{"id":134,"date":"2006-04-04T12:31:59","date_gmt":"2006-04-04T19:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=134"},"modified":"2020-12-04T21:05:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T04:05:20","slug":"payday-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"Payday (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t earn it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-56241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster-675x1024.png 675w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Poster.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nCountry singer Maury Dann (Rip Torn) experiences a downward spiral as he and his band take a road trip across America.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Studies<\/li>\n<li>Has-Beens<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Rip Torn Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis &#8220;excruciatingly unpleasant&#8221; film &#8212; starring Rip Torn as an aging, has-been musician who &#8220;makes life miserable&#8221; for most of the people he&#8217;s around, much like &#8220;Robert Montgomery&#8217;s washed-up producer in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41118\"><em>The Saxon Charm<\/em> (1948)<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; is nonetheless oddly compelling and full of &#8220;offbeat well-played scenes.&#8221; Torn has never been better, playing someone so spectacularly self-absorbed and out of touch that he arrives &#8220;either four months early or eight months too late&#8221; for his child&#8217;s birthday. The supporting cast is excellent as well &#8212; particularly Elayne Heilveil as Maury&#8217;s dim-witted groupie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rip Torn as Maury Dann<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Torn.png 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maury&#8217;s joyfully wacky mom (Cara Dunn) throwing her laundry over the clothesline<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Mom.png 1727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heilveil discussing frying pans with Maury&#8217;s driver<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Payday-Heilveil.png 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0069067\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/02\/23\/archives\/filmpayday-traces-country-singer-on-the-road.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/32063\/payday-1973\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t earn it.&#8221; Synopsis: Country singer Maury Dann (Rip Torn) experiences a downward spiral as he and his band take a road trip across America. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Studies Has-Beens Musicians Rip Torn Films Road Trip Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This &#8220;excruciatingly unpleasant&#8221; film &#8212; starring Rip Torn as an aging, has-been musician who &#8220;makes life miserable&#8221; for most of the people he&#8217;s around, much like &#8220;Robert Montgomery&#8217;s washed-up producer in The Saxon Charm (1948)&#8221; &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=134\"> 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-134","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\/134","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=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56243,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/56243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}