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I just found this was released lasy May by Criterion on DVD. This was filmed in towns which neigbored where I grew up and so includes many location which are vividly and indelibaly emblazoned in my memory.. Its not a bad flick either as I honestly find Robert Mitchum could pretty much make reciting the phone book intersting and I really don't know why though I suspect it is that he just reminds me of my Father. When you watch this movie you'll be seeing places I saw regularly as the environs in which I grew up.
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I've got this movie currently on my Netflix queue. Too bad it's not offered in BluRay. I originally was not that familiar with this movie until an article in the Boston Globe by Sam Allis appeared. He asserts that this movie captures the essence of Boston better than more recent movies such as Mystic River and The Departed.
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Sharon is also near by but I am not unfamiliar with the entire area so sure Southie though its actually a fairly small section uniformly covered in triple decker residences for the most part and a grid pattern of streets.. no offense to its denizens but having been raised in Westwood next to Dedham, Southie was nowhere I'd be likely to be found,lol..
I actually grew up on the street mentioned in the Wikipedia article
I spent several years attending BC High in Dorchester; lived in Newton Highlands.
This is an excellent crime drama WAY ahead of its time. Directed by Peter Yates with Robt Mitchum and Peter Boyle and a right-on ensemble cast.
its quite something to hear his recollections and obvious affection for the film. I hadn't seen it in years since it was shown on TV and was much younger then. I regard it as rewarding viewing and his aim for realism and simplicity is a dead on hit.
A fine movie in its own right, though EC is in a league by itself.
ArdRi- Just want to give you a shout out and anyone who has seen this and thinks as highly of it as we do. It's one of those diamonds in the rough and a precursor of excellent films of its type to follow.
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