![]() She’s less than sympathetic, and tells him to try to make the best of it. Debbie becomes the major catalyst for Graham’s personal development as the movie goes on.įrustrated by what he sees as the crudeness of the music - and of his bandmates - Graham calls Jane for a whinge. The fact that Graham seems to think that his symphony tailsuit and white tie (he does leave off the tailcoat) is suitable attire for a country bass player shows just how far he has to go to in touch with his current reality.Īnyway, after the first gig, Graham meets Debbie, Frank’s daughter and the back-up vocalist for the Cats, who warmly takes Graham’s boasting about his musicial credentials in her stride. The first of many gig scenes ensued, in which Graham looks thoroughly uncomfortable donking along on bass to Frank’s easy-listening brand of country. Instead, Graham tortures himself with anxiety about playing their first gig without ever having rehearsed. ![]() ![]() They almost come to blows right there, but their good-natured bandmates, including Frank, break it up. He takes some convincing even to get out of the door and into the band’s motorhome, and things only get worse when he realises that his annoying rocker neighbour Alan is also a member of the band. Said bass player, though, turns out to be a drunk, and Graham reluctantly admits that, yes, he can play the bass guitar…Ĭome the morning, a somewhat hungover former-symphony-violinist is horrified with the cold reality that he’s agreed to go on tour with a podunk country band, the eponymous (Frank Hay and the) Harmony Cats. While drowning his sorrows in a local dive (which only serves wine described as ‘white’ or 'red’ - the uncultured swine!) Graham meets an old friend, Reg, who’s there to vet a potential new bass player for his band. He’s passionate about his music, but when his symphony orchestra is forced to close, the bottom falls out of his world.īeing unemployed doesn’t noticeably improve Graham’s temperament - he picks an argument with the neighbourhood rocker, tries and fails to get a job as the pianist at a wine bar, and generally drives his long-suffering girlfriend Jane crazy. He plays Graham Braithwaite, possibly the most uptight, pedantic, and aggravating - if talented - classical violinist in the history of cinema. It has something in common with Frame Up Blues, in that Kim plays a musician - but the resemblance ends there, because while FUB’s Finch Palmer was a charismatic and likeable protagonist right from the start, Kim’s character in Harmony Cats…isn’t. So if you want to skip the recap and get straight to the fangirl highlights and tropes, jump down here.īy our reckoning, there are just four movies where Kim plays the lead: Frame Up Blues, Lethal Tender, King of Sorrow, and this. Kim’s in this movie from start to finish and barely misses a scene. But there could only be one winner, and special thanks to Passcrow who nominated Harmony Cats (1992).įair warning - this is a long review. We had a great response with some terrific suggestions, and we’ll try to hit all everything you all asked for sooner rather than later in the coming weeks. Thanks to everyone who nominated a Kim Coates movie (or TV show) to be the subject of this, the KCMC’s 20th review. Tagged: kim coates harmony cats reviews movies the 1990s 1992 Posted on 28 April 2014 | Reblog | Like | 5 notes
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