Why does KO call Glenn Beck "Lonesome Roads"?

[Cheap_Trick]

What is that a reference to?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. A Movie: "A Face in the Crowd"

Walter Matthau's monologue at the end pretty much sums up the appropriateness of the comparison.

[Bozita]

20. oops, please delete

[TheCentepedeShoes]

26. I'll take Face in the Crowd

for 1000, Alex
Alex: It's the first thing you notice in the jailhouse scene at the beginning of the movie

[LeftinOH]

2. Go see the film "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) with Andy Griffith -his best work ever

-and nothing like Sheriff Andy of Mayberry.

[Frank Cannon]

14. Almost 20 years before "Network"

Yet it deals with the same themes in a realistic, VERY scary way.

Andy Griffith deserved an Academy Award nomination, if not the award, for that role. He is absolutely phenomenal and as far removed from Sheriff Andy as you can get.

I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it. Rent it. You will NOT be disappointed.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. It's a movie character

From "A Face in the Crowd", starring Andy Griffith. Really good movie.

[Mari333]

4. Lonesome' Rhodes'

very good movie, Face in the Crowd, with Andy Griffith, Pat ONeal and Walter Matthau. really damned good movie.

[monmouth]

5. Years ago Andy Griffith played the role (I believe an award winner for

Andy)of Lonesome Rhodes in a film called "A Face In The Crowd." Pretty sure that's the name. Anyway, Andy's character was a hateful POS who was on top of the world for a while, and then it crumbled and ole Lonesome fell, fell, fell. I'm thinking ole Glen very possibly could go the same way. Lonesome ended up alone, mental, etc.

[Frank Cannon]

15. Andy wasn't even nominated that year

Alec Guinness won for "Bridge On the River Kwai", which admittedly was another great performance, but Andy had less experience and, in my opinion, he played a much more complex role.

[monmouth]

16. I guess I'm thinking he was nominated then, but I agree Andy's was

by far more complex. Hollywood is very political also...

[MrScorpio]

6. A FACE IN THE CROWD

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050371/

Great flick

[Cheap_Trick]

7. Thank you one and all.

Knew I could count on you guys to inform me.

[Mari333]

8. heres a bit more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGUm9e_BLU&feature=related

[Lost Jaguar]

9. A rare film...

...that allows Andy Griffith to show a "dark side." He's especially creepy because of his folksy persona. But to compare Beck to this character is unfair to the film. Even though the character is revealed as villainous, it taints the film to associate it with Mr. Beck.

Perhaps Father Coughlin, the 30's "radio priest," is a better analogy.

[OwnedByFerrets]

23. I agree.

[nickyt]

10. It's playing on TCM this Sunday at 6:30pm -

Not to be missed!!

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. Why is it the 'not to be missed' shows are aired at times I have to miss? nt

[bain_sidhe]

13. Netflix has it, if you're a subscriber

We watched it a couple of weekends ago, and found Keith's charaterization to be dead-on.

[BuelahWitch]

21. The DVD has a great documentary on it too

Featuring interviews with Andy, Patricia Neal and Budd Schulberg (the writer).

[MagickMuffin]

24. I checked my schedule guide and it has it starting @ 4:30 CDST

I have it highlighted so I won't forget since it has been a while since I've seen it. Thanks for the heads up :hi:

[Bozita]

25. Yes. I just set the DVR. It's listed as 5:30pm EDT

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Couple of clips from A Face In The Crowd should explain the metaphor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--_LmeHGeRg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpz9f5LVaY&feature=related

[RamboLiberal]

17. Wikipedia has a good article on the film & Lonesome Rhodes character

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_in_the_Crowd

[gauguin57]

18. Lonesome Rhodes' character has a "didn't know the mic was live" moment in the film.

This comparison was also applied to George W. Bush, who called Adam Clymer a "major-league asshole" when he didn't know his mic was live.

Andy Griffith was genius in "A Face in the Crowd." A fabulous portrayal of a complete huckster who attracts undiscerning followers via his folksy TV show.

[Yavin4]

19. I Smell Re-Make

Thinking of George Clooney in the title role.

[Liberal_Dog]

22. I'm Surprised That It Hasn't Been Remade Already

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