T.R. Baskin

PG

1971

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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A rural young woman (Candice Bergen) comes to Chicago, works as a typist and meets men (Peter Boyle, James Caan) who do nothing for her.

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The professional critics totally missed the mark (and clearly the point). Maybe because they're all men. TR Baskin has remained on my list of top 10 movies since 1971. I don't know why they changed the name for UK & worldwide release. Perhaps because they wouldn't know Thelma Ritter? I'd like to give 2 long overdue thumbs up to Herbert Ross (posthumously) for directing this awesome movie and a long overdue shout out to Candace Bergen, as well as James Caan and Peter Boyle (posthumously) for playing the "heavies". They all should have won academy awards or, at the very least, nominations for their respective contributions. If that had occurred, TR Baskin would have had a better box office draw.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Herbert Ross

Director

Candice Bergen

T. R. Baskin

Peter Boyle

Jack Mitchell

James Caan

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Variety Staff

Variety

Peter Hyams' debut production is handsomely mounted, but his screenplay is sterile, superficial and inconsistent.

Oct 13, 2018

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Jay Cocks

TIME Magazine

Peter Boyle, as the salesman, and James Caan, as the swine, do the best they can, which is extremely well indeed, but the movie's clumsy feints at sophistication and its grotesque sentimentality prevail.

Oct 13, 2018

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

T. R. Baskin is never at a loss for words, most of which sound as if they had come straight from the notebook of a writer who spent most of time jotting down funny lines without ever worrying much about character.

Oct 13, 2018

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

Although she raises some interesting questions, Bergen's character evokes neither the sympathy nor the interest intended.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 13, 2018

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

The movie has a story that goes nowhere. It bogs down in trifles and seldom gets away from the tons of trivia.

Oct 13, 2018

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Synopsis

A rural young woman (Candice Bergen) comes to Chicago, works as a typist and meets men (Peter Boyle, James Caan) who do nothing for her.

Director: Herbert Ross
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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