Thank god there was no apple pie around. And I thought no one more awkward than Shit Brick would be taking down an attractive older looking friend's mom. Then along came Dustin Hoffman. You take the pie...I mean cake my good man.
You gotta hand it to Anne Bancroft though. You break it you bought it I guess you could say. What's this movie about you might ask? An attractive middle aged woman seduces a super awkward neighbor who just returned from college. He's awkward. Super awkward in only the way Dustin Hoffman can be 40 years later.
But hey, he just got the V card freshly laminated and it's hanging out in his new Voltron velcro wallet. What other choice does he have?
That's right. None.
But wait, what kind of plot is that? Oh....he then falls in love with her daughter.
Good news though! The mom is pyscho and just wants to William Hung all day long regardless of her daughters feelings. There's definitely some billable hours in the future coming towards that household.
Simon and Garfunkel crush the soundtrack which is a great overlay when they're...well...reminiscing? Commiserating?
Anyways, despite the emotionally incestuous actions of the girls mom, Anne Bancroft....I think they end up happily ever after? I'm not sure. The whole time I was trying to figure out who was shorter. Paul Simon or Dustin Hoffman (Hoffman btw, by 0/07 meters according to Google).
Either way, the movie ends with him and his girlfriend looking out the back of a bus on the way out of town...odds are to Hobitton...after he breaks up her impending marriage to some other dude. Pretty much if you've seen that episode of the Simpsons where Abe breaks up the marriage of Marge's mom to Mr. Burns. Yeah, that's the last 15 minutes of this movie. Complete with Simon & Garfunkel.
The ending is enjoyable but I'm not sure if that's because I really enjoyed it or because I had the connection with the Simpsons.
Awkward.
#16 - Sunset Blvd
Another pretty crazy film noir made the list. And the premise is super tongue in cheek given the era.
An old silent movie star got lost in the shuffle of the new era of film (the ones with sound). She was hot shit then but nothing now. However she still holds onto that visage of being a celebrity, on Sunset Blvd. Waiting for her comeback...
There are some great references to what's going on at the time, current movie stars, films, etc. And the movie itself is a great homage to the new 'era' of film. The movie the Artist - while not a film noir - is about this whole silent to sound concept, although ironically it's in silence. Another great movie btw.
Long story short, she falls in love with a screenwriter who's there to write with her and she thinks she's making a big comeback. While really everyone is just placating her.
Then she turns the crazy up to 11.
I'm not going to spoil it for you because it's got a great ending, one that's extremely creepy but monumental for cinema.
"I'm ready for my close up Mr. Demille."
Thank god there was no HD back in 1950.
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