JohnT
June 14, 2025, 8:38pm
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hideousidiot:
I just saw for the first time the 1963 movie LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER, which I’d always heard vaguely described as a minor classic, a delightful rom-com with a serious subject (abortion). It may be the worst movie I have ever seen. Just stinkola.
1960s comedies do not age well, especially if the comedy is sexual/romantic in nature. Here’s my review of Coppola’s first big film, You’re a Big Boy Now , a film which finds rape funny:
You’re A Big Boy Now , directed by Coppola in 1966 (released in 1967), starring Peter Kastner, Rip Torn, Geraldine Page, Karen Black, and Elizabeth Hartman. Plot from IMDB:
One of those 60’s comedies that has current audiences staring in horror at what they’re seeing:
… A girl gets raped, twice, and her psychologist can only leer at her while she’s describing the rapes. Then, of course, everybody calls her a bitch, ice maiden, cold-hearted, etc.
… Another girl gets called a “slut” because she…