Breezy [Blu-ray]

Director: Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood

Overview

This compassionate, romantic drama centers on the crisis of an embittered, recently divorced middle-aged businessman who decides to retreat from the world and the women who have inspired his cynicism. When he steps outside one morning and finds a beautiful hippie chick sleeping on his step, his life suddenly changes.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2020
UPC:	0738329249311
Original Release:	1973
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Holden	Frank Harmon,Veterinarian
Kay Lenz	Edith Alice Breezerman ('Breezy')
Roger C. Carmel	Bob Henderson
Marj Dusay	Betty Tobin
Joan Hotchkis	Paula Harmon
Jamie Smith Jackson	Marcy
Norman Bartold	Man in Car
Lynn Borden	Overnight Date
Shelley Morrison	Nancy
Dennis Olivieri	Bruno
Eugene Peterson	Charlie
Lew Brown	Police Officer
Richard Bull	Doctor
Johnnie Collins III	Norman
Don Diamond	Maitre d'
Sandy Kenyon	Real Estate Agent
Jack Kosslyn	Driver
Mary Munday	Waitress
Frances Stevenson	Saleswoman
Buck Young	Paula's Escort
Priscilla Morrill	Dress Customer
Earle	Sir Love-a-Lot
Michel Legrand	Composer

Technical Credits

Jo Heims

Robert Daley	Producer
Clint Eastwood	Director
Jennings Lang	Executive Producer,Producer
William Griffith	Sound Effects
Edwin J. Somers Jr.	Sound Effects
Jo Heims	Screenwriter
Jim Alexander	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A surprisingly sweet little film from director Clint Eastwood, Breezy is a bit too predictable and "cutesy," but still quite enjoyable. Jo Heims' screenplay has dated quite a bit; it was faux hip at the time and now frequently comes across as annoying, especially in its take on the title character. She's intended to be a free spirit, but Heims' dialogue is too forced. Fortunately, Kay Lenz's fine performance paves over many of the flaws in the writing, and her own personal charm helps to make the character seem more real than she actually is. Even better is William Holden, creating a shy, lonely man too bound by convention (and too insecure in himself) to go against the grain, even when it's in his own best interest. The two stars have an unusual and appealing chemistry, which also covers over some of the triter aspects of the writing, and Eastwood directs with sensitivity and style. Breezy is no classic, but it's pleasant and moving, the kind of film that leaves the viewer with a small, warm glow.