{"id":1317,"date":"2006-08-30T10:10:40","date_gmt":"2006-08-30T17:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:48:49","slug":"quackser-fortune-has-a-cousin-in-the-bronx-fun-loving-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1317","title":{"rendered":"Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx \/ Fun Loving (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Get your fresh dung!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Poster-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Poster-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young Dubliner (Gene Wilder) who sells horse manure for a living is distressed when all the horses in the city are replaced by cars; in the meantime, he starts dating a sophisticated American college student (Margot Kidder) who is intrigued by his nonconformity.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Gene Wilder Films<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Margot Kidder Films<\/li>\n<li>Nonconformists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nI tend to be suspicious of movies centered on charismatic nonconformists; it&#8217;s too obvious that audience members are <em>supposed <\/em>to root for the &#8220;underdog&#8221;. Fortunately, this isn&#8217;t a problem with Gene Wilder&#8217;s &#8220;Quackser Fortune&#8221; (so nicknamed because he used to quack like a duck as a child), whose individuality comes across as genuine and utterly lacking in derivative pathos. As Peary notes, this &#8220;offbeat and amiable&#8221; film features &#8220;fine performances by the two leads&#8221;, and is helped by the &#8220;unexpected touch&#8221; of having Quackser &#8220;benefit from the relationship [with Kidder] rather than feeling self-pity or animosity toward her.&#8221; Quackser remains a true individual until the end, refusing to be put down by anyone of any class. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An uncharacteristically subdued performance by Gene Wilder<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Wilder-1.png 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eileen Colgen as the lonely spinster who is disappointed when Quackser no longer stops by for tea and sex<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1-475x270.png 475w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackster-Fortune-Colgen-1.png 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography of pre-EU Dublin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1-469x270.png 469w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Quackser-Fortune-Cinematography-1.png 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s a delightfully unusual movie and well worth checking out, especially for Gene Wilder fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0066266\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/07\/14\/archives\/screen-quackser-fortune-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoopy.com\/quackser.htm\">Movie House Commentary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Get your fresh dung!&#8221; Synopsis: A young Dubliner (Gene Wilder) who sells horse manure for a living is distressed when all the horses in the city are replaced by cars; in the meantime, he starts dating a sophisticated American college student (Margot Kidder) who is intrigued by his nonconformity. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Gene Wilder Films Ireland Margot Kidder Films Nonconformists Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: I tend to be suspicious of movies centered on charismatic nonconformists; it&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1317\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1317"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54713,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317\/revisions\/54713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}