Edith 'Breezy' Breezerman (Kay Lenz) is a free-loving hippie. She's an orphan from Intercourse, Pennsylvania. After finishing high school, she wanted to see the world and ended up in L.A. She sleeps with random strangers for a warm bed. She's hitchhiking and escapes from a creep. Divorced real-estate agent Frank Harmon (William Holden) reluctantly helps her. She sees a Black Cloud hanging over him. She insinuates herself into his life and they begin a relationship.
Romance is not really a Clint Eastwood forte. This is one of his earlier directing efforts. Kay Lenz is the classic Manic Pixie Dream Girl and the May to December romance is awkward at first. It all relies on Kay Lenz and she delivers a confident performance. She makes this simple story work. William Holden is able to be a not-dirty old man. The relationship is actually compelling although Eastwood should lose the montage of the romantic strode on the beach.
Romance is not really a Clint Eastwood forte. This is one of his earlier directing efforts. Kay Lenz is the classic Manic Pixie Dream Girl and the May to December romance is awkward at first. It all relies on Kay Lenz and she delivers a confident performance. She makes this simple story work. William Holden is able to be a not-dirty old man. The relationship is actually compelling although Eastwood should lose the montage of the romantic strode on the beach.