I chose this film on Labor Day.
Never let it be said that you can judge where people will go by where they begin.
She was the star of my kiddie fun, as the giddy surfer girl Gidget and in the lighter-than-air trifle, The Flying Nun.
And then we both grew up, and she was gritty and fearless and a symbol of how strong a woman can be.
And she got to be sexy, too, in films with Burt and Garner and others.
Burt Reynolds and Sally Field, "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977)
And through all this, Sally was just getting started.
The "Union" sign photo is from the next film I choose:
"Norma Rae" (1979)
Directed by Martin Ritt
Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr.
Image: Sally Field ("Norma Rae Webster")
It was wonderful to see the workers win, one by one united behind this tiny little thing who stood tall when it was most needed. It's also good to look back and see how wonderful Beau Bridges and Ron Leibman were, in two of their best roles.
Starting out in such fluff, Field earned the respect of her acting peers.
Sally has also become an outspoken ally for the rights of our LGBTQIIA neighbors and friends, inspired by her son Sam, who is gay.
And as for me?
Yeah, I like her. I really like her.
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