The Late Show (1977 Josh’s Pick)

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1977 features Josh’s personal pick, Robert Benton’s The Late Show. Written and directed by Robert Benton and starring Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy and John Considine, The Late Show was nominated for several major film awards, including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-late-show-1977), Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, and Charles Champlin in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37476885/charles-champlin-film-reviewthe-late/). 

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1977 installment featuring one of the year’s most notable foreign films, Werner Herzog’s Stroszek.