Lolly-Madonna XXX

I purchased this print on 16mm film, I do not believe it is on video or DVD format. On some occasions AMC will broadcast it late at night. Is this a great film? You bet it is. Two rustic families controlled by fathers (Rod Steiger) and (Robert Ryan), provide for some excellent acting. Not to mention Jeff Bridges, Randy Quaid, Ed Lauter, and Gary Busey. Then there is Season Hubley making her movie debut, what a looker in her time. Director Richard Sarafian did an great job showing what life could still be like in the Tennessee southern backwoods. Lolly-Madonna XXX, you just can not go wrong with this all star cast. Highly recommended. I give it an 9 out of 10.

I have been searching for this movie for 20 years and i couldn't find it anywhere. i thought i might never see this movie again and i hated to think that such moving performances had been lost to time immortal but then, year 21 of my search came around, and i found a copy (VHS) on eBay. Then the next year it was listed in net flicks although they didn't have a copy to rent yet....say what? But now as the last year of my searching came around I'm happy to say you ll find this movie on more than three streaming sights not to mention the Pirates Bay.

I saw this movie when I was a boy and it had an indelible effect on me. I am 41 years old and I still remember how its simple folk and their seemingly insurmountable problem touched me. Like another reviewer I also recall the score as being perfect. See this movie if you can. I am only sorry it is not available on VHS or DVD. I would surely buy it.

After the first viewing, movies don't hold much interest for me. Lolly-Madonna XXX is one of the exceptions. I first saw it about 15 years after its release on late-night TV, and was very surprised at the way the plot held my interest, and the absence of even a slight awkwardness in any of the performances, given the potential for some of them to be taken over the top. I see it whenever there is a chance, and it still has an impact. I wish it were available on tape or DVD so I could choose the times to watch it, and not have to wait for it to show up on late-night TV, whenever someone decides to run it.

Story about two hillbilly families. One is run by Rod Steiger, the other by Robert Ryan. Two of Steiger's sons rape Ryans' daughter. Things quickly escalate and it all ends tragically. This has a great cast--aside from Steiger and Ryan we have Jeff Bridges, Ed Lauter, Randy Quaid, Gary Busey and Season Hubley (a great actress who starred in many B movies well into the 1990s). However despite all the good acting this movie never really works. Nothing seems to have the impact it should have. The ending also is incredibly brutal and negative. So it's OK but just doesn't work. Despite the PG rating there's a lot swearing and a VERY bloody beating.

I can't tell you how many years ago I saw this movie late night on some local station. I can't tell you many details I remember from this movie. The only thing I can tell you is that it has stayed with me for years, haunted me and I can't say why. I'm from Tennessee, so that part may resonate with me, although I'm not from the back hills of the state. I remember how cute Season Hubley and Jeff Bridges were. I don't remember much about the music, but perhaps it wormed itself into my mind. Nope, no particular reason for it, and I've only seen it once.. yet it haunts me to this day.. probably some 20 years later. I'd love to have the chance to see it again.