Jim mcbrides 1971 film glen and randa, set several decades after the apocalypse, features a much younger roaddriven man, in a thriving natural world largely emptied of people. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the baftawinning film the commitments, as well as starring in the film once, which earned him a number of major awards, including the academy award for best original song for. York times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview. This is a funny compilation of ronda rouseys, fails, interviews, bloopers and best video moments. Gar shares with om, the use of biblical imagery woven into this view of postapocalyptic earth.
The curious glen, unlike complacent randa, wonders what exists beyond their small nomadic community, who survive by finding cans of food in the likes of longabandoned howard johnson restaurants. They know only what theyve seen in pictures and comic books. When we return to the interior of the tent, randa seems less than pleased with the interaction, especially as evidenced by the comically somber expressions in. A gentle, pastoral dystopia concerned with companionship, love, hope, and naivete, glen and randa is a haunting, singular vision from the. Glen s curious mind drives him to wonder what life was like before they were born, as he yearns to go to the city and find civilization.
Wherever men of ideas and action gather to exchange theories and compare experiences, the talk invariably comes around to praising those few accomplished gentlemen among us who have wallowed in the physical delights of a mother and her daughter. Ill be me points out, the singers legacy will include not only his formidable musical achievements but also his bravery in soldiering on and bringing. Director jim mcbride took his first step from the avant garde underground to hollywood with this beautifully photographed bit of thoughtful science fiction. Sep 10, 2012 the film got an x rating for its full frontal nudity. This is not the major failure of glen and randa, or even a failure at all, only an indication of how one mind wandered during this weeks endoftheworld movie, which is as solemn and sincere. Movies like glen and randa if you like glen and randa you are looking for psychological, atmospheric and serious movies about with pregnancy, beach, cult, commune, teenage life, apocalypse and survival themes of adventure and scifi genre shot in usa. Glen and randa 1971 decades after nuclear war devastated the earth, a young couple leave their tribe to explore what remains of the word. With steve curry, shelley plimpton, woody chambliss 1971 93min, 35mm. Glen and randa has enjoyed a cult reputation for 38 years, possibly because its been such a difficult film to see. Glen and randa 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie was rated x when it first came out due to heavy nudity, but today it is rated r. Dennis quaids best movies complete classic and still stands the test of time to this very day. Set in a postapocalyptic america, a young couple steve curry and shelley plimpton sets out across the destroyed countryside in a search of. Teenagers glen and randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several decades.
Overview of glen and randa, 1971, directed by jim mcbride, with steven curry, shelley plimpton, woodrow chambliss, at turner classic movies. The story is pretty simple, glen and randa are teenage lovers and adam and eve metaphors in a future with no hope, they head out into the unknown in search of the metropolis of d. Glen and randa have patched together bits of information gleaned from books, comic books, and magazines about the way the country used to bewhen they see a horse, they think its either a dog or a cameland glen wants to find the city, which he thinks is called metropolis. Glens curious mind drives him to wonder what life was like before they were born, as he yearns to go to the city and find civilization. The film got an x rating for its full frontal nudity.
Fondas career, in his initial years, blossomed significantly well. Disappointingly for me, i did not grow up with this as a kid and only grew up with zathura, the lone wolf for this particular franchise, so i dont actually possess any nostalgic memories with this one as i had just seen it for the first time two years ago with the release of welcome to the jungle. Teenagers glen and randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several. Find similar and related movies for glen and randa 1971 jim mcbride on allmovie. Teenagers glen and randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several decades after nuclear war has devastated the planet. The film was originally rated x for the amount of nudity and imagine some of the situations, and of course, its seems relativity tame now. In an encampment below an underpass of a deserted highway, glen and randa join a group of vacanteyed scavengers who live off the detritus of the previous society. Like the other two films, it is loaded with gorgeous cinematography full of long takes of tiny characters in a looming landscape. List of science fiction films of the 1970s wikipedia.
An item that is used but still in very good condition. Twolane blacktop and pat garrett and billy the kid. Steven curry, shelley plimpton, woodrow chamblis, garry goodrow en shelly plimpton. It isnt quite a camp classic, although its dreadful enough to have a certain comic appeal. Sep 20, 1971 this is not the major failure of glen and randa, or even a failure at all, only an indication of how one mind wandered during this weeks endoftheworld movie, which is as solemn and sincere. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list. Independent filmmaker jim mcbride david holzmans diary follows a hedonistic, innocent young couple as they roam the postapocalyptic world in search of a fabled, unspoiled city of dreams, the record of the journey is glen and randa, a primitive, desperate odyssey by the last bewildered survivors of an atomic holocaust. The film could easily have been about emp or something besides zombies. A gentle, pastoral dystopia concerned with companionship, love, hope, and naivete, glen and randa is a haunting, singular vision from the director of the acclaimed david holzmans diary. The film seems at least conscious of cultural and period gender dynamics, with the magicianss attempted seduction of randa providing the soundtrack to glens search for the map. Glen hansard born 21 april 1970 is an irish songwriter, actor, vocalist and guitarist for the irish group the frames, and one half of folk rock duo the swell season. Glen and randa 1971 imdb teenagers glen and randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several decades after nuclear war has devastated the planet. Glen and randa 1971 changes the movie database tmdb.
Slapped with an xrating, presumably for scenes of copious coitus and nudity, glen and randa is actually a philosophical tale that explores the nature of man and his search to better understand the world. Glen steven curry and randa shelley plimpton, a young couple, struggle to survive among the uneducated, underfed masses in the postapocalyptic wasteland once called america. This ideal has haunted such films as jim mcbrides glen and randa, dennis hoppers the last movie, monte hellmans the shooting and twolane blacktop, robert downeys greasers palace, and alex. Sometimes the scenes end abruptly in a choppy fashion. Ronda rousey funny and best moments funny videos youtube. For a long time, the best testament to rudy wurlitzers writing was his name in the credits of two of the greatest movies of the 70s. Dirk bogarde plays the ageing composer who reassesses his life when his eyes alight on a beautiful teenage boy based on german writer thomas manns renowned 1912 novella, luchino viscontis film is a stately. Glen and randa glen and randa is a 1971 postapocalyptic film, rated x back then because of some incidental full nudity.
Vcis new dvd changes that with a quality transfer of this truly experimental independent effort, made by what director jim mcbride describes as a group of hippies that smile didnt know what they were doing. Glen and randa 1971 ecco una breve sintesi di glen and randa film completo. Glen and randa is a 1970 film that was initially rated x for gasp. It was cowritten by mcbride, lorenzo mans and rudy wurlitzer. In 2011, the legendary guitarist and singer was diagnosed with alzheimers disease just as he was releasing his 61st album, the presciently. The notion of gaining access to the most intimate, moistest recesses of two women, one of whom has squirmed from the womb of the other, is too much. Young mattie ross darby seeks justice for the killers of her father, so she tracks down and hires aging us marshall rooster cogburn wayne to do the job.
Glen has read about a big, shiny city from old comic books, and he takes randa played by shelley plimpton, mother of martha on a quest for a new life in this possible utopia. Amos vogels film as a subversive art page 8 show list info. Glen steven curry and randa shelley plimpton are a couple in their early twenties who forage for survival after an unspecified apocalypse has wiped out civilization. Glen and randa arrives x rating belies films philosophical intent. With steve curry, shelley plimpton, woody chambliss, garry goodrow. Glen and randa, a science fiction film done somewhat in the manner of a documentary, strikes off into new territory, although it echoes some of the paradoxes of the previous films e. Emmy, golden globe and tony award winning actress glenn close is starring in three features that are filming this summer. The grasshopper and the ant film the great diamond robbery 1953 film.
Glen and randa 1971 watch on fandor or streaming online. Henry fonda was a talented academy award winning american actor whose career spanned for over five decades. A complete list of postapocalyptic movies prepper press. Set in a postapocalyptic america, a young couple steve curry and shelley plimpton sets out across the destroyed countryside in a search of the mythical city of metropolis. Government secret coderelease,feb,2012, documentary. Glen or glenda is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to interfere with the fun. A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s. Documentary on the history, mystery, and meaning of the ubiquitous jewish song hava nagila. The rock, blunt to reteam for movie the hollywood reporter. Gorzka milosc czeslaw petelski, poland, 1993 sylwia wysocka. Quick plot synopsis glen and randa are 17 year olds who frolic in the woods, naked, rather like a new adam and eve.
Download the microsoft news app for complete covid19 coverage ad sponsored. Watch glen and randa, the science fiction film by jim mcbride. The film begins with a couple of naked hippies strolling around and moves on from there. They know nothing of the outside world, except that glen has read about and seen pictures of a great city in some old comic books.
Glen and randa featuring steve curry and shelley plimpton is streaming on fandor. The movie is almost scary in its portrayal of a culture brought low, where knowledge has to be achieved starting from the basics. Glen and randa is a 1971 american postapocalypse film directed by jim mcbride. The irony of this wellintentioned but overrated film is that, while undeniably gripping and wrenching at its best particularly in the early stages, i ultimately found the first hourorso to be as subtly manipulative as i imagine many successful child predators are the very artful widescreen framing and lighting, the complete opposite of. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes.
These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. Jan 17, 2015 glen and randa is a 1971 postapocalyptic film, rated x back then because of some incidental full nudity. Making his debut as an actor in broadway, it was in 1935 that fonda first appeared in films, for 20th century foxs screen adaptation the farmer takes a wife. Gloria mundi nikos papatakis, france, 1976 gluck im hinterhaus herrmann zschoche, east germany, 1980 ute lubosch. Learn more about alan raymond at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Glen and randa jim mcbride, usa, 1976 shelley plimpton. But in 2008, he emerged with the drop edge of yonder, his first novel in decades, and the ensuing years have seen four of his earlier novels come back into print. Glen and randa, which opened yesterday at the cinema rendezvous. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos.
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