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Summary: An obscure movie everyone should see
Comment: It's about life in Marin County, California in the late 1970s. All the hippies have grown up and are so desperately trying to convince themselves that they're still hip that they've become a horrible parody of themselves, living in a world of pop psychobabble, open marriages and narcissism. In the center of all of this is Harvey Holroyd (Martin Mull) and his wife Kate (Tuesday Weld). Harvey is the sane man in an insane world, normal by every standard, but Kate is caught up in all the lunacy and keeps trying to drag him into the bizarro-world.

Don't let the movie's late-70's look fool you; it is absolutely *hysterical*. Look for Tommy Smothers as a "priest" (though in what church, I've no idea) who thinks everything is beautiful and Christopher Lee as a hard-ass businessman during the week who has a secret about what he does on weekends. There are so many plot twists, you'll never keep up with them all, but the whole movie is a laugh riot from start to finish. Be aware; this is a hard movie to find, but if you have an opportunity to get it, do not pass it up.

I suppose it's even funnier for me because my own parents were living out in San Francisco in the early 1970s and they say the film depicts almost exactly how people out there actually were. I've a hard time seeing my dad (who'd just gotten out of the Marines) and my mom (a strict Catholic and a Navy nurse) living in such a mad place.

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Summary: Serial - Marin County life in a time long ago
Comment: For those folks expecting an Academy Award Best Picture nominee, go someplace else, but this movie does not suck that bad. It is meant as a comic take-off on life in Marin County in the 1970s. For those of you who don't know, Marin was--and is--an upscale suburb (sort of) north of San Francisco, which has taken a lot of kidding across the years for leading some of the wackier self-discovery movements. In the movie, Martin Mull finds himself out of place and yearns for a home more grounded in traditional values. The movie is not a particularly accurate description of Marin life circa the 70s, but it captures and pokes fun at a lot of the stereotypes of that time. The acting overall is not too bad and there are quite a few genuine laughs. Locals like to point out the contradictions in location movement from scene to scene, and take the jibes at their lifestyles almost with a sense of pride. I recommend it for a cheap rental. To those harsh critics above, "LIGHTEN UP."

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Summary: Terrible
Comment: This is a thoroughly bad movie, all the worse for desicrating Cyra McFadden's wonderful book of the same name satirizing New Age Marin County of the 1970s. (If you haven't read McFadden's book, treat yourself now!) Martin Mull and Tuesday Weld are delightful everywhere else, but not in this travesty of a film. Be smarter than me and stay away from this phony clunker.

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Summary: The Absolute Worst Movie I've Ever Seen
Comment: I saw this movie when it was first released and wondered why it was ever even made. I hoped that they had burned the negatives on this one. Even Martin Mull would probably admit it was not his best work. I am a huge fan of Martin Mull's, but this film was the worst thing I've ever seen. That is, up until this point in my life. Rent, don't buy it if you absolutely must see this...YUCK!

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Summary: From the land of fruits and nuts..........
Comment: Great movie about life in Marin county in the late seventies. Martin Mull just wants to lead a normal, middle-class life. His wife (Tuesday Weld) and friends won't let him. They try to drag him into every fad and fashion of the 70's and early 80's, from drugs and free sex to wacky "therapists" and cults. Very funny and prescient movie, with very good performances, and great lines- especially from the supporting cast.

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