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HAROLD AND MAUDE
June 21, 2017  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

TCM is showing an evening of cult movies tonight, and most of them are films I watched in theaters the first time around – often at midnight showings. First up: 1971’s Harold & Maude, the Hal Ashby comedy starring Bud Cort as a seemingly suicidal teenager whose outlook on life is improved after he meets, and falls in love with, an 80-year-old free spirit played by Ruth Gordon. The musical soundtrack, by Cat Stevens, was an unexpected addition to the film, a temp-track guide that became permanent – but it’s invaluable.

 
 
 
 
 
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