Synopsis movies like getting straight are ceasing to be tolerable complained one conservative movie magazine of 1970. Getting straight 1970 made on the back of easy rider 1969 and the anti vietnam war campaign, this was one of several campus movies that enabled studio executives to look cool and save money on ties. Getting straight crooked in dealing with campus cleveland press august 7, 1970. I like to remember elliott gould less like monicas dad on friends and more like the rumpled. They make me nervouslike being in a car with a careless driver. Leonard maltins movie guide awarded twoandahalf stars out of four and noted that the film essentially was a period piece but that its central. Getting straight 1970 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Elliot gould plays a vietnam vet who decides to attend college after his tour of duty. Directed by richard rush, who worked for roger corman previous to making this film, getting straight has a b movie feel in a good way, maybe because there are several stylishly cliched characters in baileys social circle. Getting straight more college radicals, and one of no fewer than four movies elliott.
Things become a bit more complicated when he falls in love with jan candice bergen, a beautiful coed, whos become a leader in the. Getting straight 1970 nude scenes turner classic movies. Getting straight is a 1970 american comedydrama motion picture directed by richard rush. Soldier blue is indeed savage, but it wears its clock of truth selfconsciously. When not bedding his classmates, he teaches remedial english and tries to steer clear of the growing student unrest. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. I went into getting straight with no expectations, and it left me both impressed and surprised. Two martini minutes promos are included, but no trailer this time around. Mgm begins selling off its studio back lot property and movie props.
Actor elliott gould on his life and career, with ruthe stein duration. The story line is very dated, very much in the 1960s. Getting straight is a 1970 american comedydrama motion picture directed by richard rush, released by columbia pictures. Graduate student harry bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that hes back studying for his masters, hes trying to fly right. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of nonconformist graduate student harry bailey. Original posters for this movie were terrible, but that doesnt excuse the ugly cover art for the dvd. The films soundtrack album, including badfingers come and get it written and produced by paul mccartney, is released on apple records. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
In the wake of the graduate comes richard rushs getting straight 1970, sort of the graduate student. Today, the oncerelevant but now merely entertaining getting straight is not only tolerable, but downright userfriendly. Buy getting straight movie posters from movie poster shop. Getting straight is a film directed by richard rush with candice bergen, elliott gould, robert f. Sonys martini movies disc of getting straight is a nearly perfect enhanced widescreen transfer of this relic from 1970. The script and the acting are uneven, the characters are flat, and overall the film is just average.
Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and harrys girlfriend, jan, is caught up in most of them. As harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly. Director rush and star gould are scheduled to both be on hand for the screening. Today, the oncerelevant but now merely entertaining getting straight is not only. Other films that have center on student activism include. Here is original soundtrack recording for the 1970 film getting straight directed by richard rush. Directed by richard rush, who worked for roger corman previous to making this film, getting straight has a bmovie feel in a good way, maybe because there. It is supposed to be a proindian movie, and at the end the camera tells us the story was true, more or less, and that the army chief of staff himself called the massacre shown in the film one of the most shameful moments in american history. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Set on a campus against the background of college rebellion, the film takes an antiestablishment stance but under its glib, slick surface has a substratum of establishment movie making. Getting straight full english full movie getting straight full full movie, getting straight full full movie streaming getting straight full movie engsub watch getting straight full english full. Also featured in the cast were candice bergen as baileys girlfriend, jeff corey as baileys professor, robert f. Getting straight 1970 watch free movies online in full. Is getting straight a movie that makes the scene or just exploits it. A vietnam veteran and former student activist, harry bailey elliott gould has returned to college to complete his masters degree in education. The script handles sensitive material with intelligence and wit, and richard rush the stunt man frequently grabs your attention just by the way he positions the camera. Also featured in the cast were candice bergen as baileys girlfriend and jeff corey as baileys professor, with. Original posters for this movie were terrible, but that doesnt excuse the ugly cover art for.
Yet elliot gould injects so much angst into baileys character that this movie offers a wellrounded glimpse into the. Getting straight is a bad movie and my problem as a film critic is that i cant stand bad movies. Getting straight the 1970 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Harry bailey has returned from vietnam and returns to college to earn his masters degree so he can teach english. The year 1970 in film involved some significant events. Read the full synopsis of getting straight, 1970, directed by richard rush, with elliott gould, candice bergen, robert f. Getting straight is a 1970 american comedydrama motion picture directed by richard rush, released by columbia pictures the story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of nonconformist graduate student harry bailey elliott gould. The movies of 1970 were a ball of confusion the boston globe. Getting straight movie posters from movie poster shop. Lyons as his draftavoiding friend nick, and harrison ford as a fellow teaching student and his girlfriends neighbor. Getting getting straight straight the new york times. Other films of this period with similar themes were medium cool 1969, r. Orig columbia pictures getting straight 1970 movie pictures, envelpe, bid shee. Movies like getting straight are ceasing to be tolerable complained one conservative movie magazine of 1970.
It is supposed to be a proindian movie, and at the end the camera tells us the story was true, more or less, and that the army chief of staff himself called the massacre shown in the film one of. Search torrents on dozens of torrent sites and torrent trackers. Getting straight is one of the better studio films that covered and was part of near revolution that happened globally around 1968. Great old movie i was going to school at the college where this was filmed and got to be an extra in this movie was. February 11 the magic christian, starring peter sellers and ringo starr, premieres in new york city. Getting straight was released in an era of change and unrest in the united states in the early 1970s, and was in a long line of films that dealt with these themes. A vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with antiestablishment student protests.
A vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by. Though its plot varies widely from the bad trip films of its time the trip or psychout, getting straight exists in this movie vein that illustrates the 1960s countercultural movement, both through its settingswild parties and college campus hallwaysand through its experimental camerawork, such as the way the lens focuses and defocuses. January 9 larry fine, the second member of the three stooges, suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career. Richard rush s 1970 film getting straight, which stars elliott gould and candice bergen, its 45th anniversary this year. Jun 07, 1970 getting straight is a bad movie and my problem as a film critic is that i cant stand bad movies. The strawberry statement 1970 college student simon bruce davison is politically apathetic but drawn to protests on campus because of the beautiful women in the crowds. It is a comprehensive, cynical, sympathetic, flip, touching and hilarious story of the middle generation of the late 1960s those millions a bit too old for protest, a bit too young for repression. In 1970, hollywoods attempt to capitalize on student rebellion looked trivial in comparison to real events the shootings at kent state occured in the same year, but getting straight, buoyed by. Apr 02, 2020 that was fast becoming its own genre in 1970. Getting straight 1970 a vietnam veteran and former student activist, harry bailey elliott gould has returned to college to complete his masters degree in education. Getting straight 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. An enjoyable college movie with depth, very much of its time, but which at the same time echos some of the institutionalised power conflicts of any generation.
He is considered a hero among the radical student body, but still sees the absurdity on both sides of the fence. The first time i saw this movie was in a drivein movie when i was in high school just make a left turn at the submarine races and youll find it. Colors are very good and the audio is sharp as a tack. Getting straight 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Overview of getting straight, 1970, directed by richard rush, with elliott gould, candice bergen, robert f. Official theatrical movie poster for getting straight 1970. Getting straight is a total gould showcase but it is overwritten and quite selfsatisfied with its clever dialogue and insights into political activism and critique but it is also a wonderful time capsule hey, look. Ronald stein getting straight an original soundtrack. Getting straight 1970 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films.
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