![]() ![]() But the story’s deeper meanings reside in its images of Harry Dean Stanton moving at a tortoise’s pace through a series of sun-drenched, Western-styled panoramas (the soundtrack often playing a solo harmonica version of “Red River Valley” performed by Stanton), or making his way from the entrance of his favorite coffee shop or bar to his customary seat (when he sees someone else sitting in it, it throws him for a loop). plays Lucky’s physician-what a treasure trove of actors this film is). This is often framed as banter, or enclosed within routine events such as a random conversation in a restaurant ( Tom Skerritt plays another World War II veteran he's too young for the part but you believe him anyway) or in a doctor’s office ( Ed Begley, Jr. "Lucky" is filled with frank talk about primal subjects. We see a lot of Lucky at home, often in his baggy underwear, doing yoga exercises and smoking cigarettes (he has a pack-a-day habit, has since he was a teenager). ![]() They argue amongst themselves and with other patrons about philosophy, morality, religion, game shows, etc. Lucky goes to his favorite bar and drinks and talks to the owner Elaine ( Beth Grant) and her husband Paulie ( James Darren, of TV’s “T.J. He walks around town and stops in the local coffee shop, where he talks to the head cook ( Barry Shabaka Henley) and a particular waitress, Loretta ( Yvonne Huff), who takes an almost daughterly interest in his well being to the point of stopping by Lucky’s tiny home to inquire about his health and share her stash of weed.
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