The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths

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On a 4th of July weekend, three barnstorming skydivers arrive to perform in a small Kansas town. They are hosted by the youngest member Webson's aunt, the unhappily married Elizabeth. While Browdy one-nights with a topless dancer, a doomed romance flares up between Elizabeth and Rettig. Tension builds, and explodes with a spectacular skydiving show.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Gypsy Moths:

Burt Lancaster
Deborah Kerr
Gene Hackman
Scott Wilson
Sheree North
Bonnie Bedelia

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On a 4th of July weekend, three barnstorming skydivers arrive to perform in a small Kansas town. They are hosted by the youngest member Webson's aunt, the unhappily married Elizabeth. While Browdy one-nights with a topless dancer, a doomed romance flares up between Elizabeth and Rettig. Tension builds, and explodes with a spectacular skydiving show.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzThe film has a satisfying honesty to it and outstanding Ingmar Bergman-like performances from Lancaster, Kerr and Hackman.
The Spectator - 8/10 by Penelope HoustonIt is a sympathetic piece of quiet movie-making, a bit undersized perhaps for John Frankenheimer but certainly not such a tiddler as to make one feel he should have thrown it back.
User Review - 8/10 by Lucas MWith the screenplay and the cast, that bring big names of Hollywood, The Gypsy Moths, show be a sentimental and too much dramatic, but unforgettable film.
User Review - 8/10 by Jason RDaredevil skydivers trouble shoot personal and professonal problems.
User Review - 8/10 by n bAnother film, by John Frankenheimer. Lancaster & Hackman are excellent, and the plot is UNsentimental.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael TThere's not a huge amount of action in the first part of this film, and it gets bogged down somewhat with the various relationships that develop in the film and the angst this brings from showmen being on the road. The skydiving scenes are decent, but only come into their fore in the latter part of the movie.
User Review - 6/10 by John MJohn Frankenheimer's film is supposed to be about skydiving, which it is. But, there's LOTS of melodrama to go along with it. If I remember, Frankenheimer's "Grand Prix" was like that too. That was about racing, but there was lots of soap opera. The prelude, which lasts a while, does lead to the skydiving sequences. Then, there's a major tonal shift. It is then that the film actually works, and works well. I really liked how the film came to its almost poetic conclusion. The thoughts behind the final part of the film should have been used in the introductory hour or so. John Frankenheimer was very disappointed that this film saw almost no distribution in the U.S. Frankenheimer said it was his favorite film of those he directed. The film was rated "M," which was the two-year forerunner to the MPAA's "GP," and subsequent "PG." Perhaps it was the mature content in those early days of the MPAA's modern rating system that threw audiences and exhibitors off. It is worth one viewing for those who followed Frankenheimer's career, or those who are interested in skydiving.
User Review - 6/10 by Mike MA man who jumps out of airplanes meets a woman who's afraid to jump out of a loveless marriage. "You have to want to," he says. She does, but does she want to enough? Strong thematic relationship with Seconds, another Frankenheimer film dealing with questions of age and meaning, whether to live before you die, or die to desire and simply grow old. Kinship between two films is supported by fine cinematography and performances, and some sharp dialogue, notably the nightime stroll with Kerr and Lancaster. I've read this is a minor Frankenheimer, and I'd say it's a minor story, a small melodrama set in Kansas, but it deals with issues that strike a chord, and there's something about seeing these people make this film. It obviously has little commercial appeal, and the punch it packs is blunted by a sombre seriousness (no Sirkian darkwit here), but is a meaningful story, and a meaningful film for the time. I liked it more than I expected and I'm glad I found it cheap in a second-hand store. Comes with a Frankenheimer commentary which I know I'll enjoy.
User Review - 6/10 by Randy TMore interesting for the backstory and the historical perspective on skydiving than for the wafer-thin plot and soap opera antics. Terrific stunts were state-of-the-art for 1969.

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