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Decarceration's avatar

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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Daniel Moran's avatar

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.

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Joe C.'s avatar

What a wonderful take on this film. I haven’t seen it in ages, but you made me want to revisit it.

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Daniel Moran's avatar

Thank you! Please check out the whole FMFF catalogue and other stuff on Pages and Frames!

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Michael Elliott's avatar

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.

Great piece!

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Daniel Moran's avatar

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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Michael Elliott's avatar

Right?

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Daniel Moran's avatar

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?”

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