Product Information
Black comedy tale about a young man who falls in love with an older woman. He is obsessed with death, but she helps him see the positive side of things.Product Identifiers
ProducerColin Higgins, Charles Mulvehill
EAN5014437822437
eBay Product ID (ePID)3957582
Product Key Features
ActorBud Cort, Ellen Geer, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles, Ruth Gordon
Film/TV TitleHarold and Maude
DirectorHal Ashby
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageDanish\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish
Run Time87 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2002
Features2 Theatrical Trailers, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerCat Stevens
Production DesignerMichael Haller
ReviewsMartha's Vineyard Times - Understatedly hilarious. Cort and Gordon are a truly unique pairing. A must see.
Additional InformationIn the long ago days before video when access to anything but first-run Hollywood movies was limited to repertory houses and college film societies, Hal Ashby's HAROLD AND MAUDE, while not what one would call an underground film, achieved cult status, becoming one of the most popular American films of its time. It is, interestingly, a very simple story. He's shy and morose; she's spunky and full of life. The film is a cliched love story about how opposites attract, except that he's 19 and she's 79. Harold, played with deadpan humor by Bud Cort, is under extreme pressure from his overbearing mother, Mrs. Chasen (Vivian Pickles), in a performance that is a sheer delight, to enter the dating world in hopes of marriage, but he would rather spend his time going to funerals, which is where he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon). She feels he needs to come out of his shell and enjoy life, so she includes him in hers, which is one long, unending series of lunatic adventures, ranging from saving trees to grand theft auto. Their love affair celebrated the spirit of an experimental generation guided by the mantra "If it feels good, do it." The soundtrack, with songs and lyrics by Cat Stevens (which Pauline Kael called "mush minded"), provides an effective thematic bridge as Harold crosses from extended adolescence to manhood.
Special EffectsA. D. Flowers
ScreenwriterColin Higgins
Costume DesignerWilliam Ware Theiss
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian
CinematographerJohn A. Alonzo
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Mono
Movie/TV TitleHarold And Maude
EditorEdward A. Warschilka, William Sawyer