THE JANUARY MAN (1989) - Aisle Seat "Flops of Winters Past" Special

[AndyDursin]

A look back at the infamous bomb THE JANUARY MAN in this week's special Aisle Seat:

https://andyfilm.com/2021/03/03/flops-o ... nuary-man/

Check out the incredible performances:

[Edmund Kattak]

That was why I mentioned what I mentioned last week about losing my lunch out of various ports.

I saw this movie in the theater in 1988 and was compelled to watch it again when my dad rented it on VHS. The "over-acting" between Steiger and Aiello (over-the-top cursing that seemed unnatural), the oddball relationship between Kline and ex-wife Sarandon by way of a weird home-cooked Oysters dinner, strange tone-twists as the movie progress from about midway through and ultimate resolution with another nameless/faceless killer (with practically the entire cast waiting outside after the police arrives) overshadowed this nutty movie that I wanted to so desperately like, because of the off-beat ensemble. Instead, some of the off-beat ensemble works against itself.

And if I remember correctly, didn't Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio show off her boobs in one scene with Kline?

[AndyDursin]

She did indeed! Kline himself is so odd in this movie, he seems to start off with a terrible NYC accent, then gives up and moves onto something broader in the second half.

Very, very odd! Yet I can't help but enjoy it just the same. Faye Grant even appears as a victim early on.

BTW not that anyone will buy it, but the KL Blu-Ray in the US is worthless because of the mono sound -- the German BD I imported is nice full stereo with a Hamlisch score that should've been released at some point.

[Edmund Kattak]

She did indeed! Kline himself is so odd in this movie, he seems to start off with a terrible NYC accent, then gives up and moves onto something broader in the second half.

Very, very odd! Yet I can't help but enjoy it just the same. Faye Grant even appears as a victim early on.

BTW not that anyone will buy it, but the KL Blu-Ray in the US is worthless because of the mono sound -- the German BD I imported is nice full stereo with a Hamlisch score that should've been released at some point.

Didn't KL release this back in 2016 or was that one for the German market?

[AndyDursin]

Yeah, Kino Lorber did release it in 2016 but in mono inexplicably. I bought a German release from NSM that came out a couple of years ago, looks better and is in stereo.