Only way you could make this movie today would be if it ended with a big CGI slugfest that destroys buildings and it was called KRAMER V. KRAMER: DAWN OF DIVORCE or something.
I first saw this movie - believe it or not - when I was around 11 or 12 years old. We had HBO and I was a GenX kid, so, the TV was my babysitter. Also, I must've been a serious child. This and 'All the President's Men' were two films that fascinated me - both dealt with human nature in their own particular ways.
Thank you! That’s a great point about All the President’s Men—today kids are shielded from great art because it’s not “age appropriate,” but are then fed junk.
I guess the modern version of this - kinda, sorta - is that Noah Baumbach film, MARRIAGE STORY, but I watched KRAMER VS. KRAMER and was surprised at how well it aged.
Only way you could make this movie today would be if it ended with a big CGI slugfest that destroys buildings and it was called KRAMER V. KRAMER: DAWN OF DIVORCE or something.
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Perfect! Or a reboot where we see the courtship of Ted and Joanna — called KRAMER LOVES KRAMER—and with Michael Richards as their wacky neighbor.
I first saw this movie - believe it or not - when I was around 11 or 12 years old. We had HBO and I was a GenX kid, so, the TV was my babysitter. Also, I must've been a serious child. This and 'All the President's Men' were two films that fascinated me - both dealt with human nature in their own particular ways.
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Thank you! That’s a great point about All the President’s Men—today kids are shielded from great art because it’s not “age appropriate,” but are then fed junk.
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“A Matter of Constancy” is what this movie would have been called had it been made 40 years earlier. Screenplay by Ben Hecht.
I guess the modern version of this - kinda, sorta - is that Noah Baumbach film, MARRIAGE STORY, but I watched KRAMER VS. KRAMER and was surprised at how well it aged.
It did age well. It also reminded me of how good Dustin Hoffman was / is and made me ask, “Why don’t I watch more movies with him more often?”