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Octogenarians need love too.
By John Linn
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if this makes you uncomfortable: Picture Andy Griffith — lovable,
huggable, grandfatherly Griffith. Next to him is Liz Sheridan — you might
remember her as Jerry Seinfeld's doting mother Helen on the hit series
Seinfeld. The two are floating in a sea of plush pillows atop a round bed. They
exchange some pleasantries. Then she goes down on him. That's right: Helen
Seinfeld blows Andy Griffith. And just like that, everything you know about the
world has changed. The scene — which, in fact, is much more tasteful than
it sounds — is part of the film Play the Game, a
semi-low-budget indie that screened this past
November at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The romantic
comedy might sound a little formulaic, but it takes a unique approach to dating
and sex — octogenarian or otherwise. In a culture that strips people of
their sexuality after a certain age, it is refreshing (if not a bit awkward at
first) to see a film that delves into the subject matter so candidly. And it
certainly lends truth to the popular theory that age is a state of mind. Catch
the lighthearted romcom, which won the audience
favorite award at FLIFF, beginning this Friday, when it opens at AMC Theatres
Sunset Place 24.