Judy's in the bedroom, inventing situations

[sovay]

In all of the tributes to Jonathan Demme I've seen so far, nobody compiling the best-of lists has mentioned one of my favorite movies of his. I can't tell if that's because it was a television production or because it's just that obscure or maybe I'm the only person who loves it that much, but either way I'm just going to leave this here: American Playhouse's Who Am I This Time? (1982). Christopher Walken as Harry, Susan Sarandon as Helene, score by John Cale; it's a showcase for its two stars and a beautiful exploration of the way that other people's words can be the truest way to speak for yourself. It's still not streaming anywhere that I can find [edit: it's on Vudu], but it is available from Netflix and libraries on DVD and it's worth tracking down. It goes one better than Vonnegut and I don't say that about many things. I am not pleased that the person who directed it is dead. Some theater around here had better show Stop Making Sense (1984) soon.

[edit] David Byrne wrote for his memory.

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[jesse_the_k]

Found it streaming on VUDU, a service either owned by or in close relationship to Walmart:

http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/61645/Who-Am-I-This-Time

$3 to own or rent in the US>

[sovay]

Found it streaming on VUDU, a service either owned by or in close relationship to Walmart

Thank you!