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In recent years I've become increasingly interested in the work of Clint Eastwoodas both an actor and director. I've enjoyed several of his films including EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE(1978), ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ(1979), BRONCO BILLY(1980), and SULLY(2016).

Today I watched BREEZY (1973), one of the first feature films directed by Eastwood, following PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971) and HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973). It's available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

I initially had to get past the ultra-syrupy '70s Legrand-Bergman title music, a Muzak style which I find unlistenable -- I'm not kidding, I turned the sound off during the credits -- but once I got past that, I discovered a rather interesting film.

Breezy (Kay Lenz) is a young girl who by today's standards we'd probably call "homeless," but in the '70s she was considered a hippie, who makes it through the days hitchhiking, sleeping on couches or porches, and bumming meals off whoever she happens to meet. She's had jobs but is not currently self-supporting.

Breezy happens to meet Frank (William Holden), a divorced realtor roughly three decades older, when she flees from an unpleasant hitchhiking experience and lands in his neighborhood. Breezy is intrigued by him and ensures that they keep running into each

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William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

"Bill Holden" redirects here. For other uses, see William Holden (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with William Holden (character actor).

William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the television miniseries The Blue Knight (1973).

Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), Picnic (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Network (1976). He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema.

Early life and education

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Holden was born William Franklin Beedle Jr. on April 17, 1918, in O'Fallon, Illinois, son of Mary Blanche Beedle (née Ball), a schoolteacher, and her husband, William Franklin Beedle Sr., an industrial chemist.^[1] He had two younger bro

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Today we reminisce about

Breezy (1973)

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Starring: William Holden, Fountain Lenz

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