The Last Convertible

One of the most unforgettable films I have ever seen. Everything about this mini series rates a+'s all the way. The writing, the sets, the filming, the directing and the acting. Bruce Boxleiter, Perry King,Edward Albert, and Sharon Gless are at their very best. The young Michael Nouri is gorgeous. This mini series follows a group of friends from Harvard through World War II and into their older years. With the additional time given by its being a mini series, the characters are well developed and richly played. From the opening scenes it reaches out and grabs you and you are quickly vested in the destinies of these characters and the different ways their lives progress as they age. You experience all the emotions of lives lived during one of the most dynamic times to live in America. You may love them or hate them, but you can't let them go and they will stay with you forever after. I long for this mini series to be released on DVD

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 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 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!

I tried so hard to find this somewhere to stream but finally found where I could buy it. The dvd isn't in great condition not very crisp and hard to see in a few places, too dark but I loved the story and was glad I got to see it. Loved Perry king in it! He can play jerks and lovable guys equally well. He is so so handsome. I wonder if they were trying to imply Nancy was gay? It was never really explained. I personally wish it had ended differently for two of the characters. I'm a romantic I guess. Anyway this would have been nice to watch when it was new and in good condition but I don't remember it back in the 70's. It still was well worth buying it. I just don't enjoy the stuff that's on tv nowadays and the marvel comic movies don't appeal to me. I stream the older things and buy when I can't find them. I recommend this even if you find a dvd that's not in great condition I'd buy it. I'm rambling cause I have to type a certain number of characters.