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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Harold and Maude is a 1971 film directed by Hal Ashby, starring Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon.The film follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Cort), a wealthy but morbid teenager whose primary interests include attending random funerals, driving around in a hearse, and staging gory and over-the-top fake suicides for his domineering mother. Then he meets Maude Chardin (Gordon), a sparky 79-year-old woman who shares his interest in attending funerals, and finds in her a kindred spirit despite their being apparent diametric opposites. Soon the pair enter into a most unusual May–December Romance.While this film received mixed reviews and tanked at the box office on its initial release, it eventually developed a cult following and has gone on to influence people such as Wes Anderson, the Farrelly Brothers and other purveyors of cinematic quirk. It also features a memorable soundtrack by Cat Stevens, who worked closely with director Ashby.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })Not to be confused with Maude, or the Harold & Kumar series.
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Asian Hooker Stereotype: Uncle Vic invokes this when he talks to Harold about the perks of being in the Military, including "plenty of slant-eyed girls".
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Awesome, but Impractical
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Awesome, but Impractical: As if a Jaguar E-Type were long enough to actually serve as a hearse.
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All Psychology Is Freudian
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All Psychology Is Freudian: Harold's psychologist seems to think that Harold's May–December Romance is a variation on the Oedipus complex. Just to drive the point home, he has a picture of Freud hanging behind him.
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Because I Said So
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Because I Said So: Mrs. Chasen is implied to have used this rationale for every decision she ever made on Harold's behalf, to the point that Harold no longer vocally protests or questions. He protests in other ways, however.
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Bad "Bad Acting": Sunshine's attempt at Romeo and Juliet. Sunshine does make a convincing "corpse", though.
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