{"id":50793,"date":"2020-08-27T14:23:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T21:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50793"},"modified":"2021-01-05T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:08:02","slug":"good-times-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50793","title":{"rendered":"Good Times (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have a script; you have a contract.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Poster.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen singing duo Sonny (Sonny Bono) and Cher (Cher) are handed a creaky script by an arrogant producer (George Sanders), Sonny brainstorms ways to make it more creative by spoofing various genres &#8212; including westerns, Tarzan adventures, and private eye flicks.\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>Cher Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>George Sanders Films<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>William Friedkin Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDirector William Friedkin cut his feature-length-narrative teeth on this amiable musical vehicle for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonny_%26_Cher\">Sonny and Cher<\/a>, which did poorly at the box office but remains innocuously enjoyable escapist fare. The sets are colorful, Sonny and Cher seem to be having a good time together, and the three movie farces are fairly clever. Sanders is perfectly cast (and doesn&#8217;t seem bored out of his skull) playing &#8220;Mordicus&#8221;, a diabolically controlling producer with exactly one &#8220;rags to riches&#8221; storyline in mind:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders.png 1849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>he also cleverly shows up as the villains (Knife McBlade, &#8220;white hunter&#8221;, and Zarubian) in each of the satires. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Knife-McBlade.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-White-Hunter.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Sanders-Zarubian.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friedkin directs with a sure hand, and it&#8217;s well-edited to boot. While it&#8217;s certainly not must-see viewing, it&#8217;s not totally awful, either. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful sets, costumes, and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Still.png 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amusingly scripted satirical vignettes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Good-Times-Satire.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A few enjoyable tunes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one remains a curiosity but not must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061720\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2343&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/118110%7C0\/Good-Times.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1346cher.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have a script; you have a contract.&#8221; Synopsis: When singing duo Sonny (Sonny Bono) and Cher (Cher) are handed a creaky script by an arrogant producer (George Sanders), Sonny brainstorms ways to make it more creative by spoofing various genres &#8212; including westerns, Tarzan adventures, and private eye flicks. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cher Films Comedy George Sanders Films Fantasy Hollywood Musicals Satires and Spoofs William Friedkin Films Review: Director William Friedkin cut his feature-length-narrative teeth on this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50793\"> 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-50793","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\/50793","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=50793"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61741,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50793\/revisions\/61741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}