The Way We Were

When you cast two movie stars to play people who are 180 degrees apart philosophically, but who fall in love anyway, sometimes you make a mint. Okay, you OFTEN do. Hollywood loves the "opposites attract" formula. The Way We Were is a stellar example of this. It was an award-winning blockbuster 50 years ago, largely because of Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, but also because of the beloved theme song. Never underestimate popular music. Streisand does undeniably strong work in this film as the social-justice underdog. Robert Redford basically gets to play himself---the perfect man for whom everything comes easily---but he plays off Babs' relentless tenacity quite well. Of course, the flick isn't flawless. It works for almost the entire running time...until the frustrating final 10 minutes. Still, this is a love story worth seeing...and worth hearing about in a podcast. So download this 491st edition of Have You Ever Seen to take in Ryan's monologue about Sydney Pollack's romantic classic, but first... ...invest some time in exploring Sparkplug Coffee's website. To save 20% on your next order, go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" (our promo code is "hyes"). On YouTube, we're @hyesellis. On Twitter, we're @moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis. To email, we're [email protected] And if hearing Ryan jaw about sports films has you curious, go to "Scoring At The Movies".