Word: affectionate
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A widower, Harry has no-one to count on but a teenage son. The Son (Robby Benson) spends his time surfing, reclining in a Jacuzzi, and thinking of himself as Hemingway--the latter possibly accounts for a vocabulary that makes Spring Break seem eloquent. While the story centers on the...
When Harry is, once again, upset at his son's failure to take responsibility, the kid closes him in a bear hug, assuring his father that there is absolutely nothing wrong. "We have a nifty house...we'll do just fine, an asshole and a sonofabitch." He then leaves Harry...
In the second portion of the movie, the plot assumes a sense of urgency when the crew saves a group of shipwrecked Serbians atempting to flee the Austrians presently ravishing their country. While at first the entourage resent the peasants' intrusion, they gradually develop a fascination and sympathetic affection for...
While the late-starting Jackson has made spectacular gains in the eight-man field, he is still seen chiefly as a charismatic gadfly with little chance of winning the nomination. George McGovern draws waves of affection from some Democratic audiences and scores points for his clear-cut stands on issues...
Given the composers' polish and predilections, it was inevitable that Porter and Coward should admire each other's work. Given their distaste for awe, it is unsurprising that each disguised his affection as mockery. In Kaufman and Hart's comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, the...