Paper Chase with Timothy Bottoms: DVD Cover

    Paper Chase Director: James Bridges Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/03/2003
    • Original Release: 1973
    • Rating: Rated PG
    • Sales Rank: 2,851

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Audio commentary by producer Robert C. Thompson

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Titles
    2. Kingsfield's Class
    3. The Law of the Dorm
    4. The Genius
    5. Questioning & Answering
    6. The Study Group
    7. The Mystery Girl
    8. Heart of the Beast
    9. Susan's Visitor
    10. Hart's Big Move
    11. Susan and Sustenance
    12. Kingsfield's Party
    13. Kingsfield's Daughter
    14. A Hypothetical
    15. His Special Room
    16. Irrational
    17. Kevin's Problem
    18. The Tutor
    19. The Red Set
    20. Trying to Make Sense
    21. Kingsfield's Offer
    22. Scared to Death
    23. O'Connor's Out
    24. Stalking Susan
    25. Bell's Outline
    26. Kevin & Asheley
    27. The Empty Classroom
    28. Late for the Party
    29. Susan's Advice
    30. A Dime for a Phone Call
    31. Preparing for Finals
    32. Trouble in Room 112
    33. Bring on the Test
    34. The Elevator
    35. Pieces of Paper
    36. End Titles
    1. Introduction
    2. Origins of the Film
    3. Directors & Writers
    4. Resistance to the Project/Budgets
    5. Casting
    6. Locations & Set Design
    7. The Crew
    8. Dailies/Fox's Budget
    9. Shooting Conditions
    10. Cinematography
    11. Reactions to the Film/The Score
    12. The Film's Release & Success
    13. The Film's Legacy
    14. Relationships Among the Actors
    15. Screenplay Adaptation
    16. John Houseman
    17. Timothy Bottoms
    18. Writing & Directing - Bringing Visions Together
    19. Themes & Filmmaking

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    Editorial Reviews

    This filmization of John Jay Osborn Jr.'s novel Paper Chase ended up one of the surprise hits of the 1973-74 movie season. Timothy Bottoms stars as the Minnesotan Hart, a brilliant but naive first-year student at the Harvard Law School. Like most of his fellow aspiring attorneys, Hart is in fearful awe of his demanding, ego-deflating instructor, Professor Kingsfield (John Houseman). He is not so much intimidated by Kingsfield, however, as to resist falling in love with the professor's pretty daughter (Lindsay Wagner). An eminent theatrical and film producer, John Houseman won an Oscar for his first important film role (no, it wasn't his first film role ever; he'd played an unbilled cameo in 1964's Seven Days in May), launching Houseman on a latter-day acting career wherein he spent most of his time playing variations of Kingsfield. Houseman also recreated the role for a Paper Chase TV series, which first ran on CBS, then on public television, then on the Showtime pay cable service. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    Paper Chaseby ProfessorMS

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    October 26, 2009: I saw this movie years ago when I still had aspirations of becoming an attorney. It was based on the book of the same name, and it was very good. Tim Bottoms hit all the right notes in his character. John Houseman was acerbic and brilliant as the professor. Lindsay Wagner gave a good performance as the professor's daughter. Much as the book did, the movie tells how grueling it is to go to Law School and how many students decide against pursuing their goals as a result. It is stil a good movie after all these years and more poignant to me now that time has gone by. Our dreams of youth fall to the wayside in the realities of life and the movie shows that clearly. One wonders what ever happened to the characters and if they were happy with their decisions years later.

    Law Student and Attorney Special Interestby Anonymous

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    May 03, 2009: Brings back memories of Law School and great for would-be attorneys. My mind is mush, and I need a quarter to call my mother.

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