“All the fun and gaiety of a burning orphanage...”
Screened in tribute to Bud Cort (1948 - 2026)
Bud Cort stars as the eponymous Harold: a death-obsessed teenager whose strictly controlled life is forever changed when he meets (at a funeral, natch) lively septuagenarian Maude (Ruth Gordon - as brilliant as ever). A not-entirely-Platonic relationship soon develops, resulting in what has to be one of the most surprisingly endearing screen couples in Hollywood history. Harold and Maude was a notorious box-office flop when first released (see above!) but its reputation has considerably improved over the years and it is now rightly regarded as an absolute classic of 70s cinema. A genuinely moving cockle-warmer from wayward New Hollywood genius Hal Ashby (with a great Cat Stevens soundtrack to boot!)