{"id":5507,"date":"2008-05-08T14:07:13","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2023-12-02T21:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:18:47","slug":"rafferty-and-the-gold-dust-twins-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5507","title":{"rendered":"Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s just along for the ride &#8212; you know that, don&#8217;t you? He&#8217;s not at all like us.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster-675x1024.png 675w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA former gunnery sergeant (Alan Arkin) is kidnapped by two free-spirited young women &#8212; Frisbee (Mackenzie Phillips) and Mackinley (Sally Kellerman) &#8212; but soon finds himself enjoying a road trip across America with them.\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>Alan Arkin Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton Films<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Sally Kellerman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMore than three decades before his Academy Award-winning role in <em>Little Miss Sunshine<\/em> (2006), Alan Arkin starred in another quirky road flick &#8212; this oddly titled, little-seen character study about several misfits (there are no twins, or gold dust) searching for love and adventure across America. More a series of vignettes than a cohesive narrative, <em>Rafferty<\/em> is at its best when it focuses on the developing relationships between the three protagonists, who each undergo personal changes throughout the course of the film. While Phillips&#8217; performance consists primarily of pouting (at least during the first two-thirds of the story):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips.png 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arkin is as excellent as always, and Kellerman truly shines as &#8220;Mackinley&#8221;, a free-spirited hippie whose casual fling with Rafferty (Arkin) immediately disrupts the trio&#8217;s dynamic. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman4.png 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best (and funniest) scene involves Phillips conning a naive soldier (a perfectly-cast Charles Martin Smith) out of his money and engagement ring:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Phillips2.png 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While one initially feels sorry for Smith, he soon shows his snivelly true colors. The bittersweet ending implies a sequel, which obviously never happened; <em>Rafferty<\/em> basically went under the radar, and has remained there since. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Arkin as Rafferty<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Arkin.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sally Kellerman as Mackinley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Kellerman2.png 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Martin Smith as a naive soldier duped by Frisbee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Rafferty-Smith2.png 1227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look simply for the performances. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073601\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/rafferty-gold-dust\/review\/115307\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/rafferty-and-the-gold-dust-twins\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s just along for the ride &#8212; you know that, don&#8217;t you? He&#8217;s not at all like us.&#8221; Synopsis: A former gunnery sergeant (Alan Arkin) is kidnapped by two free-spirited young women &#8212; Frisbee (Mackenzie Phillips) and Mackinley (Sally Kellerman) &#8212; but soon finds himself enjoying a road trip across America with them. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Arkin Films Comedy Harry Dean Stanton Films Kidnapping Misfits Road Trip Sally Kellerman Films Review: More than three decades before his&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5507\"> 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-5507","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\/5507","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=5507"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93686,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions\/93686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}