Hard to Hold
by Larry Peerce
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Actor: Albert Salmi, Gregory Itzin, Janet Eilber, Patti Hansen, Rick SpringfieldDirector: Larry Peerce
Brand: Universal Studios
Cinematographer: Richard H. Kline
Producer: D. Constantine Conte
Producer: Dana Miller
Producer: Joe Gottfried
Producer: Kurt Neumann
Writer: Richard Rothstein
Writer: Thomas Hedley Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-06-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
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Movie Review: "Great Memories From The Eighties"
Summary: 5 Stars
By the early eighties Rick Springfield was the #1 rock star in North America. His albums went platinum, he won a Grammy for his self-penned "Jessie's Girl", he had a series of Top 10 singles, his concerts were sell-outs, and he made daytime television audiences swoom with his performance as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital". So after he quit the daytime soap it was only natural for him to embark on a career on the big screen. The result was "Hard To Hold".
It's very rare for a soap performer to become a movie star immediately. Usually, they have to act on primetime TV for awhile, make a demand for themselves, then start with small roles in features. However, due to Rick Springfield's enormous musical success by 1984 it was believed he would make a name for himself on the big screen. This was not to be.
I remember seeing "Hard To Hold" in theatres. Rick, of course, was gorgeous to look at, with that black hair and puppy dog face. Plus I knew he could act from his two years on daytime. However, even as a teenager I knew "Hard To Hold" was going to be a flop. The script was simply awful. Rick plays a rock star (not a big stretch for him) who embarks on a relationship with a so-called attractive woman who is a child psychiatrist. The fact that there was no chemistry between Rick and the woman who played his love interest made watching the film that more unbearable.
After picking up Rick Springfield's new autobiography "Late, Late at Night" I thought it would be fun to watch "Hard To Hold" again. My feeling about the film, 26 years later, is the same. The movie falls flat, it is uninvolved, uninteresting, and simply a bad film. Buy the movie if your a fan of Rick Springfield's, like I am, as "Hard To Hold" is the only feature he has ever appeared in.
What's great about the movie is the soundtrack. Very eighties, I was surprised how well the songs have held up all these years later. The title song from the movie "Love Somebody", a top 5 single for Rick, still makes me excited as it has a great chorus and wonderful beat.
For all you women and gay guys out there there are two cute scenes with Rick showing off his butt. One with him running from some crazed fans where a woman pulls his towel off after he comes out of his dressing room . The other shows Rick in all his glory, faced down on a bed, naked as the camera pans over his impressive body. These scenes are worth the film!
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