As the saying goes "Dance As If Nobody's Watching!" This was a pivotal scene in Cinema because it showed the impact that Motown had on White Folks as well as African American Folks. The Anthology Album that Harold has in his Hands would be worth a "Mint" on Ebay by today's standards. Sadly enough Four Of The Fellows who were on The Album Cover are dead. Damon Harris who replaced Eddie Kendricks, Richard Street who replaced Paul Williams who killed himself, Dennis Edwards who replaced David Ruffin, and Melvin Franklin who was next to Otis Williams The Longest Running Temptation. The most notable are all dead. A Real Shame.
The awkwardness really is (purposefully) Meg Tilly's. As William Hurt's much-younger girlfriend, she's not part of that group or generation that knew and loved that music so passionately.
I won't say that my frat brothers (Duke, Class of 1977), their wives and I do either kitchen dances or play air guitar when we have reunions, because we don't. (Thank God, because my dancing makes Elaine Benes look like Cyd Charisse). But this charming moment from "The Big Chill" EXACTLY captures the mood and spirit of our times together. Within a few minutes, we slip back effortlessly into the patterns and rhythms of our old times from forty-plus years ago: nicknames, reminiscences, catching up, toasting our deceased brothers and sisters, the works. Thomas Wolfe was right -- You Can't Go Home Again -- but you CAN both remember and reenact what made that home so sweet. As Vladimir Nabokov said: "Speak, Memory."
I saw this movie when I was about 11 or 12, I was never quite a normal child persay. I would dare someone of that age to actually understand and love this movie. I love it to this day!
You know what would be something, they did a Black Version but a group of folks get together and they play some Old School like Flashlight By Parliament.
So much History. The Anthology Album had in my opinion the "Last Best" Temptations Lineup four of which are now dead. Melvin Franklin (The Deep Voiced Singer) Richard Street who replaced Paul Williams 1939-1973, Dennis Edwards who replaced David Ruffin who sang lead on Ain't Too Proud To Beg, who was part of their Psychedelic Soul Era, Damon Harris who replaced Eddie Kendricks whose most successful work was on Papa Was A Rolling Stone (That George Michael Would Later Sample For "Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone"). Another funny story as you know by now was that they weren't listening to The Temptations when they were Dancing, it was added afterwards. Now when I listen to a Temptations Song, or any Motown Song I try to figure out which Funk Brothers played on it. Eddie Bongo Brown (Bongos), Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin (Drums), Ivory Joe Hunter (Piano) and Jack Ashford (Percussion) as well as James Jamerson (Bass). In The UK and Australia they are still revered.
The phrase is, "per se " (from the Latin, meaning "by itself "; which is a translation of the Greek kath auto.) If you're going to claim to be "special" in a good way, get your spelling right.
Michael’s the most fascinating of them, in a way. He’s clearly got a shallow streak, he’s happy to try cheating on his girlfriend, but he’s also the funny one of the group. He always makes them laugh, even when it seems like they don’t approve of his behaviour. And if you look hard enough you can sense that he struggles with a bit of self loathing and lost focus, which he covers up by being glib and witty. I think we all have had or been a friend like that at least once in our lives.
I just watched this again, and became even whiter and less coordinated. then i thought i was in a commercial from 1982 for Ragu tomato sauce. THen glenn close's butt woke me up. then i died from inoperable white man's overbite.
I have never thought that 1:28 seconds would feel like an entire weekend with a bunch of whining hippes waxing for the nostalgic. They are having a mid life crisis and the audiences are suffering for it. Scenes like this make me cringe at the thought that I am lumped in with the baby boomers....man.
I love this movie, but a I a hopeless prig if I disapprove of its morals? Violating SEC rules by giving a friend illegal inside information about stocks isn't a beautiful act of loyalty. It'a a crime.
