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Lolly-Madonna XXX

  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 43m
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6.5/10
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Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.
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In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
632
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  • Director
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Writers
    • Rodney Carr-Smith
    • Sue Grafton(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Robert Ryan
    • Jeff Bridges
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  • Director
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Writers
    • Rodney Carr-Smith
    • Sue Grafton(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Robert Ryan
    • Jeff Bridges
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    • 32User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Jeff Bridges and Season Hubley in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Ed Lauter and Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Joan Goodfellow, Ed Lauter, and Timothy Scott in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Season Hubley, Ed Lauter, and Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Joan Goodfellow and Robert Ryan in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Kiel Martin and Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, and Katherine Squire in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Jeff Bridges and Season Hubley in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Gary Busey in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
    Tresa Hughes, Kiel Martin, Robert Ryan, and Scott Wilson in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)

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    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Laban Featheras Laban Feather
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Pap Gutshallas Pap Gutshall
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Zack Featheras Zack Feather
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Thrushas Thrush
    Katherine Squire
    Katherine Squire
    • Chickie Featheras Chickie Feather
    Tresa Hughes
    • Elspeth Gutshallas Elspeth Gutshall
    Timothy Scott
    Timothy Scott
    • Skylar Featheras Skylar Feather
    Kiel Martin
    Kiel Martin
    • Ludie Gutshallas Ludie Gutshall
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Hawk Featheras Hawk Feather
    Joan Goodfellow
    Joan Goodfellow
    • Sister E. Gutshallas Sister E. Gutshall
    Season Hubley
    Season Hubley
    • Roonie Gillas Roonie Gill
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Finch Featheras Finch Feather
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Zebas Zeb
    Paul Koslo
    Paul Koslo
    • Villum Gutshallas Villum Gutshall
    Kathy Watts
    • Lyda Jo Gutshall Featheras Lyda Jo Gutshall Feather
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    • Director
      • Richard C. Sarafian
    • Writers
      • Rodney Carr-Smith
      • Sue Grafton(novel) (screenplay)
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    Two rustic families, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather and Pap Gutshall, are feuding. At first, it is comical, with just the sons of the two families playing tricks on each other. But soon the Feather boys decide to kidnap a girl. She turns out to be innocent bystander Roonie Gill, not the made-up girlfriend "Lolly Madonna." As events escalate, Zack Feather and Roonie fall in love and try to bring the others to their senses. Will Roonie discover Zack's dark secret, the reason for the painful feud between the two families which once were close friends? —Dan Kuttner (KutRite@yahoo.com)
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    • timeframe 1970s
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A simple prank... a game...nobody won.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide
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    • Trivia
      Based on the novel, "The Lolly Madonna War", by Sue Grafton, author of the popular "alphabet mysteries" featuring female Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone.
    • Quotes

      Roonie Gill: My name is Roonie Gill. I was just changing buses on my way to Nashville. Actually, I didn't care much where I was going. It just felt good to be on my own for the first time. I never heard of the Feather family or the Gutshalls before that. I found out later that Ludie Gutshall had planted a postcard in the Feather mailbox to get them away from the still. He signed it Lolly-Madonna - and that's who they thought I was. By the time I knew what was happening, there wasn't much I could do about it anyway.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Moviemakers (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Peaceful Country
      Written by Kim Carnes and David Ellingson

      Sung by Kim Carnes

    User reviews32

    Review
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    Not for all Tastes
    Not a film for all tastes. It's violent, almost nihilistic in outcome, and certainly not a classic Hollywood ending. Like some other reviewers, I take the narrative to be an allegory on war, at least of certain types of war. Here a dispute over a lovely Tennessee meadow escalates tragically into a shooting war between two patriarchal families that devastates both clans. Tragically, neither patriarch (Steiger nor Ryan) exercises the kind of leadership to head off the calamitous results. Thus headstrong elements are allowed to operate at gut level instead of anything reasoned, producing tragic results.

    Frankly, I'm not sure whether I liked the film or not. Parts are compelling, especially the sensitive romance between Bridges and Hubley. Both are outstanding; in fact Hubley almost made me feel her painful confusion. Also, the beauty of the rolling hills and meadow contrasts creatively with the clans' destructive emotions. Then too, whose inspiration was balding Edd Lauter's secret fantasy to fly away on his tattooed wings to become the next southern Elvis, his chances about as good as mine. And judging from the dilapidated shacks, their time would be better spent fixing up where they dwell instead of taking each other down.

    On the movie's downside is the choppy editing that at times makes the storyline hard to follow, especially when the scene shifts from one clan to the other. Thus the threads can at times be hard to follow. Moreover, except for the few romantic interludes, the mood is unrelentingly grim, not exactly an audience come-on. Anyway, Steiger is uncharacteristically restrained, while Ryan doesn't get the screen time his talent deserves. At the same time, a lot of younger talent does get a chance to shine.

    All in all, I guess I respect the movie more than I liked it, its moral certainly meriting that kind of consideration.
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    • dougdoepke
    • May 23, 2016

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1974 (Uruguay)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lolly-Madonna War
    • Filming locations
      • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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