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The King of Marvin Gardens
Why this pick
Like The Last Detail, it pairs bruised masculinity with restless, bittersweet wanderings, finding humor and tenderness in people whose grand plans are already fraying.
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MOVIE1973 1h 45m USA
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Why this pick
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Why this pick
Its rambling buddy dynamic, irreverent humor, and sudden emotional weight echo Ashby’s ability to make a temporary journey feel funny, lived-in, and unexpectedly sad.
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Five Easy Pieces
Why this pick
Jack Nicholson’s prickly, funny, emotionally blocked drifter carries the same early-1970s authenticity and sympathy for people unable to fit the roles assigned to them.
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Fat City
Why this pick
This unvarnished portrait of washed-up hopes shares The Last Detail’s compassionate eye for flawed working-class men, deadpan humor, and the ache of small defeats.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Clifton James
M. A. A.
Carol Kane
Young Whore
Nancy Allen
Nancy
Don McGovern
Bartender
Michael Chapman
Taxi Driver
Jim Henshaw
Sweek
Derek McGrath
Nichiren Shoshu Member
Michael Moriarty
Marine O. D.