READ THIS FIRST: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Laserdisc Title: "OLD BOYFRIENDS (1978)"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Joan Tewkesbury
Starring: Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, John Belushi, Keith Carradine, Buck Henry, John Houseman
Production / Year: 1978 Edward Pressman Productions, Inc.
Running Time: 103 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Monaural, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated R
Distributed By: Nelson Entertainment Inc.
Catalog / Spine Number: 20086

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): UNOPENED / FACTORY SEALED
Jacket: UNOPENED / FACTORY SEALED

Synopsis:

Psychiatrist Talia Shire goes nutzoid-- she dopes herself up, slams herself into a concrete wall, ditches her husband, then hops into her firebird and hunts down her old boyfriends in a somewhat vague quest for vengeance. First up is Richard Jordan, who actually loved her. Second is John Belushi, who humiliated her in high school. And third is a boy who was killed in Vietnam, though his brother Keith Carradine bears a startling resemblance to him. In the end, though, she learns that life goes on and gets on with it.

"Old Boyfriends" is an underrated little curio. Talia Shire gives what is probably her best non-Adrian performance (and that's a shame, because this movie is nearly lost). The rest of the cast isn't quite so bad itself, particularly Richard Jordan as the one "good boyfriend". John Belushi also shines as Shire's senior-year boyfriend, using a lot of Bill Murray-isms and doing quite well in what is a serious role for him. John Housemann seems a bit hammy during his confrontation with Shire. It almost comes off as if he's trying his best to take down the lead.

Director Joan Tewkesbury does an adequate job, but her work here is nothing special. Though, the set-up of a scene with Shire and Jordan in a bathroom is particularly clever and stylish. At 103 minutes, the film doesn't seem long at all-- it runs fairly smoothly as follow Shire from ex to ex. The only seemingly bad thing about the film is David Shire's (then husband of Talia) score-- it just seems rather limp and unimpressive and meanders about melodically.

Though it may not be for everyone, give "Old Boyfriends" a shot (if you can find it - as of this writing it is still not available on DVD). It's rather undeserving of its much maligned reputation.

Hopefully it will be on DVD someday!!! John Belushi was a comic genius and is a screen legend. Tune into Biography for the 30th Anniversary special of Animal House to tide youself over until this great film becomes available on DVD. I read on [...] that this is scheduled for a December 2025 release. Maybe that is when they are planning to release a John Belushi box set, but who knows what format we will be using in 17 years?

THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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