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Post by journaler on Jan 25, 2021 13:46:16 GMT -5
Is there a movie that reminds you of "The Waltons" or a particular episode of "The Waltons"? Maybe it's this movie's plot, theme, or characters that make you think of "The Waltons." Or the movie's music, setting, or scenery. Whatever it might be, this movie seems Waltonsy.
I have a few movies in mind. One is "Getting Married" (1978), which reminds me of "The Waltons" episode "The Wedding." In this movie, a spunky newscaster (Bess Armstrong) dumps her dull, snobby fiance (Mark Harmon) at the wedding altar and hastily marries her socially awkward co-worker (Richard Thomas). My favorite scene: Richard's character interrupts the wedding by storming into the church on a white horse!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2021 14:43:22 GMT -5
Hmm, Spencer's Mountain and the Homecoming?
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Post by goodnight on Jan 25, 2021 21:07:16 GMT -5
There was a TV movie back in the 70's which I would say reminded me of the episode of The Walton's when Mary Ellen starts working as a county nurse up in the hills. It also reminds me of the 2 shows Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and Christy. The movie was called The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel. I think it was set in the 20's. A lady Dr. played by Lindsey Wagner meets opposition from a mountain community she is trying to help when she goes there. Jane Wyman played the older woman who treated the people with herbal cures.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2021 21:10:56 GMT -5
There was a TV movie back in the 70's which I would say reminded me of the episode of The Walton's when Mary Ellen starts working as a county nurse up in the hills. It also reminds me of the 2 shows Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and Christy. The movie was called The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel. I think it was set in the 20's. A lady Dr. played by Lindsey Wagner meets opposition from a mountain community she is trying to help when she goes there. Jane Wyman played the older woman who treated the people with herbal cures. This looks really good. I will have to track it down www.imdb.com/title/tt0079339/
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Post by wacokyd on Jan 25, 2021 22:18:42 GMT -5
I mentioned this movie in a previous thread: "Where the Lilies Bloom" filmed in 1974. The setting is quite similar to the Waltons and even filmed on location - The backcountry of North Carolina. It's about four children ranging in age from five to eighteen. The mother died before the start of the film and the father dies early so the children are left to live off the land with the 13 year old girl in charge John Boy style of holding the family together. Lance Howard is the only character from the Waltons. He plays the dying father. The screenwriter: None other than Earl Hamner. Besides there being no parents or grandparents, another variance from the Waltons is that although the movie came out at the same time as filming of the Waltons, it is set in real time but you'd hardly notice this.. An added attraction is an early career performance by Harry Dean Stanton. For Walton fans, I'd give this 5 stars.
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Post by goodnight on Jan 26, 2021 12:01:10 GMT -5
There was a TV movie back in the 70's which I would say reminded me of the episode of The Walton's when Mary Ellen starts working as a county nurse up in the hills. It also reminds me of the 2 shows Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and Christy. The movie was called The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel. I think it was set in the 20's. A lady Dr. played by Lindsey Wagner meets opposition from a mountain community she is trying to help when she goes there. Jane Wyman played the older woman who treated the people with herbal cures. This looks really good. I will have to track it down www.imdb.com/title/tt0079339/I found a DVD copy of it on Amazon. Also, Where the Lillies Bloom is on Youtube.
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Post by goodnight on Feb 21, 2021 17:00:38 GMT -5
There was a TV movie called Foxfire on many years ago that was once a stage play maybe on Broadway. Real life couple Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy played a mountain couple on a farm either in North Carolina or Georgia. They called their farm Stony Lonesome I believe. Their youngest son who was a country singer was played by John Denver in the movie and Keith Carradine in the stage play.
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Mar 23, 2021 20:49:41 GMT -5
Not a movie, but my parents have a book of Norman Rockwell paintings and some of the paintings remind me of the Waltons
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Apr 1, 2021 12:58:57 GMT -5
It's a book not a movie. " The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers. I read it last semester in October. A teacher suggested reading Carson McCullers after I expressed how I love the Waltons and I have an interest now in Southern Writers. I mentioned reading some of Faulkner's work ( all I read so far of his is "A Rose For Emily " My teacher suggested both Flannery O'Connor and Carson McCullers.
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Apr 1, 2021 13:04:42 GMT -5
It's a movie I watched with my Older brother on TV when he was home from University. Purple Rose of Cario. It is set during the Great Depression and its about a woman who loves going to the movies. During one movie, her cinematic heartthrob walks right off the theatre screen and walks up to her. I can think of a few movie greats who can certainly sweep me of my feet.
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Post by Easton on Apr 1, 2021 13:22:53 GMT -5
It's a book not a movie. " The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers. I haven't read the book but I've seen the movie and it was amazing. It starred Alan Arkin as John Singer and Sondra Locke as 'Mick' Kelly. Here's the trailer:
And here's a short scene:
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Apr 4, 2021 12:53:30 GMT -5
It's a children's book " Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. It's about the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. The thing I remember most about this book is that I did an oral book report about this book in front of my 4th grade class and about a half hour later I had an epileptic seizure
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Post by AuntieEm on Apr 5, 2021 16:57:03 GMT -5
... I have an interest now in Southern Writers. My teacher suggested both Flannery O'Connor and Carson McCullers. Flannery O'Connor can be VERY intense. There was an excellent biography of her a couple of weeks ago on the PBS network. It was entitled "Flannery."
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Post by goodnight on Apr 5, 2021 19:26:24 GMT -5
It's a children's book " Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. It's about the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. The thing I remember most about this book is that I did an oral book report about this book in front of my 4th grade class and about a half hour later I had an epileptic seizure This book you mentioned and the Walton's "Dust Bowl Cousins" made me think of one of the later episodes of the mini series Centennial which has been on INSP network recently. A family who owns a farm in Colorado loses their oldest son who was driving a school bus that got hit by a dust storm. The mother in the family never got over that and later on when their other surviving son was competing at a rodeo with some of friends to see who could wrangle a calf, another storm starts and the mother has a psychotic break and kills her daughters. Her husband kills her before shooting himself. The one son who wasn't at home was the only survivor of his family.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2021 21:57:44 GMT -5
It's a children's book " Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. It's about the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. The thing I remember most about this book is that I did an oral book report about this book in front of my 4th grade class and about a half hour later I had an epileptic seizure This book you mentioned and the Walton's "Dust Bowl Cousins" made me think of one of the later episodes of the mini series Centennial which has been on INSP network recently. A family who owns a farm in Colorado loses their oldest son who was driving a school bus that got hit by a dust storm. The mother in the family never got over that and later on when their other surviving son was competing at a rodeo with some of friends to see who could wrangle a calf, another storm starts and the mother has a psychotic break and kills her daughters. Her husband kills her before shooting himself. The one son who wasn't at home was the only survivor of his family. Centennial is a great story about America. I have it and enjoy watching Cindy Walton in it.
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