The Grass Harp

 The Grass Harp 1995

• Director: Charles Matthau
• Based on the book by Truman Capote
• Cast: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, Nell Carter, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flannery, Roddy McDowell
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Piper Laurie – The Dead Girl, Dead Like Me, Twin Peaks, Carrie
• Sissy Spacek – The Help, North Country, Nine Lives, JFK, Carrie
• Walter Matthau – the usual older films
• Edward Furlong – Terminator etc
• Nell Carter – Hair
• Jack Lemmon – the usual older films
• Mary Steenburgen – Song One, The Help, Honeydripper, The Dead Girl, I Am Sam, Philadelphia, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Back to the Future III
• Sean Patrick Flannery -
• Roddy McDowell – Planet of the Apes etc, Inside Daisy Clover, Cleopatra, TV series
• Why? I don’t really know why.  
• Seen: 24 June 2022      

       Truman Capote has certainly written a variety of stories. In this somewhat autobiographical story, Colin (Furlong) is orphaned and raised by cousins of his dad’s, flighty Dolly (Laurie) and rich cold Verena (Spacek).

       This is pure sugar-coated nostalgia. Is it even watchable?

       Well, I’m still watching but a stiff drink is helping. It’s almost admirable how bad this is. I’m also in awe of those many IMDb viewers who have given it 9 or 10*. I must be a real curmudgeon.      

1* of 5