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Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together.

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Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's returning home to the midwest to see the child born while he was at sea. They form an unlikely pair as the brawling Max learns a little how Lionel copes with the world: Lionel believes that the scarecrow doesn't scare birds, but instead amuses them - birds find scare-crows funny. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>

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John D. Rockefeller. J.P. Morgan. Andrew Carnegie. Max and Lion. See more »

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The film was entered and selected to screen in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973 where the picture won in a tie the prestigious Palme d'Or (The Golden Palm) award shared with Alan Bridges' The Hireling (1973). See more »

Quotes

Frenchy: And what did you miss most in prison?
Max Millan: [Straight-faced to the sexy Frenchy] Home cooking.
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Referenced in The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) See more »

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Silver Moon
Written by Michael Nesmith (uncredited)
Performed by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band
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A Decade Under the Influence
14 January 2004 | by (Boston, MA) – See all my reviews

2 pawns who are making up for their past are living the present like they may have no future. Hackman and Pacino are amazing. Some of the 1 shot scenes last for 2-3 minutes. The magic created on screen by these two actors are mind blowing. The opening and closing scenes are so "different" it can be classed as poetic in a way. This is not your regular Hollywood movie, although it has 2 of the greatest actors in American movie history. Check this film out! 1973 never looked so real.


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