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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: PBS Home Video
Salesrank: 33908
Released: June 27, 2000 |
| Our Price: $17.00 |
| Used Price: $11.15 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Anamorphic Closed-captioned Color Dolby Widescreen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Black comedies don't come much blacker than this cult favorite from 1972, and they don't come much funnier, either. It seemed that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a mother lode of eccentricity from the original script by Colin Higgins, about the unlikely romance between a death-obsessed 19-year-old named Harold (Bud Cort) and a life-loving 79-year-old widow named Maude (Ruth Gordon). They meet at a funeral, and Maude finds something oddly appealing about Harold, urging him to "reach out" and grab life by the lapels as opposed to dwelling morbidly on mortality. Harold grows fond of the old gal--she's a lot more fun than the girls his mother desperately matches him up with--and together they make Harold & Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the earlier humor arises from Harold's outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlor game to mortify his mother, who's grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humor shifts to a brighter outlook and finally arrives at a point where Harold is truly happy to be alive. Featuring soundtrack songs by Cat Stevens, this comedy certainly won't appeal to all tastes (it was a box-office flop when first released), but if you're on its quirky wavelength, it might just strike you as one of the funniest movies you've ever seen. --Jeff Shannon
Harold and Maude Reviews:
A personal favorite 
2009-12-07 - Managing to be depressing and hysterical at the same time, this film embodies the word "existentialism". Not everyone will like or understand this film, but those who do will love it.
Great movie!
2009-12-02 - I love this movie. Its an hilarious, life-affirming story. Difficult to say which scene is my favorite - they're all wonderful from the armless uncle to the cops. Try it; you'll like it.
An iconic film
2009-11-27 - An iconic film about the angst of growing up. Ruth Gordon is fabulous and Bud Cort amazing. This film is a classic must have.
The best movie ever
2009-11-22 - We had loaned out copy out and never got it back. I was so happy to be able to get a new one.
harold & maude dvd
2009-10-30 - I rec'd my order very fast. It was in perfect shape. I was so excited that it was actually in stock. What a great treat to myself :-) I've already watched it at least 5 times since it came in, I even got my kids to watch it...and they enjoyed it as well.
