Here's another complete (and special) edition of Sneak Previews on WTTW Channel 11, hosted by Gene Siskel of the Tribune and Roger Ebert of the Chicago, taking a look at the films of 1978.
Includes:
Opening titles, followed by Roger's treatise on the three top-grossing films of 1978 (with pertinent clips) - and all had one theme: escapism.
After introductions:
"Grease": Gene compares star John Travolta to Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly (now, now), and brings up the soundtrack that sold as much as the film's gross (with an excerpt of the "Summer Nights" number shown); he didn't think the film was as interesting in scenes without Travolta; Roger had seen it three times.
"National Lampoon's Animal House": Roger looks into this look at college life in the early '60's, and shows the clip where John Belushi smashes a folkie's guitar to bits; he feels the administration of the college should have demonstrated against the students in the fraternity depicted in the film, yet thinks it had more laughs than any other film from 1977.
"Jaws 2": Gene considers it a "cheap imitation" of the original 1975 film, and rather sloppy, yet it was still "the most successful sequel of all time" in his opinion; he considers the Jaws shark on a par with the Frankenstein monster and Dracula; Roger thinks this film, unlike the original, had no suspense whatsoever.
"Heaven Can Wait": As Roger put it, Warren Beatty had his pulse on what the public wanted: light, romantic fantasy. The clip with the one kiss in the whole film is shown; Ebert thinks the same audience that embraced this film in '78 would have turned their nose up on it if it had come out a decade before. Siskel says, speaking with Beatty, the actor made the film with the mindset of something he himself wanted to see.
The hosts then mention that what sold had more in common with 1928 or 1938 than 1968, and the reasons why this came to the fore in this year that went past, contrasting with the mindset of filmmakers in '68 and their making "what people ought to see." Gene cites the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" director Phil Kaufman's philosophy that people are bored with everyday life and seek escape, and wonders whether more "serious" pictures can make it again; Roger bemoans the "lemming syndrome" among audiences.
They then look at what they consider the two best of the year:
Ebert's top pick is "An Unmarried Woman" with Jill Clayburgh, and predicts a Best Actress Oscar for her; he cites the track record of director Paul Mazursky up to the point he made this film.
Siskel's is "Straight Time," with Dustin Hoffman as a paroled armed robber who nonetheless can't avoid trouble; Ebert considered the ending more realistic in terms of the story.
Roger also puts in a word for "Days of Heaven," which he considers the most beautiful and poetic film of the year; Gene compares it to "Wuthering Heights."
Gene's second-favorite is Ingmar Bergman's "Autumn Sonata" with Ingrid Bergman (no relation); it is supposedly her last (but she would make one more, the TV movie "A Woman Called Golda," before her death in 1982)
Spot the Wonder Dog signals for the Dogs of the Year, as follows:
Ebert's worst film of the year is "The Medusa Touch" with Richard Burton. Roger calls it a "true disaster," and opines Burton is both one of the best and one of the worst actors in the business.
Siskel's is (coincidentally?!) another Burton film, "The Wild Geese," which he calls "pretty foul [fowl]."
Gene previews next week's edition which will include "Movie, Movie," "Ice Castles" and "Same Time, Next Year," before they say good night.
Sneak Previews with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
Producer - Thea Flaum
Associate Producer - Ray Solley
Scenic Designer - Michael Loewenstein
Assistant Director - Judy Cole
Director - Patterson Denny
A Production of WTTW / Chicago
(C) 1979 Chicago Educational Television Association
Funding notice (voiceover by Marty Robinson)
Animated 1971-84 PBS ID bumper
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 20th 1979 during the 6:30pm to 7:00pm timeframe. (episode re-run on Thursday, January 25th 1979 from 7pm to 7:30pm)
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