{"id":2580,"date":"2007-03-18T22:39:13","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T05:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2020-12-31T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T00:49:38","slug":"can-she-bake-a-cherry-pie-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2580","title":{"rendered":"Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You seem to have a lot of energy &#8212; and it gets stuck in your forehead.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-a-Cherry-Pie-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-a-Cherry-Pie-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-a-Cherry-Pie-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-a-Cherry-Pie-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-a-Cherry-Pie-Poster.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo misfits (Karen Black and Michael Emil) find love in New York City.\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>Character Studies<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nNot a whole lot happens in <em>Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?<\/em>, an unusual, character-driven love story by independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom. Yet we can&#8217;t help getting caught up in the lives of Zee (Black) and Eli (Emil), who personify every misfit we&#8217;ve ever known &#8212; indeed, there&#8217;s something immensely satisfying about watching even these strangest of folks finding someone to love. Jaglom makes good use of New York City locales, and there are several unexpectedly fine moments &#8212; including one with a pigeon, and one in which Black (who has a lovely voice) sings the blues. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Black as the abandoned wife who finds love unexpectedly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Black.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Emil as Black&#8217;s love interest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-1024x499.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Emil.png 1779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Black singing the blues<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"294\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-128x59.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Can-She-Bake-Blues.png 1869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This quirky Henry Jaglom film &#8212; while not for every taste &#8212; is an excellent introduction to his early work. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0085287\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/12\/08\/movies\/screen-karen-black-in-cherry-pie.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulvuedrive-in.com\/review\/598\/Can+She+Bake+A+Cherry+Pie%3f\">Fulvue Drive-In Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/68794.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You seem to have a lot of energy &#8212; and it gets stuck in your forehead.&#8221; Synopsis: Two misfits (Karen Black and Michael Emil) find love in New York City. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Studies Misfits New York City Romantic Comedy Review: Not a whole lot happens in Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, an unusual, character-driven love story by independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom. Yet we can&#8217;t help getting caught up in the lives of Zee (Black) and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2580\"> 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-2580","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\/2580","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=2580"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60798,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580\/revisions\/60798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}