{"id":52574,"date":"2020-10-25T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T06:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52574"},"modified":"2021-03-06T10:47:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:47:07","slug":"dealing-or-the-berkeley-to-boston-forty-brick-lost-bag-blues-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52574","title":{"rendered":"Dealing: or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not so sure of anything.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn apathetic Harvard law student (Robert F. Lyons) working for his drug-dealing classmate (John Lithgow) smuggles marijuana across the country to Berkeley, where he meets and falls in love with a free-living hippie (Barbara Hershey). When trying to connect back in Boston, Hershey gets caught smuggling and loses a bag of drugs, leading to Lyons eventually pursuing the corrupt cop (Charles Durning) who&#8217;s made off with the loot.\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>Barbara Hershey Films<\/li>\n<li>Blackmail<\/li>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Drug Dealers<\/li>\n<li>John Lithgow Films<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis intriguingly titled movie is based on a pseudonymous early novel by Michael Crichton and his brother Douglas (collectively using the pen name &#8220;Michael Douglas&#8221;). It seems to reflect some of Crichton&#8217;s own experiences giving up a prestigious future-career (he earned an M.D., but never practiced medicine) for something much riskier &#8212; in this case, <em>stupidly<\/em> risky drug transportation which clearly taps into Lyons&#8217; desire for novelty and excitement. It&#8217;s a challenging plot to become invested in, given how little we care for or about Lyons, who&#8217;s actually a bit of a cad in the way he mistreats, neglects, and cheats on his straight-laced girlfriend (Ellen Barber). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend.png 832w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Girlfriend-604x256.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the storyline turns to Lithgow and Lyons&#8217; desire to retrieve their &#8220;missing&#8221; loot, we really know we&#8217;re dealing with losers who should leave well enough alone. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow.png 832w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Lithgow-604x256.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael Small&#8217;s soundtrack comes across as oddly inappropriate at times, unlike his highly memorable work for <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10447\"><em>The Parallax View<\/em><\/a> just a couple of years later.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good use of authentic shooting locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1.png 832w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still1-604x256.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2.png 832w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dealing-Still2-604x256.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious. Listed as a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068455\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/02\/26\/archives\/the-screen.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3278deal.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6235&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not so sure of anything.&#8221; Synopsis: An apathetic Harvard law student (Robert F. Lyons) working for his drug-dealing classmate (John Lithgow) smuggles marijuana across the country to Berkeley, where he meets and falls in love with a free-living hippie (Barbara Hershey). When trying to connect back in Boston, Hershey gets caught smuggling and loses a bag of drugs, leading to Lyons eventually pursuing the corrupt cop (Charles Durning) who&#8217;s made off with the loot. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52574\"> 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-52574","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\/52574","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=52574"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70153,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52574\/revisions\/70153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}