Reviews

Just wanted to say, i expected the worse, but a lot of it rings true... done rather simplistically, but that is not the point. Moms, have been moms, for 18 years, guiding, teaching, doing for, running errands for, their kids. The kids leave home, and the mom is lost. Yes we want our kids to become independent, but we would like to be "remembered" called, etc. How would the children feel if mom forgot their birthdays? Just think about it, dont' have time to write anymore just now, but treat your mom like a friend you want to keep, not offend. One who it is okay to share with... now granted, there are crazy people out their but just because your mom tells you to be careful, for 500th time, that is not a bad mom. Sometimes she just doesnt know how else to tell yo that she loves you.

I watched this twice on cable. I really liked the contrasts. I loved the way the young students respected the professors and elders in general, and co-existed with them -- not just barely tolerated them. Also, just simple common sense was so pleasant to see. No "major plot twists" with contrived "stupidity". By stupidity, I mean the typical, "such as turning your back on a bad guy", or when teens are in a house that has a known killer in it, and the kids decide to split-up to find him, and then get picked off one at a time. Needless to say, there is no "bad guy" or "killer" in this movie, but there are a couple of things that happen, and common sense not only wins out, but was also present from the beginning. Also, the hardship of a housing shortage just after World War II versus the desire for a college education. Despite that obstacle and other obstacles, these "young" adults were adult about overcoming their problems, most of the time. Also, I liked that Peggy established a lecture (series?) for the wives of students when she discovered that many wives felt left out of their husbands lives due to lack of formal education. The women weren't dumb, just hadn't been exposed to the same ideas. And a note to teens of today, yes, there was a time that many students were husbands/men and wives were in a secondary position. I found the movie very uplifting, amusing and well acted.

I too saw this movie as a child and have waited 20+ years for it's return. I've never seen any actor evoke so many different emotions with one expression. FYE-when recently checked,it is not available on DVD or video as far as I know. I also thought I was the only person who knew or loved this movie, it's wonderful that so many people love it. When Jackie Gleason died, the local radio station did a "salute" to him. It was noted that Jackie's favorite movie that he was in, was GIGOT. I stumbled across this movie by accident at 4:45am this morning on cable. When are they going to stop repeating some movies 4-5 times in a month(sometimes 10 -12 times in 2 months), and do a Jackie Gleason retrospective AND promote it so that all of us that loved this movie, can actually be prepared to see it! GIGOT was shown once this month and is not scheduled again for either October or November as far as I can tell. Is cable totally unaware of how loved it is?