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Seize the Day (1986)

Seize the Day (1986)
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The PBS series Great Performances first presented the made-for-TV feature Seize the Day. The time is the success-driven '50s; Robin Williams plays Tommy Wilhelm, a middle-ager who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife (Katherine Borowitz), is on the verge of divorce and fully intends to take him to the cleaners whether he has an income or not. Doctor Adler (Joseph Wiseman), Tommy's judgmental father, cannot abide having a failure in the family and refuses to lend his son a single penny. In desperation, Tommy heads to New York City, where his old wheeler-dealer pal Dr. Tamkin (Jerry Stiller) has promised him a job. Even there, however, Tommy is defeated by the cold-shoulder treatment afforded him by the people whose opinions he values most. Seize the Day was adapted by Ronald Ribman from the novel by Saul Bellow. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, (more)
Director(s):
Fielder Cook
Format(s):
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The PBS series Great Performances first presented the made-for-TV feature Seize the Day. The time is the success-driven '50s; Robin Williams plays Tommy Wilhelm, a middle-ager who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife (Katherine Borowitz), is on the verge of divorce and fully intends to take him to the cleaners whether he has an income or not. Doctor Adler (Joseph Wiseman), Tommy's judgmental father, cannot abide having a failure in the family and refuses to lend his son a single penny. In desperation, Tommy heads to New York City, where his old wheeler-dealer pal Dr. Tamkin (Jerry Stiller) has promised him a job. Even there, however, Tommy is defeated by the cold-shoulder treatment afforded him by the people whose opinions he values most. Seize the Day was adapted by Ronald Ribman from the novel by Saul Bellow. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
93 mins

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Director(s):
Fielder Cook
Writer(s):
Ronald Ribman
Producer(s):
Chriz Schultz
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    Jelena H.

    Very poor picture and sound quality. Low budget like movie; mediocre acting. It was one of those movies you know from the very beginning it's not good but you keep watching and at the end you hate yourself for wasting those 2 hours of your precious time. I can see how the despair of this situation could make a great drama if done right. This was done very poorly, the characters and the story were not believable.

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    Linda D.

    VERY well acted (and directed). VERY very sad. No happy endings here if that is what you are looking for. Robin Williams delivers all of the anguish and pain one soul can muster - and that will transend through the film to those that view it. Note the reviewers that say it was too hard for them to even watch...so that being noted..I give this movie 3 stars.

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    Fern H.

    I found this a very interesting movie, partly because of the uncharacteristically serious role that Robin Williams played. From the start, he manages to portray a desperate man continuously on the brink of losing it because he can't find work. His father, a successful doctor, has little sympathy for him. Teetering on the edge, he entrusts most of his life savings to a friend who assures him he can make big money trading commodities. And, you guessed it, he loses it all. Great acting, realistically portrayed.

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