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"Klute"

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This stylish film stars Donald Sutherland as a cop turned private investgator searching in Manhattan for a missing family friend. He gets involved with prostiture Jane Fonda, who has received letters from the missing man. Darkly shot but very colorful at the same time.
Both stars excel and have good chemistry.

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Re: "Klute" - Victor Khomenko 16:55:40 07/15/04 (10)
It was OK, back then when. Last time I saw it must have been twenty years ago. I doubt I would enjoy it again.
Have you ever met a prostitute that looked like young Jane Fonda?
- Come, Victor. There were/are Upper East side call girls - Auricle 12:20:54 07/16/04 (4)
  who look as good or better, and certainly more elegant. In the 1970s many cover girls "supplemented" their income that way. Few people made what Cheryl Tiegs did . . . and, no, to my knowledge she did not engage in such supplementation.
  - LOL! So all is not lost! - Victor Khomenko 17:24:53 07/16/04 (3)
    Yes, I heard similar stories... it's just when you drive through Wilmington you get very depressing picture!
    - As for Wilmington . . . - Auricle 12:43:58 07/17/04 (0)
      its only redeeming virtue is its proximity to Chad's Ford! And its tax laws!
      Wilmington was toasted by the race riots of the 1960s and has never really recovered.
    - Since you are in (or near) Philly . . . - Auricle 12:42:02 07/17/04 (1)
      such gorgeous creatures frequent (frequent . . . they do not "hang out") the Hotels on Rittenhouse Square. These are not to be confused with the somewhat lesser variants who are a stone's throw away at the train station.
      - Gee... thanks... I am writing it down! - Victor Khomenko 19:03:53 07/17/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Since you are in (or near) Philly . . . posted by Auricle on July 17, 2004 at 12:42:02:
        
        You restored my trust in mankind! I will call my wife and we will check them out. It's only a 40 minutes drive to Rittenhouse Sqaure.
- Fonda-look alike prosties? Now wait a minute, when you - tinear 03:16:42 07/16/04 (1)
  go to Russia, you only look at caviar and tubes?
  - Re: Fonda-look alike prosties? Now wait a minute, when you - Victor Khomenko 06:28:12 07/16/04 (0)
    You know... I wrote it and then I started recalling the ladies I see in the bars there... I have to admit that while most of them look like... well, bar prostitutes, there are some who would pass for the top super-models.
    So I guess the answer to my own question is a strong yes... but certainly NOT in Phily!
- Re: "Klute" - grinagog 20:41:58 07/15/04 (2)
  Got this on laser disc; the Film can't hold a candle to say Peckinpahs "The Getaway" and is spoiled by a crummy plot, but Fonda did win an academy award for best Actor in a supporting role for this, and likely deserved it
  "Working in Hollywood does give one a certain expertise in the field of prostitution" she is quoted as saying later
  A woman with a sense of humor that wrecked a meteoric career by expressing support for the Viet Cong; a statement she later retracted
  
  Grins
  - Now why compare it to "The Getaway" which is - tinear 03:18:22 07/16/04 (1)
    NOT a mystery thriller but rather an action film?
    - Agreed Tinear, its not the best analogy - grinagog 04:32:54 07/16/04 (0)
      was trying to think of a film that has held up well from that era (when Klute really hasn't) and I indeed failed miserably...
      The Thomas Crown Affair (if I might be permitted another shot)
      which has a romantic interest with a dash of mystery works far better as a film and is more salvageable than Klute
      Grins

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