Talk:Harold and Maude/Archive 3

Third Date
Despite what the summary says, the third woman he dated wasn't horrified by his "suicide". She recognized it as an act, and did her own pretend death. Why it didn't work out isn't made clear. I'm not sure how to rewrite the summary to reflect this. --OGoncho (talk) 03:27, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Plot
The synopsis of this is pretty weak compared to a lot of other wiki-film-plots. Just saying. Zeek Aran (talk) 04:42, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Seppuku Scene
Reverted the updates to seppukku scene. I see no reason to remove Sunshine testing the blade and if it were either Higgins or Ashby's intent to be ambiguous that needs to be referenced.AbramTerger (talk) 10:06, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


 * As the remover, I agree with this reversion. I'll see if such a reference exists. On a separate note, I think it would be appropriate to add a comment to the "Harold's 'Deaths'" section pointing out that the audience is never given any idea how the suicides were faked, that they look real and are never explained. Please take a look and see if you agree that it helps describe the film. Thanks. Meservy (talk) 16:10, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Not showing or describing details of
Removed line about how the movie does not show how Harold stages his tricks with a reference to a script. Seems irrelevant, there are many things that this movie (or any movie) does not explicitly show.AbramTerger (talk) 09:57, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Cat Stevens Cameo
I have heard rumors of Cat Stevens being one of the bearded men at a funeral, but none of the faces that I have seen look like him. Unless there is some reputable source confirming that he is in the film I don't think the wiki page should perpetrate the "rumors"AbramTerger (talk) 16:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

FLOP
Article should have more about this being a flop. It was a total disaster, it was widely panned and pulled from theaters after a week. DFS (talk) 22:04, 7 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Although you seem to be suggesting a non-neutral point of view (which the article should not have), I do think that a "Reception" section would be useful. It could elaborate on information from the introduction, in particular the film's commercial lack of success and "mixed" critical reception, as well as its eventual "cult" status and maybe some indication of how it went from being a commercial failure to "'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'" and such. Augurar (talk) 08:57, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

One of the best dark comedies ever made! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.179.221 (talk) 21:58, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Spike Jonze
Director Spike Jonze mentions Harold and Maude as one of his favourites despite not being a big commericial success (in the context of his own Where The Wild Things Are not being the commercial success that studio had hoped for) noting that it doesn't matter so much now. I had thought I might be able to add this to the article but as noted above the Reception section feels underdeveloped and it would be awkward to add it just yet. Instead I made some tweaks to the Reception section and perhaps others will be encouraged to expand it and maybe even add a "Box office" subsection and properly discuss the commercial failure of the film. -- Horkana (talk) 00:07, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Sunshine Doré's "death"
I would argue that it's intentionally unclear whether or not Sunshine kills herself with what may or may not be a fake blade. Is there a way to word this section to reflect the ambiguity? Patricia Meadows (talk) 16:49, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The description in the article just describes what the film shows on the screen. Where do you think the film indicates that it may not be a fake blade? Sunshine is shown testing it on her hand and the blade is shown to retract. There is even the sound of the spring "clicking" in the blade as she tests it twice on her hand. This is outside the film, but just as further evidence for Higgins "intent" - the script direction indicates what the movie shows: "She takes stunned Harold's dagger, pressing the blade back and forth in the handle to see how it operates" and the novelization Higgins based on his screenplay states similarly (again like the film shows): "She took a moment out to test it, pushing the blade into the handle and seeing how it squirted out blood. Satisfied, she continued."AbramTerger (talk) 00:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I never read the novelization, or the script. I will trust that your info is better than mine! :-) Patricia Meadows (talk) 00:45, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the confidence in my info, but I recommend just watching and listening to the scene in the film (the real test for inclusion in the article). I think you will find that the blade is presented in the film as a prop blade with no ambiguity. If you think otherwise, it should be discussed, no matter what the script or novel says...AbramTerger (talk) 09:15, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Poster
The "1971 release poster used on this page isn't correct. On the poster are the words, 'From the creator of "Silver Streak" and "Foul Play"'. Silver Streak was released in 1976 and Foul Play in 1978. Also, the poster shows the film as being rated PG, a rating that didn't exist until 1972. This poster is more likely from a late 70s or early 80s re-release. The only version I could find in a Google image search that is likely an original 1971 poster is located at http://www.filmposters.com/images/posters/180.jpg. (JoeCool59 (talk) 18:32, 31 May 2015 (UTC))

Untitled
Was Harold autistic or did he at least have Asperger Syndrome? Prior to meeting Maude he didn't think that he could learn what he needed to from a woman. Heff01 (talk) 04:55, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

He clearly had a domineering mother not prepared to deal with his challenges of coming of age. Heff01 (talk) 04:59, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

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The movie Harold and Maude
Bruce Gordon's character had a tattoo on her arm for my concentration camp what was that number 2601:243:CB00:B130:9031:CA45:F957:5566 (talk) 02:34, 17 August 2022 (UTC)