{"id":51174,"date":"2020-09-07T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51174"},"modified":"2021-12-25T23:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T06:07:51","slug":"wheres-poppa-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51174","title":{"rendered":"Where&#8217;s Poppa? (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You don&#8217;t put your mother in a home: she&#8217;s <em>got<\/em> a home; <em>this<\/em> is her home.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Poster.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a lawyer (George Segal) living with his senile mother (Ruth Gordon) falls in love with a beautiful young nurse (Trish Van Devere), he tells his married brother (Ron Leibman) he&#8217;s determined not to let anything get in the way of his new romance &#8212; including their troublesome mother.\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>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Carl Reiner Films<\/li>\n<li>Elderly People<\/li>\n<li>George Segal Films<\/li>\n<li>Grown Children<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Gordon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this black comedy by &#8220;director Carl Reiner and screenwriter Robert Klane (working from his own novel)&#8221; is &#8220;a litmus test for viewers that will expose one&#8217;s taste for comedy and tolerance for tastelessness.&#8221; He suggests you see this film &#8220;with an audience rather than alone at home on a cassette&#8221; (ah, the &#8217;80s!) given that &#8220;one&#8217;s laughter is enhanced by the realization that all those around you&#8230; are being subjected to the same embarrassing material&#8221; (&#8220;collective embarrassment can be fun&#8221;). He notes that this &#8220;haywire world we are presented is unforgettable: Cabbies pick up men in gorilla suits rather than perfectly dressed black ladies. Coaches snatch 10-year-old kids without their parents&#8217; permission&#8230; Female prostitutes turn out to be male cops in drag &#8212; [and] the one on whom Leibman is forced by a gang to perform a deviant act gets a crush on him (which is reason enough for viewers to have a negative response).&#8221; Indeed, &#8220;the craziness in the apartment Segal and Gordon share is merely a reflection on the surrounding world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that &#8220;even those turned off by the humor will enjoy the standout performances&#8221; by Gordon &#8212; who plays Mrs. Hocheiser as someone with &#8220;no redeeming qualities&#8221; &#8212; and Segal, who &#8220;gives a remarkable impression of a man who is on his last legs.&#8221; He notes that because &#8220;both Gordon and Segal were given much freedom&#8221;, they &#8220;gave performances that are comedic gems&#8221;, and he argues that &#8220;for them alone, this film is worth seeing.&#8221; Equally memorable, however, are Leibman as Segal&#8217;s impossibly put-upon brother, and Van Devere (in her film debut) as a traumatized young divorcee clearly willing to wear her heart on her sleeve. I was both deeply discomfited and pleasantly surprised by how boldly this (highly politically incorrect) film stays its course as a movie determined to offend in as many ways as possible &#8212; while also providing plenty of uncomfortable laughter. The most distressing sequences involve the depiction of Central Park as &#8220;a veritable jungle&#8230; ruled by uncivilized &#8216;tribes&#8217; (black gangs)&#8221;; while meant to simply be part of the collective satire, these hit especially hard and may stretch your tolerance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George Segal as Gordon<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Segal.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ruth Gordon as Mrs. Hocheiser<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Gordon.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ron Leibman as Sidney<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Liebman.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trish Van Devere as Louise<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Van-Devere.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many darkly amusing sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Surreal.png 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-1536x830.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wheres-Poppa-Courtroom.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066563\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/11\/11\/archives\/screenwheres-poppa-aims-to-remove-bachelors-mommareiner-directs.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=348&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s679poppa.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17842\/wheres-poppa\/#articles-reviews?articleId=215572\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/en_gb\/film\/wheres-poppa\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t put your mother in a home: she&#8217;s got a home; this is her home.&#8221; Synopsis: When a lawyer (George Segal) living with his senile mother (Ruth Gordon) falls in love with a beautiful young nurse (Trish Van Devere), he tells his married brother (Ron Leibman) he&#8217;s determined not to let anything get in the way of his new romance &#8212; including their troublesome mother. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Carl Reiner Films Elderly People George Segal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51174\"> 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-51174","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\/51174","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=51174"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79237,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51174\/revisions\/79237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}