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Re: "Klute"

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Victor Khomenko

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In Reply to: "Klute" posted by rico on July 15, 2004 at 07:53:39:

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?

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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)
      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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