They say that your best writing comes from experience. This is not the case by the ending of this dreadful 1975 film. The N.Y.C. film critics gave its best supporting actor award to Alan Arkin, who portrayed Bert Kessler, the director. With his high-pitched tone when he was angry, Arkin, as Kessler, utters the Yiddish phrase-"Ver Gerharget," meaning getting killed as he throws someone out of his office.
With his boyish good looks, Jeff Bridges was a natural to play Lewis Tater, the young lad who sets out west as he feels that he is a western writer. Instead, he gets side tracked to making movies as he flees the guys who tried to fleece him into going to a writer's college in Nevada that really never existed.
The film takes place in 1933, at the heart of the depression. Yet, we see little to no proof of this occurring. In fact, we're subjected to a party where smoked salmon and sturgeon are being served.
With its dull color to reflect the period, the film is really a first-class stinker. Andy Griffith co-stars as Howard, a movie man who puts one over on Lewis, but saves him at picture's end. Sorry, but he couldn't save this film.
With his boyish good looks, Jeff Bridges was a natural to play Lewis Tater, the young lad who sets out west as he feels that he is a western writer. Instead, he gets side tracked to making movies as he flees the guys who tried to fleece him into going to a writer's college in Nevada that really never existed.
The film takes place in 1933, at the heart of the depression. Yet, we see little to no proof of this occurring. In fact, we're subjected to a party where smoked salmon and sturgeon are being served.
With its dull color to reflect the period, the film is really a first-class stinker. Andy Griffith co-stars as Howard, a movie man who puts one over on Lewis, but saves him at picture's end. Sorry, but he couldn't save this film.