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Product Description: When Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yacht they launch a rescue Diahann Carroll was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for her gripping portrayal as the indomitable Claudine in this heartwarming comedy. While struggling to support herself and her six children in Harlem by working as a maid for a wealthy family Claudine (Carroll) meets a charming garbage man Roop (James Earl Jones). But although Roop is smitten with the lovely single mother his own life trials make him slow to respond to her invitation to a lifetime of love. The touching story of Claudine will inspire smiles and tears in viewers of all ages.System Requirements: Running Time 92 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 024543061830 Manufacturer No: 2006183Amazon.com: It's easy to get hooked by Claudine, a lean, funny, Nixon-era movie about a romance nearly undone by a patronizing welfare system. Diahann Carroll stars as Claudine, single mother of six children in Harlem and a maid working for under-the-table wages. Forever worried that her white caseworker will discover her meager, outside income (thus eliminating meager government benefits), Claudine further complicates her domestic situation by falling in love with Roop (James Earl Jones). An affable Romeo and absent but financially supportive father of several kids, Roop by his presence jeopardizes Claudine's official status as a mom without means. The couple's decision to go forward results in welfare backlash, personal humiliation, family strain, and corrosive behavior. A sharp script layers the personal story within a socially conscious treatment, while Jones and Carroll's special chemistry turns the characters into fully rounded people. John Berry (From This Day Forward), an interesting if forgotten director, brings a clipped vitality to this urban affair. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
- AWESOME: PRODUCT CAME FAST NEW IN BOX AS DESCRIBED PLAYED GREAT IN DVD PLAYER AWESOME MOVIE TO WATCH
- An All-Time Classic: This movie(DVD)is terrific. The cast was wonderful and the acting was superb. James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll were outstanding. I enjoyed every minute of it.
- All too real!!!: Too real was the plot/story. Back then, a single woman single-handedly raising a half dozen kids and trying to keep her sanity at the same time was a common occurrence. Then a man steps into the picture and she's faced with several dilemmas; one question that she's asking herself if she should give the kids a step daddy or not. Although times are tough for her, she still loves her children enough to consider their point of view. And she's faced with the possibility of losing public assistance if she does marry. So true is how the government treat under-privileged people. They don't want you to have too much. One thing I've always wondered was what did a man buying a woman something with his own money have to do with whether or not she qualified for government assistance. I'm so glad those days of social workers showing up at a woman's house and snooping around are gone. That invaded their right to privacy, which to me says their constitutional rights were being violated. And this mess was going on just as recently as the mid-70s. Shows that blacks still haven't gotten THAT far yet.
I vote 4 stars for this movie. Some of the sexual scenes were not necessary. But the characters and plot were real. Loved it! - A True Ghetto Classic !!!!!!!: what can i say about this movie, If you are a struggling single mother or if your mama was one or if you know any single moms, than this is the movie for you. its the story of claudine a single mom in the 70's just trying to make it raise her kids and maintain a social life all at the same time. this movie is a must see it stays true and keeps it real
- I liked it: Well , this movie speaks for itself... I love old classic movies. I mean it is what it is.
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