The Last Convertible

I love this mini series, I saw when it first came out. I believe I saw it once or twice since. Although I was married at the time I fell totally in love with Perry King, yes he was kind of a bad boy, but his looks his charm I couldn't get enough of him. I have the book and have read it more than once. As usually is the case the book is more detailed and the character's more developed, but I still love the mini series, it puts a face on the person. And of course you don't get the same vibes from the book you get from the film when Chris and Russ dances to "Moonlight Seranade" or when Kay makes that mean toast on New Years Eve.

For years I searched for the movie, and finally about 12-13 years ago I found someone that had it VHS tape, I gladly paid $40.00 for it, and have viewed it several times, unfortunately a few years ago my VCR ate the tape (the first one, there is 2) so now I really would like it on DVD. Anyway this movie has some of the same things I loved about the "The Big Chill" the friendship, the looking back at ones youth. I was born in 1945, so I have a bit of affinity for that period, and I do love the music from back then, just as I love the music from the sixties.

I've been searching to find a DVD or VHS of The Last Convertible for quite some time to no avail. I agree with one of the other people who made a comment,that this was a great mini-series that should have been made into a full length movie. Other mini-series such as Rich Man, Poor Man are on DVD, so I'm surprised that this one is not. I will be going to the web site that offers the opportunity to request that they do it. I hope that anyone who knows where a DVD on this may be purchased with include the information in their comments. I've seen Perry King in a show recently and each time I see him, it reminds me of The Last Convertible.

I have searched for this film 26 years. Saw it when I was 34 in 3 parts on TV and taped on my Betamax. Made a BIG mistake letting the tape go and have been sorry ever since. 34 years of sorry. Why oh why this was made as a miniseries I will never know. It definitely should have been a feature film. It would have made instant stars of Edward Albert (Ron Dalrymple) and Perry King (Russ Currier) and Deborah Raffin (Chris Farris) and Bruce Boxleitner. These 3 guys, especially Edward Albert are dreamy handsome like guys were back then without knowing they were handsome. There were polished, polite, well groomed and the characters had such layered depth. I knew lots of men just like these in college and they were all serious about being the next stewards of the country. They were patriots and felt deeply about things. I thought the film should be a time capsule of the era, much like It's a Wonderful Life has become about 1928-1945. Movies like this, took the time to develop the characters, making them richer and more memorable for you. The music throughout like Moonlight Serenade is divine.

Edward Albert (named after his movie star father) just played the son in the movie Tess, and he's still dreamy, polished, polite and well groomed! But it's the dialog in this film that will keep you mesmerized. I don't recall any violence, nudity or swearing.

Somebody please find out how to bring this back in DVD. It would be a great shame to lose this one for all time. I have over 500 DVD's, but this is the one I search for.

I was about thirteen years old when I saw "The Last Convertible" and fell in love with it. If made into a feature film it might have been more satisfying, structure wise, for the miniseries format extracts a lot of the immediacy of the plot. However it does work as a whole because its lengthy time covers the wide span of the story as it was written by Anton Myer in the novel in which the movie is based. Here we are face to face with a generation filled with hope and dreams - like any other - that is forced to rethink its decisions (and lives) because of human intolerance. The war is the main character here, albeit a faceless one. The delicate Chris Farris (Deborah Rafkin) and her handsome suitors suffer with its imperialism and see their lives forever changed. They all look wonderful in their period clothes, especially a painfully good-looking Bruce Boxleitner. For me, though, what makes TLC so special is the sensual music that permeates the film. "Moonlight Serenade" never felt so becoming. Please bring it back!

A completely satisfying ensemble story of human/historic events influencing/effecting people's lives. Really, thoroughly enjoyable; placing the World War II generation at their starting point and how they have so profoundly--in a positive sense--fashioned American life. (How will we replace their energy, their dedication?) Finally, I would wish/hope that it is released for viewing once again, in some format.