort and found him a very unusual person. He was perfect for this movie.

  • Carolyn Classen

    Thanks for all you comments about one of my favorite films!  Charlie, I’ll talk to you sometime about working with actor Bud Cort. Wow.

  • http://vergelis.info Alexandr Vergelis

    For me, as a poet, it was very interesting!

  • http://pointmantucson.yuku.com/ mike_brewer

    La Placita Cinema rocks!  The place is still sort of mystical at night. Guess that is why this old Irish mystic still has a little office there.
    And thanks for the nice Memorial Day card.

  • Carolyn Classen

    You’re welcome Mike, hope you had a great Memorial Day event at Sand Jam.

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