Harold and Maude [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures Corporation ; a Mildred Lewis-Colin Higgins production ; executive producer, Mildred Lewis ; written by Colin Higgins ; produced by Colin Higgins and Charles B. Mulvehill ; directed by Hal Ashby.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: CC2138D | The Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 608.Publication details: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2012]Edition: DVD special edDescription: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)ISBN: - 1604655720
- 9781604655728
- Songs composed and performed by Cat Stevens ; director of photography, John Alonzo ; costume designer, William Theiss ; production designer, Michael Haller ; film editing, William A. Sawyer, Edward Warschilka.
- National film registry selection, 1997.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Harold a | Available | 33111008301851 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A young man with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles), but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death, Harold freaks out his blind dates, modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse, and attends funerals, where he meets the spirited Maude (Ruth Gordon). An eccentric to the core, Maude lives exactly as she pleases, with avid collecting and nude modeling among her many pursuits. To the disgust of Harold's relatives and the befuddlement of Harold's shrink, Harold falls in love with her. As lilting Cat Stevens tunes play on the soundtrack, Maude teaches Harold a valuable lesson about making the most of his time on earth. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: Audio commentary by Hal Ashby, Nick Dawson and Charles B. Mulvehill; Illustrated audio excerpts of seminars by Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins; New interview with songwriter Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). Booklet featuring an essay by critic Matt Zoller Seitz.
Songs composed and performed by Cat Stevens ; director of photography, John Alonzo ; costume designer, William Theiss ; production designer, Michael Haller ; film editing, William A. Sawyer, Edward Warschilka.
Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas, G. Wood, Judy Engles, Shari Summers.
Countercultural director Hal Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care, bohemian octogenarian. Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age. The cult classic of its era, featuring indelible performances and a soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen enhanced for 16x9 TVs; high-definition digital restoration; PCM original mono. or optional remastered stereo soundtracks; 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
National film registry selection, 1997.