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Love and Death
Why this pick
Shared genres: Comedy.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1980 1h 49m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn), a 28-year-old Jewish woman from a sheltered wealthy upbringing whose lifelong dream is to "marry a professional man," joins the U.S. Army after Yale Goodman, her new husband (Albert Brooks), dies on their wedding night during sex. Adrift, Benjamin meets an Army recruiter, SFC James Ballard (Harry Dean Stanton), who leads her to believe military life will provide the "family" she seeks. He also tells her that the service is glamorous, comparing it to a spa vacation. She has a rude awakening upon arriving at Basic Training. Judy wants to quit almost immediately, and is astonished to learn that she cannot, contrary to the assertions of her recruiting sergeant.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Eileen Brennan
Capt. Doreen Lewis
Armand Assante
Henri Alan Tremont
Mary Kay Place
Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
Albert Brooks
Yale Goodman
Kopi Sotiropulos
Limo Passerby
Goldie Hawn
Pvt. Judy Benjamin - Judy Goodman
Robert Webber
Col. Clay Thornbush
Harry Dean Stanton
1st Sgt. Jim Ballard