Rating: - SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNON
I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT PORTRAYAL OF POLITICS IN THE USA. ALAN ALDA WAS EXCELLENT AS ALWAYS BUT BARBARA HARRIS'S PERFORMANCE WAS TRULY
MAGNIFICENT. IF YOU LIKE MOVIES ABOUT POLITICS THIS WILL SUIT YOUR
FANCY.
Rating: - Seduction of Joe Tynan
One of Alan's first films after his appearance on MASH. He plays a US senator who lusts for Meryl Streep's character, a lobbyist from Louisiana. Meryl carries Alan in this film and you can tell Alda is learning to act for the big screen. In all it is a delightful film with a great supporting cast. (Barbara Harris)
Rating: - Alan Alda'a finest hour in film
I first saw this film on late night tv in high school. It was the first film I ever saw that effectively conveyed the inner workings of washington politics- How things actually get done.
Its theme- What happens when idealism clashes with personal ambition? - is still relevant in these times. Joe Tynan will remind you of many politicians on the cusp of national prominence.
The film's plot entails a liberal U.S. Senator from New York who sees a political opportunity in leading the opposition to a controversial supreme court nominee. After he succeeds, it then explores the ... Read More
Rating: - Best Political Film Ever
This is the best political film ever made. Other films distort, simplify or just plain get wrong what federal politics is like at the highest levels. As one who used to work in the White House, I can tell you that this is the only film that understands and reveals what the game is really like.
This is the best film Alan Alda ever made, and Meryl Streep and Rip Torn are both very strong as well. This film MUST be reissued in DVD! Criterion Collection--are you listening? Please!
Rating: - Okay political film
If you're into politics, you might enjoy this film. Supposedly, its a very realistic view of the U.S. Senate and as such, it'll be interesting for those of us who consider Allen Drury to be light reading. As a film, though, its somewhat draggy and very much a product of the late, self-righteous 1970s. Alan Alda is a young Senator named Joe Tynan, an ambitious liberal who has an affair with Meryl Streep that leads to his perfect world starting to collapse around him. There's not really much of a plot to the film -- its mostly a collection of scenes of Tynan campaigning, cheating, and legislating. ... Read More
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