The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
If the sweet 1970s song “Come Saturday Morning” doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, you haven’t seen the movie for which it was written. It is a very cute, folksy love song, but once you’ve watched The Sterile Cuckoo, the first notes of the song will make you cry. The film is basically a two-person show, showing the first romance of young college kids Liza Minnelli and Wendell Burton. Liza’s quirky and outgoing; Wendell is shy. As happens in real life, the shy person is grateful for the outgoing one to befriend them, but at the same time, they’re sometimes embarrassed by the extrovert’s behavior. So even though Wendell appreciates Liza’s obvious affection, part of him just wants to be a normal college kid without a girlfriend he has to apologize for.
Liza’s performance will make the women in the audience bawl. If you’re older than she is in the film, the chances are high that you’ve had your heart broken. If you’ve had your heart broken, you’ll definitely need a Kleenex box next to you when you watch this movie. It’s so realistic, it’s easy to imagine you’re eavesdropping on a couple trying to work things out while juggling college life. There’s a scene when Liza’s on the phone with her boyfriend, literally begging him to spend his Easter break with her. She’s afraid of losing him, and she thinks a week together will fix everything that’s been going wrong. It’s so heartbreaking to see her desperation, for she really and truly believes she’ll shatter into a million pieces without him. We’ve all been there, and we can see our past behavior held up like a mirror by Liza.
It was a very, very tough decision to choose the Best Actress of 1969 at the Hot Toasty Rag Awards. Liza Minnelli couldn’t have been any better, and a couple of her expressions stuck like a needle into my heart. But after you watch this movie, rent the bleak period drama They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? You’d better have a slew of comedies lined up for later, since both movies are pretty heavy.
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Liza’s performance will make the women in the audience bawl. If you’re older than she is in the film, the chances are high that you’ve had your heart broken. If you’ve had your heart broken, you’ll definitely need a Kleenex box next to you when you watch this movie. It’s so realistic, it’s easy to imagine you’re eavesdropping on a couple trying to work things out while juggling college life. There’s a scene when Liza’s on the phone with her boyfriend, literally begging him to spend his Easter break with her. She’s afraid of losing him, and she thinks a week together will fix everything that’s been going wrong. It’s so heartbreaking to see her desperation, for she really and truly believes she’ll shatter into a million pieces without him. We’ve all been there, and we can see our past behavior held up like a mirror by Liza.
It was a very, very tough decision to choose the Best Actress of 1969 at the Hot Toasty Rag Awards. Liza Minnelli couldn’t have been any better, and a couple of her expressions stuck like a needle into my heart. But after you watch this movie, rent the bleak period drama They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? You’d better have a slew of comedies lined up for later, since both movies are pretty heavy.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "ASA Movie Craze" for posting!
More Liza Minnelli movies here!
Hot Toasty Rag Nominations:
Best Actress of 1969: Liza Minnelli
Best Musical Score: Fred Karlin
Best Original Song: "Come Saturday Morning"