Joan Hackett

Loved her in "Only When I Laugh."

She was delightful. I love how her tombstone says "Go Away - I'm Asleep," a joking reference to her devotion to getting plenty of "beauty sleep."

Loved her in "The Last of Sheila."

didn't she come out?

Love her voice. She played Judd Hirsch's sister on Taxi, IIRC.

[quote]Any fans here on DL?

Clearly not many.

I count myself as one. Loved her in Only When I Laugh and Last of Sheila as well.

Perfect as the neurotic!

She was delightful as James Garner's daffy love interest in Support Your Local Sheriff. She was also fun in the Disney adventure Treasure at Metacumbe, playing a runaway bride who teams up with Peter Ustinov and a couple of kids on a treasure hunt in the Florida keys.

Yes, I first saw her in The Group.when I was in college, I saw Hackett in Night Watch on Broadway. Interesting role in a middle of the road thriller. however, I liked Joan Hackett's performance as a neurotic schemer. She was so much better than Elizabeth Taylor in the movie.

I always remembered her performance in MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA on PBS. It was finally released on DVD

In recent years, she has gone by the name of Judy Davis.

She always reminded me of a non-Southern Elizabeth Ashley.

And she liked to make the lez-lez.

First time I saw her was in The Group in which she perfectly captured the 1930s brittle insouciance of Myrna Loy, right down to her perfectly turned-up nose.

She resented Candace Bergen's entry into The Group since she was not seen as a serious actress. She was pretty mean to her.

Still, love JH and love The Group!

Candace Bergen is indeed a mediocre actress where Joan Hackett was brilliantly talented.

Yes, all of the Hacketts are top notch actors.

I always confused her with Rachel Roberts.

Interesting R14. for some reason I thought it would have been Jessica Walters or Joanna Pettit who were bitching about fresh out of two years of college Newbie Candice Bergen.

I met her when I was a small child.

She was in the third segment of a tv horror movie called "Dead of Night." Like "Trilogy of Terror" (the tv movie with Karen Black and the Zuni warrior doll), the first two segments were mediocre and the third was unforgettable. She played a rich woman whose son had recently drowned. Unable to accept that he's gone, she goes to psychics and spiritualists and conducts some kind of black magic ceremony to bring him back. He comes back but...well, let's just say that it he's NOT the same. Hackett's performance was wonderful and Lee Montgomery, who plays her son, is very good, too. The ending is like a punch to the gut; really shocking and scary.

Where is it documented what she said about Candice Bergen?

Thanks R10. I came here to bring up how much I enjoyed her in MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA. So glad it's finally available.

Why is it that every time some DL twat "discovers" someone, she has to squawk about the person being "underrated"?

The world of reputation, appreciation, respect and acknowledgement does not start and end with your finding out what the rest of the thinking world already knows. Ms. Hackett gets plenty of appreciation from those of us who know her work, as well as the record of her insightful, sassy comments on the business.

We're glad you're catching up, but don't insult us in the process, you slow-poke solipsist.

R23 is the perfect Datalounger: mean-spirited, probably fat, and doesn't have a basic understand English grammar or punctuation.

I don't think she's underrated as much as she died young (50) and it was 30 yrs ago. She had recently had a small comeback appearing in the hit movie "Only When I Laugh." I don't think she'd be considered forgotten or underrated if she lived and continued working into the 21st century. Her talent would've continued opening doors for her.

[quote]The world of reputation, appreciation, respect and acknowledgement does not start and end with your finding out what the rest of the thinking world already knows. Ms. Hackett gets plenty of appreciation from those of us who know her work, as well as the record of her insightful, sassy comments on the business.

8.9 on the Mary!Meter.

She starred in a really brilliant TV movie remake of "Diabolique." It was called "Reflections of Murder," and was relocated to the Puget Sound. Hackett played the wife, Sam Waterston her husband, and Tuesday Weld took Simone Signoret's role of the mistress. They were all great, particularly Hackett and Weld. The twist at the very end was even more chilling than in the original (I don't mean the big surprise, but the very end). Too bad it's never been released on DVD.

She was once married to actor Richard Mulligan, but gossip later had her in a serious relationship with Carrie Fisher.

She starred in a 1970 movie-for-television entitled "The Other Man", with Roy Thinnes, Arthur Hill and Tammy Grimes, that has always been a favorite of mine.

Dead of the Night.

This is the first part:

Dead of the Night.

Part 2:

I forgot about that R27, loved that. I wish it was available.

R32, you bet you ass it's available.

Reflections of Murder (part 1)

(I'm not going to post all 10 parts, but they are there on youtube)

I used to think that she & Barbara Parkins had similar speaking voices.

BUMP, because "Only When I Laugh" was on TCM's Neil Simon Fridays last night (Primetime was on her)

She was very droll. Mason was a bit too "on", and it's an odd film.

But I love that very late 70s/very early 80s era. Manhattan looked gorgeous, liveable (albeit seedy and dangerous), not yet Vegas/Tokyo excessive. Loved seeing Kristy MacNichol, who's character was the same age I was then. Kevin Bacon.

The mood, the vibe, the clothes...that really is my favorite era. Even was nostalgic seeing the junk food.

James Coco's character is a paleo-Datalounger. And, of course, you can't see all those young men and not dread what awaited them.

And, yes, Joan Hackett stole every scene.

Oh, the film is available on the Watch TCM app

I liked her a lot. My only problem with her inOnly When I Want An Oscar is that her character is supposed to be a gorgeous, if vain and beginning to age glamorous. That she was not and it throws off her part of the plot. one can well imagine her character's husband trading her in for a younger model.

she was great as Alex's sister who helped Latka speak his language better.

I think Datalounge needs a dedicated "Only When I Laugh Thread".

David Dukes, even if straight, sure scans gay.

Girls were prettier and chicer in 1981 than the pneumatic, trashy standard of today.

Saw her on Broadway in the play "Night Watch."

She was fantastic unique style and voice. Elegant.

Ran into her on a NYC bus a few years later -- sitting next to her. Down to earth and charming. I cried when I read she died.

I always liked her. She died too soon.

R40 Thanks for the reminiscence. She seems genuinely fun and funny, classy, and stylish.

Agree about her great performances in "Reflections of Murder" and "Only When I Laugh." "Now can we just eat our FUCKING lunch?!"

R43 ehhh I watched it on TCM last night. I've seen it before and never got the praise, however I thought maybe on rewatch I would. But no.

Of course the fact that the movie is pretty campy/bad doesn't help her cause.

And how many cigs does Marsha Mason smoke in that movie? 20 years ago, I would have never noticed things like that (or if I did it seemed totally normal).

Although from what I've heard it's common for recovering alcoholics to take up smoking instead. Never mind that except in the most extreme cases of alcohol addiction the cigs will kill you quicker.

[quote]8.9 on the Mary!Meter.

What's the highest rating?

I remember her in one of the television anthology episodes where she said to her husband, "You beast", but the way she said it was very funny because it was as if she was swearing for the first time.

Found it was a Twilight Zone episode called A Piano in the House, and the husband was Barry Morse.

An excellent actress, equally adept at comedy as well as drama!

R39, Hackett was not a "girl."

I thought she should have played the lead in Only When I Laugh.

Great actress. Very natural. It's sad that she died when she was just 49 years old.

Do you think she was in the closet?

Nothing to add. I think all was said last year. Or certainly the year before.

Then, don't add. But have an open eye...

With Raquel Bitch Welch in 'The Last of Sheila'

With Paul Simon in 'One-Trick Pony' (1980)

Joan wanted probably to sleep with me. Maybe that's why she was a bit aggressive. Maybe i was provoking her, without realizing it.

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Roger Ebert on 'Only When I Laugh': "Anyone consulting this movie for insights into alcoholism would be better off asking a bartender."

Was never a fan of Marsha Mason's overly-mannered 'acting' so that was strike 1 against it from the jump. Joan Hackett on the other hand elevated anything she appeared in. My partner is a huge fan of 'Support Your Local Sheriff' because of her.

Lol, R56, fuck you Raquel. Mind your own reputation, bitchy puta.

That photo from The Group at r55 reminds me of that 1920s office Christmas party that gets mileage here every year.

Lots of stink eyes.

[quote]I always wondered if the cancer came from her being a bitch.

Liar!

Dead of the Night is badly directed and just plain stupid so not a great showcase for Joan.

I would have loved to see her and Paula Prentiss as sisters in a movie like Big Business. They both had great voices and comedic timing.

Raquel Welch has obviously had some work done. She held up so well for so long. She just looks overdone now.

I would have loved to see Joan and Sandy Dennis together.

She was very well thought of, she just died fairly early. Most people loved her. Every one knew her name.

How Awful About Allan is another film that wastes Joan. Her stuttering reminds me of Sandy Dennis.

Did she ever playing a leading role on film??

I always confused her with mom.

Reflections of Murder:

Here.

I read that she was a lesbian, but i didn't find anything to support this. She was once married to Richard Mulligan. Do you know any details about her supposed lesbianism?

I loved her brother in Muscle Beach Party.

Tell me about her, please.

We need "A Last of Sheila" thread. I loved that movie.

I loved her in The Group, a movie I watch every couple of years. Neat watching them all so young and thinking about the careers they all had following it...

...other than Mary Robin Redd, whoever she was.

"Dead of Night is badly directed and just plain stupid so not a great showcase for Joan."

It wasn't meant to be a "showcase for Joan." She starred in a segment, but she was not the star of the production. And it wasn't "badly directed" or "just plain stupid." You seem just plain stupid, though.

She was classy and a looker.......great actress..........I agree with another poster,,,,,,,,,,the tv movie she made ......the other man............with Roy Thinnes in 1970 was incredible. even tho it was a highly unique made for tv movie, I would have to say its my favorite movie out of everything.........you can watch it on u tube........terrible quality and faded or you can find it on dvd..but I dont think the quality is too good on those either from what Ive heard. Its a 48 year old made for tv movie, guess you would have to expect that.

Wonderful actress with a distinctive memorable voice.

She was also a stickler for beauty sleep.

She and Paula Prentiss were the most underused, undervalued actresses of the 1960s. Beautiful, talented, smart, and wonderfully sexy voices.

However, they were both kind of nuts.