Having produced "All in the Family" and "Sanford and Son", it was probably a surprise when Bud Yorkin directed "Twice in a Lifetime". This drama focuses on the collapse of a steelworker's marriage in the Seattle area. Gene Hackman plays the gruff laborer who, amid his birthday party, leaves and goes to a bar where he strikes up a relationship with a barmaid (Ann-Margret). The movie then branches out into the focuses on these two, plus the response from the steelworker's wife (Ellen Burstyn) and his offspring (Amy Madigan and Ally Sheedy).
The movie doesn't take sides. It simply shows what happens with the characters. Despite the routine plot, the cast's performances turn this into one fine movie, Amy Madigan having received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. Another cast member is Brian Dennehy as the steelworker's friend.
In addition to all this, it's interesting to see the Emerald City as it was in the '80s (I moved to Seattle a few years ago and have seen some movies set here since then). Some of the filming locations were places that I've gone to a few times!
Not a masterpiece, but worth seeing. By this point in time, Ann-Margret had totally broken away from the "cute" roles early in her career. As for Ellen Burstyn, I'll be eager to see her performance in the upcoming Exorcist sequel.
This must've been one of the only movies back then to mention the Serbs directly, as opposed to identifying them as Yugoslavians.
The movie doesn't take sides. It simply shows what happens with the characters. Despite the routine plot, the cast's performances turn this into one fine movie, Amy Madigan having received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. Another cast member is Brian Dennehy as the steelworker's friend.
In addition to all this, it's interesting to see the Emerald City as it was in the '80s (I moved to Seattle a few years ago and have seen some movies set here since then). Some of the filming locations were places that I've gone to a few times!
Not a masterpiece, but worth seeing. By this point in time, Ann-Margret had totally broken away from the "cute" roles early in her career. As for Ellen Burstyn, I'll be eager to see her performance in the upcoming Exorcist sequel.
This must've been one of the only movies back then to mention the Serbs directly, as opposed to identifying them as Yugoslavians.