ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Auntie_Inflammatory Okay...You see this description on the on-screen guide, "An elderly woman (Bette Davis) and a plumbing scavenger (Ernest Borgnine) pose as motorcycle hippies to rob the bank that evicted her"...How could you NOT set the DVR to 'record'?!Did Bette Davis need the money or was she just having fun with this? Bank-robber is an unusual role for an older actress. It would actually be cool if there were more roles like this for women-of-a-certain-age today. Borgnine is on-site when Davis's house is razed and offers her a ride somewhere. He tries to ditch her a couple of times but she learns of his past as a bank-robber and uses it to blackmail him into letting her stay in his camper, schooling her in Bank-robbery 101, and driving the get-away bike. He steps in to help with the first robbery when her nerves fail her. As the robberies continue, he becomes her accomplice and friend. There's the slightest hint of the potential for romance between them but it isn't really explored.Jack Cassidy, dimples dimpling, plays the anti-hippie detective in pursuit of the duo. He seems to be enjoying himself, tossing off lines like, "...all they want to do is sit around and smoke pot, play ukuleles and let the rest of the world take care of them...I tell you, they're a threat to the very moral fiber of this country!" Joan Delaney (aka the girlfriend of the President's Analyst) is Cassidy's very young, ex-hippie assistant. John Astin plays Davis's son and is also credited as "creative consultant." What did he consult on, bank robberies? Loan sharks? The latest styles in bathrobes? Reva Rose is Davis's daughter (with a NY accent) and Herb Marlis is her near-catatonic son-in-law. There's even a "special guest appearance by Governor David Cargo", in case you're a fan of cameos by local politicians. It's an amusing and sometimes poignant film. No, it's not Oscar-worthy but come on! Did you ever, in your wildest dreams, think you'd see Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine riding tandem on a motorcycle?! Dressed as hippies?!! Oh, no, you didn't!

doodlesjr-896-698684 All Young Home Buyers Should Watch This Before They Buy a Mortgage. I wish I had seen It, If I did I wouldn't have bought a House. Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine, Masters of Their Craft. An Honest View of What Hard working Americans will experience after they retire if they do not develop a solid financial plan from 18 years old on to old age. Very Entertaining Movie, I also like the message of staying away from marijuana This is were its at then Im getting the heck otta here ..lol Anyone that appreciates good movies will like this one. Not hard to follow, Great Actors with a good plot. The Banksters May they all fall too ruin, when the well runs dry.

CineTigers I agree with all the other comments that the premise was bizarre, the plot was beyond thin, the acting hammy, and the filming and budget woefully low quality.However, I am walking through 1960's & 1970's movies in an effort to remember and better understand how much our world has changed. The Montgomery Wards? Cars without safety bumpers, banks without safety glass, strip malls without Wal-Mart or Home Depot . . . hippies (the cinema interpretation).But mostly the blatant sexual harassment by Jack Cassidy's character that is eventually met with nympho encouragement, an evil grin, an eye twinkle, and an implied roll in the sheets. That a writer could script and a director could film such scenes reminds me just how far we have come in some 40+ years. The jokes about "A real cop ... a man" were predictable, for guffaws. And while a low brow comedy is not reality; to a much lesser degree, not that long ago, this was.

Boyo-2 As a lifelong Bette Davis fan, I have been curious to see this for a long time. In the book 'Mother Goddam', the author states that in response to Borgnine's question 'What about your family'?, Bette says 'f--k them'! So hearing her say THAT word was another reason to want to see this movie.Well Showtime aired it yesterday morning and I was glad to have my chance to see this, but boy is it lame. There is nothing to enjoy really, not a single thing. Davis is extremely subdued and SHE DOESN'T EVEN SMOKE or scream or use any of her famous mannerisms, and this movie could've used a little something to make it less painful. Borgnine tries hard but the odds were against him from the start.And to top it, the line I was waiting to hear was dubbed (badly, I might add)! She says 'screw them' instead..somehow fitting, but boy was I disappointed.