Saturday, July 09, 2011

One of the Very Best Movies about Writing


That you might never have seen.

So many good moments.

One of my favorites:

Vernon Hardapple: Why did you keep writing this book if you didn't even know what it was about?

Grady Tripp: I couldn't stop.

Truth.

7 comments:

mary b said...

I loved this movie!!
It never did get the attention it deserved. In fact, I don't ever recall seeing any advertisements for it.
It is one of my top five.
Thanks for posting this.

RossK said...

Isn't there a bit in J. Irving's best (or at least most favous) book about not being able to 'thhhstoppp!'

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Tild said...

Oh criminey -- it's actually good?? Many times I've been tempted to watch it, but I never do, because hey, Michael Douglas. [involuntary shudder]

Anonymous said...

I so envy the state you describe!

deering said...

Oh, yeah, it's a terrific movie. It gets writing _and_ academia right--not an easy thing to do. And Michael Douglas gives an amazing performance here--whereas his Gordon Gecko was all dark angles and sharp edges in WALL STREET, his Grady Tripp is a hilariously-wry affable mess who's become dangerously resigned to his failings.

mahakal said...

Okay thanks for the film recommendation and I gotta tell you it was surreal for me because all of the scenery was where I came from. Including the weather. Brr.

Rev.Paperboy said...

A favorite flick, despite Michael Douglas, who is tolerable here. Bob Dylan won a well deserved oscar for the theme song too, if memory serves.