The Way We Were

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"Gorgeous goyish guy" meets Jewish radical girl in Sydney Pollack's glossy romance. In 1937, frizzy-haired Red co-ed Katie Morosky Barbra Streisand briefly captures the attention of preppy jock Hubbell Gardiner Robert Redford with her passionate pacifism, while the writing talent beneath his privileged exterior entrances her. Almost eight years later, the two are reunited in New York, when well-coiffed leftist radio worker Katie spies military officer Hubbell snoozing in a nightclub. Through her force of will, and in spite of his smug rich
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"Gorgeous goyish guy" meets Jewish radical girl in Sydney Pollack's glossy romance. In 1937, frizzy-haired Red co-ed Katie Morosky Barbra Streisand briefly captures the attention of preppy jock Hubbell Gardiner Robert Redford with her passionate pacifism, while the writing talent beneath his privileged exterior entrances her. Almost eight years later, the two are reunited in New York, when well-coiffed leftist radio worker Katie spies military officer Hubbell snoozing in a nightclub. Through her force of will, and in spite of his smug rich friends, the two opposites fall in love, sparring over Katie's activist zeal and Hubbell's writerly ambivalence after a failed first novel. They head to Hollywood so that Hubbell can write a screenplay for his buddy-turned-producer J.J. Bradford Dillman. But the House Committee on Un-American Activities' Communist witch hunt in 1947 tears the pair apart, as a pregnant Katie refuses to keep silent about the jailing of the Hollywood Ten, while a faithless Hubbell decides to save his career. When the two meet again at the dawn of the '60s, TV hack Hubbell and A-bomb protestor Katie feel the old pull, but they have to decide if it's worth the grief. Although blacklisted writers had returned to Hollywood -- and won Oscars -- by the early 1970s, the HUAC sections of Arthur Laurents's screenplay were still considered dicey, resulting in substantial cuts; Laurents reportedly blamed star Redford for not fighting them hard enough. Regardless of the edits, and critics' complaints about the film's schlockiness, 1973 audiences went for the well-executed and still politically tinged weepie, turning The Way We Were into one of the most popular films of 1973 and Redford into a major heartthrob. Streisand won an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and the Streisand-sung title tune won for Best Song. Despite the eviscerated politics, The Way We Were poignantly captures the insoluble dilemma of reconciling private desires with public awareness.
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An old-fashioned Hollywood melodrama with a progressive gloss, The Way We Were succeeds on the basis of the romantic chemistry between stars Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand. The film tackles the issue of commitment -- political, romantic or otherwise -- but it is the roller coaster love affair that's at the heart of the film. The sprawling script covers a lot of ground, and director Sydney Pollack occasionally strains under the weight of the material. Supposedly, some of Way We Were's more political scenes were cut by the studio, diminishing much of their impact and muddling the film's conclusion. Still, time and time again, it is the charisma between Redford and Streisand that floats the film over its rough spots. Streisand sang the title song, which won an Academy Award and became her first number one single.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/13/1999
  • UPC: 043396029255
  • Original Release: 1973

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  • Source: Sony Pictures
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Barbra Streisand Katie Morosky
Robert Redford Hubbell Gardiner
Bradford Dillman J.J.
Patrick O'Neal George Bissinger
Viveca Lindfors Paula Reisner
Sally Kirkland Pony Dunbar
James Woods Frankie McVeigh
Lois Chiles Carol Ann
Susan Blakely Judianne
Eric Boles Army Corporal
Robert Dahdah Officer Passing Plaza
Herb Edelman Bill Verso
Diana Ewing Vicki Bissinger
Constance Forslund Jenny
George Gavnes El Morocco
Robert Gerringer Dr. Short
Murray Hamilton Brooks Carpenter
Roy Jenson Army Captain
Marcia Mae Jones Peggy Vanderbilt
Don Keefer Radio Actor
Brendan Kelly Rally Speaker
Don Koll Officer Dining
Allyn Ann McLerie Rhea Edwards
Barbara Peterson Ash Blonde
Edward Power Airforce
Dan Seymour Guest
Andrea True
Suzanne Zenor Dumb Blonde
Technical Credits
Sydney Pollack Director
Alan Bergman Songwriter
Marilyn Bergman Score Composer
Margaret Booth Editor
Richard Bruno Costumes/Costume Designer
John F. Burnett Editor
Don L. Cash Makeup
Grover Dale Choreography
Stephen B. Grimes Production Designer
Marvin Hamlisch Score Composer, Songwriter
Dorothy Jeakins Costumes/Costume Designer
William Kiernan Set Decoration/Design
Howard W. Koch Asst. Director
Arthur Laurents Screenwriter
Gary D. Liddiard Makeup
Moss Mabry Costumes/Costume Designer
David Rayfiel Screenwriter
Richard A. Roth Producer
Alvin Sargent Screenwriter
Jack Solomon Sound/Sound Designer
Ray Stark Producer
Harry Stradling Jr. Cinematographer
Barbra Streisand Songwriter
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    "See ya, Hubble."

    This is without a doubt one of the greatest love stories of all time. The movie is unique not just because of the superb performances of both Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford but also because of the political backdrop, around which the film is quietly yet violently based. I decided to write this review because I've just finished watching the movie. Although I've seen it too many times to count, I still cried, just like always. It's just such an emotional film.. you get so caught up in the characters.. their lives, their problems, their happiness, their devastation.. when the movie ends, you simply have no desire to live your own life! What's the point? This is a masterpiece, kids. A true Classic.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Way We Were

    This is on of the best romantic love movies I have ever seen Barbra and ROBERT REDFORD look beautiful I love the seen when Barbra show him at her house she said stay for dinner you can't go you just can't I got salad baked pie and a pot roast I make a great pot roast say for dinner and ROBERT said what kind of pie in that sceen he was DROP DEAD BREATHTAKING If you have not seen this movie yougot to see it it is wonderful

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The most romantic movie I've ever seen!!

    My mom told me about the 'The Way We Were' when I was about 12 and how good looking Robert Redford was in it and how sweet the movie is. I'm 16 now and I've watched the movie twice. Each time I cried and each time I was touched by the amount of love present between Hubbel and Katie. The movie is so sweet and poignant. It is also realistic because the ending is a bittersweet one. Not all romances can end in 'happily ever after.' This one is a classical because of the writing, filming, and, definitely in my opinion, ending.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 23, 2003

    Gorgeous!

    This is a fantastic movie - certainly a fave of mine. Barbara Striesand and Robert Redford make an excellent screen pairing...but just why is Babs always put with blonde pretty boys? Anyway...this really is a fantastic film, that is both heartwarming and heartwrenchingly sad. One of the best romantic films ever made. beautifully bittersweet. And Robert Redford...whoa! What a BABE!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Way We Were

    I just got THE WAY WE WERE today and let me tell you it is a true masterpiece on of the best romantic movies I had every seen besides THE MIRRIOR HAS TWO FACES which is also a masterpiece I love THE WAY WE WERE it reminds of the old say which is true if you fall in love in high school and you end up going to college and you dont see your one and only love you are only write letters and five years go by and you reunight and fall in love again it was ment to be I love THE WAY WE WERE it reminds me when I fell in love the story that I told is true that's what happen to me.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    BEAUTIFUL

    This is probably one of the best movies i have seen. It really makes you think....and Robert Redford is GORGEOUS!

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