Review of Taking Off

Taking Off (1971)
8/10
Was it ever released on video?
27 July 2004
Warning: Spoilers
I'd love to see this again, even if just a rented VHS. I see that it's not out on DVD. Was it ever out on tape?

I loved this when I saw it. But it was only the once, and I don't think I even got a chance to finish it. (It was one of very few tapes on an Alaskan fishing vessel, and it wasn't very popular with the rest).

Spoilers follow:





I remember the daughter that they'd thought still run-away discovering her father (Buck Henry) standing nude on the table, singing. And I remember her boyfriend, who'd suprised her father by looking like a broke hippie, but turned out to earn $90k a year. I remember some of the auditions. I remember the lessons given to the parents on how to smoke pot (killer scene!). I remember a lot of mold breaking, but I'm sad that I don't have the opportunity to see this again.

Chris
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