Review of Steelyard Blues (1973) by James Y — 14 Oct 2007
A truly bizarre film, but worth watching if you can find it. Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland make an unlikely partnership as a couple of misfits who want to change the system, albeit anarchically. Peter Boyle as Sutherland's light-bulb chewing brother is on top form, and an early role for John Savage hints at a talent that came to fruition in The Deer Hunter.
....difficult to catagorize and impossible to dislike, SB is a hidden Gem. A terrific soundtrack from Paul Butterfield also acts as a narrative thread which is essential in a film with such a surreal, scattalogical plot.
Wierd and wonderful.
This review of Steelyard Blues (1973) was written by James Y on 14 Oct 2007.
Steelyard Blues has generally received mixed reviews.
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