Thursday, April 7, 2011

Tall Story (1960)


Warner Bros.
Directed by Joshua Logan
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Hopelessly dated college comedy with Jane Fonda a love-sick freshman after basketball star Anthony Perkins. The sight of Jane seducing Perkins, and his resistance, is just asking too much from the modern viewer. The professors help Jane along by seating her next to Perkins and other little things, then douse themselves with martinis at home. All of this leads to a big basketball game against the Russians, which I guess is supposed to make some kind of political statement. The only reason to watch this film is the sight of a 23-year-old Jane Fonda in a cheerleader outfit.

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