The Time of Your Life
Seen it?1976 | 70 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and people who like stories about real, flawed people. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Sits nicely alongside The Sound of Music or Romeo and Juliet.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 10 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young prostitute named Kitty. Saroyan himself is heard reciting the play's prologue.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kirk Browning
- Benjamin HendricksonNick
- Richard OomsArab
- Nicolas SurovyJoe
- Elaine HausmanNewsboy
- Michael TolaydoDrunkard
- Norman SnowTom
- Patti LuPoneKitty Duval
- Robert BacigalupiDudly
- Brooks BaldwinHarry
- Gerald GutierrezWesley