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Title: Dark Humor
Review: I first saw this at the theatre and during the opening scene, the audience got very quiet. I, on the other hand, was making a fool of myself laughing out loud. The irony of the mother scolding harold was perfect. The audience soon followed with a few polite titters, followed by good natured chuckles but it was way out there for those who hadn't seen it coming. This was during the hippies, it was an anti-war film, an anti-establishment film and an anti-parental discipline film, all of which appealed to the generation. Other movies such as The Graduate and MASH had the same fan base. Fortunately it has aged well and although tame compared to movies that came later, still maintains it's own style & form. I think it made the top 100 movies ever made list, quite high, around 14 or so. Bud Cort (Harold) continued to act and was at Groucho Marxs' bedside when that comedic legend died.
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