Hal Ashby (1929–1988)
Author of Harold and Maude [1971 film]
About the Author
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Works by Hal Ashby
Jack Nicholson - In The Frame Collection (Five Easy Pieces/As Good As It Gets/The Last Detail/Easy Rider/A Few Good… — Director — 1 copy
The Shining / Being There — Director — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1929-09-02
- Date of death
- 1988-12-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ogden, Utah, USA
- Place of death
- Malibu, California, USA
- Occupations
- film director
film editor - Awards and honors
- Academy Award
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Reviews
Shampoo by Hal Ashby
Perfect cast, who all give great performances--especially Grant and Worden--make this bittersweet semi-comedy compelling from start to finish. Great LA locations, cars, Beatty's Triumph motorcycle, etc. etc. make it a visual treat. Great dialogue. But it's the three women, Grant, Christie, and Hawn whose nuanced, always surprising, performances make this a real winner.
½
A morbid, rich teenager falls in love with a crazy old lady.
Re-watching it for the first time in several years, I started off annoyed at how self-absorbed Maude is (not annoyed that the character's written that way, mind you, but annoyed with Maude personally - the character's too entertaining to want her to be different). But as little hints of her life are dropped here and there, I came around to understanding her a little, and seeing the events of the film in a different perspective - as the conclusion to a long, tragic story.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4
(Dec. 2011)… (more)
Re-watching it for the first time in several years, I started off annoyed at how self-absorbed Maude is (not annoyed that the character's written that way, mind you, but annoyed with Maude personally - the character's too entertaining to want her to be different). But as little hints of her life are dropped here and there, I came around to understanding her a little, and seeing the events of the film in a different perspective - as the conclusion to a long, tragic story.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4
(Dec. 2011)… (more)
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
Director: Hal Ashby
Writer: Colin Higgins
Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort and Vivian Pickles
Director: Hal Ashby
Writer: Colin Higgins
Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort and Vivian Pickles
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- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 600
- Popularity
- #41,875
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 49