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Hawaii Hiker

(3,165 posts)
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 06:32 PM Jun 2014

Does anyone remember an early 1980's film called "First Monday in October"?

I was scrolling thru Netflix, and came across that movie....Starred Walter Matthau, and Jill Clayburgh....Looks like any interesting story line (pasted summary below)...It's not currently available, though you can save it to your que if it does become available at some point...

"Conservative Ruth Loomis (Clayburgh) has just become the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Seven of her male counterparts appreciate and accept their new female colleague, but one -- the steadfast liberal Dan Snow (Matthau) -- does not".

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Does anyone remember an early 1980's film called "First Monday in October"? (Original Post) Hawaii Hiker Jun 2014 OP
Yes, I saw it years ago. Was in theaters about a month after Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #1
I remember it but I didn't see it nt LiberalElite Jun 2014 #2
I saw it but don't remember it. femmocrat Jun 2014 #3
I saw it and it was unremarkable. The Second Stone Jun 2014 #4
Yup. One funny scene; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #5
omg--you actually remember a line from the movie? orleans Jun 2014 #10
Yup saw it in theater and again a whistler162 Jun 2014 #6
Yes, I remember liking it question everything Jun 2014 #7
Saw it when it came out. Hangingon Jun 2014 #8
Good acting, weak story line. mackerel Jun 2014 #9
 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
4. I saw it and it was unremarkable.
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:33 PM
Jun 2014

Matthau did much better in just about everything else. It wasn't his fault, it was a weak story.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,363 posts)
5. Yup. One funny scene;
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:57 PM
Jun 2014

The new lady Justice is notified that Matthau's character is coming to see her. She cleans off her desk in order to impress him (his desk is notoriously cluttered).

He walks in and noticing the vast expanse of polished wood, he swoops his hand down on it like a landing airplane while saying;

"Nice desk. Do aircraft often land here?"

question everything

(47,444 posts)
7. Yes, I remember liking it
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 10:59 PM
Jun 2014

Probably before Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor, so she was the first woman on the court and in contrast to what one expected, she was a conservative.

I don't remember how it ends. Whether these two opposites fall in love, Hollywood style..

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