Customer Ratings & Reviews

This much maligned 1978 drama FINALLY arrives on Blu Ray and has never looked or sounded so good. This film tells the story of a drifter nicknamed "Strip" (Travolta) who pursues a rich older Beverly Hills woman Trisha Rawlings(Tomlin) who has just separated from her husband due to his infidelity. Two opposites with nothing in common except for two things: sexual attraction and the need for someone to care about them. "Strip" never had anyone who loved him and Trisha has just recently faced her husband's betrayal. The two share a brief romance that leads to issues of age difference, trust,denial, and the film resolves in "you decide what happens" fashion. The soundtrack is wonderful and features a beautiful theme song sung by Yvonne Elliman of "If I Can't Have You" fame. Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" is also featured. The acting especially by Travolta is terrific. He conveys a mass of raw emotion like no other actor can, his plays someone who has never had love in his life. He is charismatic, yet vulnerable. There are a few lines in the film that are considered laughable by some, but these "so called" laughable lines come from two characters who are desperate to make a connection to each other (or to anyone for that matter. They have nothing in common except for a need for each other. The film was written and directed by Tomlin's longtime "partner" and manager Jane Wagner. The whole film is unique in that it is pretty much a two person drama-fleshed out over a 1:45 minute running time. For those of you who have never seen the film you should. For those of you (and there are many) that did not like the film, you need to re-watch it, do not dismiss it because of the casting, look beyond that, there really is something there. What is exactly wrong with casting an average looking 30’ ish woman and a handsome young 20 something man? Who cares if they look similar. Maybe because it was ahead of it’s time? Just do not understand the hate. Travolta is a mass of raw emotion in this film and though Tomlin plays her character in a very subdued performance, the two characters are desperate for each other. This is something about the movie that makes it undeniably watchable-the musical score alone makes the film worth seeing. It’s a really interesting take on a romantic relationship. Don't miss it-thanks Kino Lorber!