{"id":93542,"date":"2023-11-30T13:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93542"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:22:17","slug":"getting-straight-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93542","title":{"rendered":"Getting Straight (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not putting it down; I&#8217;ve just done it already!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Poster.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter returning from serving in Vietnam, a former college radical (Elliott Gould) earning his master&#8217;s degree on a campus rife with student protests struggles to meet the demands of both his department chair (Jeff Corey) and his girlfriend (Candice Bergen).\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>Cecil Kellaway Films<\/li>\n<li>College<\/li>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Elliott Gould Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter showing success with AIP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78054\"><em>Hells Angels on Wheels<\/em> (1967)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1346\"><em>Psych-Out<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, Richard Rush &#8212; perhaps best known for helming <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87148\"><em>The Stunt Man<\/em> (1980)<\/a> &#8212; directed this topical flick (an adaptation of Ken Kolb&#8217;s novel of the same name) about campus unrest during the late 1960s. It covers the gamut of timely issues, ranging from veteran reintegration (Gould is trying hard to secure a meaningful career after his service): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-To-Be-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to draft-dodging (Robert F. Lyons plays Gould&#8217;s wacky, wily friend who is willing to try anything and everything to <em>avoid<\/em> serving): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Lyons-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to relationship problems (Gould and Bergen go back and forth numerous times about whether to stay with one another &#8212; and if so, in what way): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Signs-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to campus unrest in various forms (the movie was filmed at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Protest2-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, all of this is way too much territory for one film &#8212; and most problematic is that we don&#8217;t really feel invested in Gould&#8217;s desired outcome of earning a teaching credential (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065775\/trivia\/?item=tr2406523&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">which was the primary focus of the source novel<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>The college protest scenes are well worth a look (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs&#8217; cinematography is top notch as always), but this is otherwise only must-see viewing for fans of the stars. Watch for Harrison Ford in a bit role as a fellow college student: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Ford-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Jeff Corey as Gould&#8217;s stern committee chair: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Cecil Kellaway (in his last role) as a kindly professor: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Kellaway-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Jeannie Berlin in her cinematic debut as a student activist. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Berlin-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elliott Gould as Harry Bailey<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Gould-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Candice Bergen as Jan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Bergen-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Getting-Straight-Cinematography-491x270.png 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look for its historicity. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065775\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/getting-straight-vm430507\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2813get.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/getting-straight\/review\/2000112170\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/getting-straight\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not putting it down; 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