I first watched this around 10 years ago. I had read that it was a dark comedy. I started to watch it not knowing what to expect. Well…it was a movie I’ll never forget. It’s an extreme May-December romance. In this movie young Harold equals death and Older Maude equals living.
Harold (Bud Cort) is a 20-year-old son of a wealthy woman who stages fake suicides to get her attention. She simply ignores him after he fakes cutting himself, hanging his self, and drowning etc. He annoys her more than anything else.
Harold’s mom starts trying to set him up girls and Harold sabotages the meetings. Harold is obsessed with death. He goes to strangers funerals on a regular basis and that is where he meets 79-year-old Maude. Maude is full of life and she steals Harold’s hearse…yes he has a hearse and offers him a ride.
Maude is very much about living in the now. Harold and Maude start seeing each other.
Ruth Gordon who plays Maude brings the spark to the movie. She lives in a train car, liberates a city tree to the country, and does what she pleases.
I would strongly recommend this movie to anyone who likes dark or offbeat comedies.
The movie was directed by Hal Ashby. The soundtrack was performed by Cat Stevens. The music was a perfect fit for this movie.
Both Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon were nominated for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture -Comedy in the Golden Globes.
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Great off- the- wall movie- with a great soundtrack. Ruth Gordon was always outstanding. I watch this movie every few years. A gem.
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Yes it is…you can’t put this movie into words… I watched it last night again and it is so offbeat… Ruth Gordon was great… The sound track… there was no soundtrack released until 2007…I couldn’t believe it.
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A true Cult Classic. Never seen another movie even remotely like Harold and Maude.
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I was blown away when I watched it the first time.
The funny thing is… not to Maude’s extent at all…but I remember seeing my grandmother do things that she could get by with because she was an 80 year old woman. Feisty lady.
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One of my favorite movies of all time.
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It was so hard to put that movie into words… But yes mine also.
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Last night, I thought to myself, “I wonder if Max has seen ‘Harold and Maude’… then I thought to look in your index! Great film. I have it on DVD and watch it every few years. Both characters are just right.
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I love love love dark humor. This one is way up on my list. Ruth Gordon was great in that movie.
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