Childhood Movies and Memories

On Facebook yesterday, a friend (Hi, Julie!) mentioned the movie, Cinderella, starring Lesley Ann Warren. I'm not even going to mention the year it was out, but it was once a cherished childhood memory, aired yearly and, without VCR's or DVR's, you had to make sure you were in front of the television when it came on, or it was gone for an entire year.

In truth, watching this clip, it hasn't held up that well. Production values have come a long way since this was made, but it was movies like this that sent me along the path to writing romance, and I'm fascinated by what books, movies and events have had an impact on other people. Everyone has a few favorite books, some movies we wanted to watch again and again, music we played so often that our parents probably wanted to bang their heads against the wall. Sometimes we look back and want to bang our own heads against the wall, wondering what we saw in (name your movie or music here), but if you think very hard (or maybe not so hard), you can put yourself right back in that moment when you were a child and totally entranced. Those are precious moments that helped make each of us who we are today. Amazing.



I hope you enjoy (or at least get a smile out) of this Cinderella moment. (Oh, and in case you're looking for your own copy of this movie, the DVD appears to be out of print. You can buy a new one for $118+ from an Amazon seller).