I just have to add my praise to continue the interest in the Peter Fonda master work-"The Hired Hand."In many ways, this is a KEY '70s era film;from casting(c'mon-Oates ,Verna Bloom,Dardren !!!),the very definition of psychedelic 19th century photography,the Bruce Langhorne lost& found ~out of time~ score...the best of what was & continues to shimmer out across the universe!I saw it in "the day" & have been depressed by the washed out video offerings that seem to have been it's fate since.The main point of this listing is to pass on the fact of it's restoration & re-release glory,in England...so far.Last Dec./'01, a beautiful new print was theatrically released; I have been in touch with the Landmark Theater chain(revival/contemporary foreign find specialists) & they said there is a strong possibility that the release rights for the North American market may be imminently secured.To bring this forgotten film to an audience now, would be just rewards !So...contact the Landmark Theater people...other distributors as well..keep the interest up.Maybe there will be cinematic justice for "The Hired Hand" !
Review of The Hired Hand
