The Movie: The Conversation (1974)
What Is It?: An
unusually intimate thriller from the grandiose Francis Ford Coppola. Gene
Hackman plays a schlub so wrapped up in his work as a surveillance expert that
he doesn’t appreciate the fact that Teri Garr likes him, which is the film's true mystery. What
an idiot! Nevertheless, I’ll take The
Conversation over The Godfather
any day.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1939, Francis Ford
Coppola burst out of his mother’s womb and demanded more obstetricians and
nurses even though his delivery had already gone way over budget.
