Maude! Or Bea Arthur, at least. She never really got over losing her husband when he died, but Jean (Arthur) contacts Sam, an old boyfriend (Richard Kiley), and actually goes to visit him. That goes okay; they both have fun, but Jean returns home. When Sam shows up on her doorstep, they go out again. And fight. And make up. And fight some more. Will they ever iron things out? The script is pretty weak. Silly lines, jokes that don't really work. It means well... the basic story is solid, but the script needed juicing up. We even have Jean's angry, grown daughter, who is so rude to Sam for no reason. And of course the big mis-understanding. Can THAT over-done, hack scene at the hotel ever be smoothed over? If it weren't Bea, I would have bailed out. Co-stars Joan van Ark. I'll give it a just-okay. Directed by Gilbert Cates. He directed mostly tv movies. Looks like he produced many of the oscars, even won an emmy for it. Written by Ed Kaplan.
Review of My First Love
