My late father, Donald J."Bud" Donahue and my sister, Sandy Donahue ( now Bernard) were extras....since my father was part of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce,at 2nd and Columbia streets, where the office scenes were filmed, he asked that we have small walk-on parts...my father was the "coffee cart guy" and my sister was beside him at the file cabinet....I got a role that entailed walking behind the amazing Bancroft as she talked with Kay Doubleday...it was SO much easier said that done....cables, cords and wires were covering the floors....I did succeed...it was So brief. When my sister and I went to the screening at a very small "theatre", we were so amazed at how the story took shape and the importance of mental health crises programs are in real life. I think that due in a large part to my introduction to the mental health issues shown in The Slender Thread, I began my work in day therapy programs for schools and continue working with high schoolers who might be "at risk".
Seattle was beautiful, as always, yet the continuity for those of us who grew up in Seattle was a bit of a stretch...trying to determine how the protagonists moved from one neighborhood to another in mere minutes.....it was fun to critique. It was laughable, yet serious.
I have since viewed this "dated" movie many times and am returned to a time much simpler..where people showed much empathy and truly cared for the well-being of others...without regard to personal gain...To me THAT is the value of this timeless movie...timeless in regard to social values it demonstrates..those values Never go out of style..for this reason this movie will never be "dated" to me.
Seattle was beautiful, as always, yet the continuity for those of us who grew up in Seattle was a bit of a stretch...trying to determine how the protagonists moved from one neighborhood to another in mere minutes.....it was fun to critique. It was laughable, yet serious.
I have since viewed this "dated" movie many times and am returned to a time much simpler..where people showed much empathy and truly cared for the well-being of others...without regard to personal gain...To me THAT is the value of this timeless movie...timeless in regard to social values it demonstrates..those values Never go out of style..for this reason this movie will never be "dated" to me.