It's Oscar day and I was sitting here sorting thru a stack of mail while half-watching (for the zillionth time) Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke. One in a string of very cool Newman films, this one delivers that all-time classic line: "What we've got he'ah is(a) fail-yah to communicate!"
Cool Hand Luke boasts a stellar chain gang: Harry Dean Stanton, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Wayne Rogers, Dennis Hopper, James Gammon, Ralph Waites, Anthony Zerbe, and Joe Don Baker. The late great award-winning actress Jo Van Fleet plays Luke's mother.
I can remember my own mother talking about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's romance and subsequent marriage around 1958 because I paid attention to conversations about movies and movie stars. So, I'm happy that Newman's still around and has received recognition in recent years for his contribution to film and for his "Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good" with Newman's Own. Enjoy watching the trailer from Cool Hand Luke:
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