{"id":38414,"date":"2017-03-03T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T01:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38414"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:49:04","slug":"t-r-baskin-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38414","title":{"rendered":"T.R. Baskin (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The city is pretty from a distance &#8212; like someone with bad skin.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-38418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Poster.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young woman (Candice Bergen) from a small town heads to Chicago, where she falls for a guy (James Caan) who inexplicably mistakes her for a prostitute, and recommends her &#8220;services&#8221; to a former college buddy (Peter Boyle).\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>Candice Bergen Films<\/li>\n<li>Coming of Age<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Herbert Ross Films<\/li>\n<li>James Caan Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Boyle Films<\/li>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHerbert Ross directed this somewhat bewildering flashback tale (scripted by Peter Hyams) about a naive young woman in the Big Cold City who is so offended at being mistaken for a prostitute that she&#8230; becomes one. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still-128x105.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin-Still-328x270.png 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s &#8220;plot twist&#8221; is given away immediately, leaving all narrative tension (such as it is) to Bergen&#8217;s big reveal about how or why Caan could have done such a thing (spoiler alert &#8212; we never really learn). When the true meaning of a character&#8217;s initials is one of the film&#8217;s biggest mysteries (hint: Bergen&#8217;s character is named after a famous supporting actress), you know you&#8217;re in trouble. Thelma Ritter, please rescue us! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin1-128x105.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin1-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin2.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin2-128x105.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TR-Baskin2-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; don&#8217;t bother seeking this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067817\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/10\/21\/archives\/candice-bergen-cast-as-t-r-baskin.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4039&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The city is pretty from a distance &#8212; like someone with bad skin.&#8221; Synopsis: A young woman (Candice Bergen) from a small town heads to Chicago, where she falls for a guy (James Caan) who inexplicably mistakes her for a prostitute, and recommends her &#8220;services&#8221; to a former college buddy (Peter Boyle). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Candice Bergen Films Coming of Age Flashback Films Herbert Ross Films James Caan Films Peter Boyle Films Prostitutes and Gigolos Review: Herbert Ross&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38414\"> 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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38414","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\/38414","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=38414"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93579,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38414\/revisions\/93579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}