Friday, September 18, 2015

Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976)


ABC Circle Films
Directed by Daryl Duke
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)

Two strangers with terminal illnesses meet at a lecture on death and dying. They begin a relationship without realizing the other is sick. They act out their "bucket list" fantasies by sneaking into a movie theater, painting graffiti on the local water tower or hitching a ride on a freight train. Eventually the truth is revealed and they have to deal with the cold reality of death. Intriguing idea sunk by cliches of "disease of the week" made-for-tv conventions, although Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh give it their best.

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