{"id":2551,"date":"2007-03-17T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2007-03-18T00:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2021-12-26T00:48:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T07:48:48","slug":"your-three-minutes-are-up-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2551","title":{"rendered":"Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Everybody&#8217;s always telling me &#8216;Do this, do that&#8217;!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Are-Up-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Are-Up-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Are-Up-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Are-Up-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Are-Up-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA debt-ridden womanizer (Ron Leibman) convinces his engaged friend Charlie (Beau Bridges) to take a credit-card-paid road trip with him before he skips out of town.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beau Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Con-Artists<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Janet Margolin Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis little-seen 1970s &#8220;buddy road flick&#8221; bears an uncanny resemblance to Alexander Payne&#8217;s <em>Sideways<\/em> (2004): both tell the story of radically different male friends (one staid and depressed, the other a flamboyant womanizer) taking a California road trip together; and in both movies, the depressed friend is obsessed with making phone calls to his (ex)girlfriend\/wife, while the latter tries to convince him to loosen up and have a good time. <\/p>\n<p>Although <em>Your Three Minutes Are Up<\/em> doesn&#8217;t come close to the brilliance of Payne&#8217;s celebrated comedy, it does possess some surprisingly humorous moments, as Mike (Leibman) eventually convinces Charlie to join him in a series of small cons; I especially like the scene in which Mike and Charlie ditch two mooching girls at an expensive restaurant. Even the thoroughly obnoxious Mike soon becomes fun to watch, thanks in no small part to Leibman&#8217;s energetic performance. <\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s title &#8212; referring to the days of pay phones, operators, and limited time to talk &#8212; is an indication of its place in history; indeed, one of the movie&#8217;s unintentional strengths is the naturalistic time capsule glimpse it affords. But the story itself is flawed: Janet Margolin is wasted in a supporting role as Charlie&#8217;s nagging fiancee (she gives us no reason to root for her &#8212; no wonder Charlie wants to get away), and the film&#8217;s comedic tone is marred by both a confusing beginning and an inexplicably negative ending. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ron Leibman as the irrepressible con-artist<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Liebman.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Liebman.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2548\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leibman and Bridges leaving two girls to pick up the tab at an expensive restaurant<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Girls-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A spot-on look at the streets and highways of 1970s California<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Your-Three-Minutes-Blue-Chip-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While mildly amusing, this low-budget buddy flick (listed by Peary in the back of his book as a Sleeper) isn&#8217;t must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0070945\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fwfr.com\/display.asp?ID=11896\">Four Word Film Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everybody&#8217;s always telling me &#8216;Do this, do that&#8217;!&#8221; Synopsis: A debt-ridden womanizer (Ron Leibman) convinces his engaged friend Charlie (Beau Bridges) to take a credit-card-paid road trip with him before he skips out of town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Beau Bridges Films Comedy Con-Artists Friendship Janet Margolin Films Road Trip Review: This little-seen 1970s &#8220;buddy road flick&#8221; bears an uncanny resemblance to Alexander Payne&#8217;s Sideways (2004): both tell the story of radically different male friends (one staid and depressed,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2551\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551","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=2551"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79248,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551\/revisions\/79248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}