Fourth of July “For God’s sake John, Sit Down!”
On this somewhat rainy Fourth of July, the grills are probably under the awnings or near the garage, butI’m sure they are going. Do you have any great fourth of July movies? The heading I used comes from the movie-musical 1776. It starred Ken Howard, William Daniels and Howard de Silva. I remember at John XXIII school in Middletown, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were bused down to the Central Avenue theater to see it because it was the Bicentennial Year. I think I was either in the 4th or 5th grade, I can’t remember which. I did like the movie because I was always kind of a history buff. It did cause controversy at the school with some of the parents, because they thought the movie was too adult. I believe they were especially upset because some kids told their parents that Benjamin Franklin referred to his son, who was the royal governor of New Jersey, as a “Bastard.” I honestly have to say I did not notice it, but I guess some of my classmates went home and asked their parents what a “bastard” was. I did not ask my parents those kinds of questions. Now 32 years later, with all the other words used, I doubt no one would even flinch at it. It is not a good thing, but unfortunately it is what it is.
Another great Fourth movie in my opinion is Yankee Doodle Dandy with Jimmy Cagney. “My mother thanks you, my father thanks you. my sister thanks you, and I thank you.” A classic. I also like the Mel Gibson movie Patriot, the cleaned up less gory TV version. I don’t know why Mel has to get so graphic, Unresolved issues I guess.
Anyone else have some great fourth of July movie pics? I am sure there are many more, but these are all I have.
