Doggone It!!

Virginia and I watched "Reds" the other night. It was nominated for twelve academy awards. It got best director for Warren Beatty who made the movie, "Heaven Can Wait" so he could afford to produce, write, and direct "Reds" and have the pull with the movie studio to make it.

It is a very educational movie about what life was like in America and Russia during the Russian Revolution. It was based on a true story specifically about two writers who get caught up in the excitement of the revolution. The stars are primarily Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. During their lives in the U.S., The two main characters were in Provincetown, MA. Beatty gave Keaton a puppy for a Christmas present.

Jack Nicholson portrays Eugene O'neil, one of the writers who pals around with Jack Reed (Beatty) and Louise Bryant (Keaton). As you would expect, Nicholson's portrayal is a tough as nails character. Keaton is often left alone while Jack Reed (Beatty) travels the country promoting Socialism. Bryant and O'neil have an affair while he is away. When Reed gets home, Bryant cuts it off with O'neil and goes back to Reed. Jack Nicholson puts in a typical performance as a sullen, wounded, rejected lover.

The day after we watched the three and a half hour long movie, Virginia said, "I know this sounds stupid, but I was wondering what became of the little dog when Reed and Bryant took off for the Kremlin?" I replied, "Perhaps Eugene O'neil took her in." This was very funny to Virginia because "O'neil" was such a tough, independent man who would be the least likely character in the whole movie to have sentiment for, and the willingness to, take in a homeless dog that belonged to the lover who rejected him. This struck Virginia as hilarious. For any of you who have seen "Reds" I hope you will enjoy this too.