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The Swimmer (1968) dir. Frank Perry & Sydney Pollack. Burt Lancaster swims through all of his neighbor's pools to get back home & crashes a big 60s blow out on his way, equipped with a three foot long caviar luge of course.

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The Swimmer

The Swimmer
Minna Kelly

Minna Kelly

“Woefully underrated movie starring the endlessly charismatic Burt Lancaster as Ned, a man who decides to swim home one summer day through all his neighbor's pools in the upper middle class suburbs of Connecticut. If you're slightly confused but intrigued, you'll love it. It's a perfect entry into the midcentury white suburban malaise sub-genre that I personally love, based on a very good short sto”

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Noah Morse

Noah Morse

“This is one of the greatest movies ever made. Burt Lancaster peak performance and slept on in a very serious way. Incredible Cheever adaptation that is just as relevant now as it was at the time of its release.”

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Elissa

Elissa

“Sprightly, tidy, and devastating in the same way that an episode of Mad Men ought to be and often is. Based on a short story by John Cheever. Joan Rivers cameo, too.”

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