Lovin' Molly (1974)

Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who ... See full summary »

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers:

Larry McMurtry (novel), Stephen J. Friedman (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Perkins, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner

Cast

Cast overview:
Anthony Perkins	...	Gid
Beau Bridges	...	Johnny
Blythe Danner	...	Molly Taylor
Edward Binns	...	Mr. Fry
Susan Sarandon	...	Sarah
Conard Fowkes	...	Eddie
Claude Traverse	...	Mr. Taylor
John Henry Faulk	...	Mr. Grinsom

Storyline

Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.

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Plot Keywords:

texas | farm | heart attack | marriage | extramarital affair | 

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Taglines:

If there's a love story in you, this movie will touch it.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Molly, Gid & Johnny

Filming Locations:

Bastrop, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a production lunch break, screenwriter Stephen J. Friedman spotted a hippie vagrant mooching from the food line, and threw him out. That hippie, Tobe Hooper, then wandered to Austin where he filmed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and completed it before "Lovin' Molly" was even released.

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Quotes

Mr. Fry: A woman's love is like the morning dew: it's as apt to settle on a horse turd as a rose.

User Reviews

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Molly was probably a likable character, and I got the impression Blythe Danner was giving a good performance. But somehow this movie never registered with me. I did like the old-time music (Ralph Stanley wouldn't want me to call it bluegrass) and the big-band music used in one scene in the 1940s.

My biggest problem was that I could never remember which of the male characters were which (and apparently Molly had the same problem seeing as how she couldn't make up her mind which one to like), and even though I like Beau Bridges, I never saw any of the men as resembling him until the 1960s.

This was probably a good movie to those who like novels such as 'Wuthering Heights'.