Word: pied
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gabalac: "It's like seeing apple pie, motherhood and the American flag grinding to a halt...
...temptation of the '60s was to think, overoptimistically, that good intentions could solve any problem; the overly pessimistic tendency of the '70s may be to believe that few solutions are available. To lose one's way and find it again is as American as humble pie. · Edwin Warner
...Perfect Master had come to Detroit to sow peace, love and truth. What he reaped was a pie in the face. In town to accept a testimonial resolution, Guru Maharaj Ji, the 15-year-old Indian religious leader, was struck with a shaving-cream pie hurled by a bearded ill-wisher. The pie thrower, who had concealed his missile beneath a box of flowers, said the guru was on an ego trip and "I wanted to show he was mortal." Unfortunately not quick enough to turn his cheek, the guru did give his attacker his forgiveness blessing...
...tempo as it alternates chords and notes. This song bespeaks the fifties, implies the sixties and seventies, and chalks it all up to the War, soldiers coming home, "Love looks in their eyes." If enough people hear this song, it will end the ugly myth created by "American Pie...
Warren Oates is a fine Dillinger as far as the script will allow, which isn't very far. He even looks a little like Bogart in several scenes, especially in a jail sequence where you expect. Ann Sheridan to visit him any second with a nailfile baked in a pie. The rest of the cast is excellent, and everyone has a terrific American southwest accent. The only disappointment is Michelle Phillips as Billie Frechette, who manages to look like both Faye Dunaway and Ali McGraw, the new gun molls of the '70s (Eecch!). Her acting regrettably takes faithfully after...