I realize this post strays from the generally prevailing themes here at Trailheadcase (the outdoors, toilet humor, and slugs), but the discussion that developed in the comments to Bob and Paul’s Excellent Adventure is worthy of front-page treatment. Wasteland Fan observed, with respect to the “vanity projects” of older male actors/directors, their tendency to pair themselves with outrageously younger actresses, perhaps even to the point of laughability. When pressed for examples, Wasteland wrote:
My example of the latter situation: Clint Eastwood directed and starred in The Bridges of Madison County with the incomparably beautiful, and (then) forty-six-year-old Meryl Streep.
(Postscript: Bloggerdad, avoid projection. We are not insulting your virility.)
A short (too short) response to Trailhead's query: See any movie starring and directed by Woody Allen and/or Clint Eastwood (and, to a lesser extent, Bob [Redford] himself) in the past 15 or so years. Perhaps the most illustrative: Allen's Everyone Says I Love You, in which Julia Roberts can'tIt seems to me that Woody “Can-you-say-Soon-Yi” Allen is in a category all his own, so let’s set him aside for a moment. Even once Woody is out of the picture, I wonder if Wasteland is onto something here. Ponder this for awhile, and post your own examples in the comments. As you do so, consider also whether there have been films in which older, male actors/directors have paired themselves with actresses closer to their own age, and post those as well.
help but fall head over heels for Woody.
My example of the latter situation: Clint Eastwood directed and starred in The Bridges of Madison County with the incomparably beautiful, and (then) forty-six-year-old Meryl Streep.
(Postscript: Bloggerdad, avoid projection. We are not insulting your virility.)
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