The Group (1966)
The Group (1966)
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#1The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 10:22am
This hot mess of a film was on MGM HD the other day and I'm not ashamed to admit that I adored every overwrought second of it. Candice Bergen aside (she didn't really seem to learn how to act until the late 70s/early 80s), the women in this film actually keep you invested in the clunky soap opera of a plot, although Sidney Lument directs in this herky-jerky style that cuts and jumps from scene to scene at a rapid pace. Often characters will be talking about something that's about to happen and then we jump cut to a scene of people talking about said event AFTER it happens.
It's a treat to see Jessica Walter, Shirley Knight, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan(!), etc so young, especially Walter, who looks like a million bucks throughout.
The stylized 60s version of the 30s looks fantastic in HD, so I highly recommended seeing it in that format if you have the chance.
There's psychoanlaysis! There's the clash of liberal vs conservative! There's breast-feeding! There's lesbianism!
Anyone else a fan?
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#2re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 10:43am
"Anyone else a fan?"
I am. It's been so long since I've seen it that I can't remember anything except I loved it!
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#3re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 11:00amIt looked so good in HD that I enjoyed it more than I should have, I think! I also love that even though it takes place in the 30s Jessica Walter's hair is always quintessential 60s.
#4re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 11:35am
I love this board! First Borstal introduced me to "Lipstick"
and now Phyllis tosses this gem out.
I'm hitting up netflix right now!
edit: Boo! It's not available. 
....but the world goes 'round
Updated On: 2/19/08 at 11:35 AM
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
#5re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 12:26pmEveryone at Vassar had to see that thing at least once. It is a hot mess, indeed. :-P
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#6re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 12:39pmI forgot to mention that George Gaynes (Punky Brewster's foster dad) was in it, too!
#7re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 12:41pmThat's especially freaky, because I always get him and Richard Mulligan (and Harry Morgan, for that matter) confused.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#9re: The Group (1966)
Posted: 2/19/08 at 2:29pmIts good fun. Jessica Walter steals the show.
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