With Catherine Zeta Jones joining the ranks of cougars in The Rebound, Movies.ie take a look at some of its favourite older ladies…
The Graduate
The Cougar Classic: The famous flick starring a very innocent Dustin Hoffman who succumbs to the world-weary Mrs. Robinson’s seductive spell in Kennedy-era America . Ironically there was little age difference between the pair with Hoffman being 30 at the time of filming and Anne Bancroft being a mere 6 years older!
Harold and Maude
“Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.” (Now there’s a movie synopsis!). While the pair do eventually do the deed, we’re not sure the 79 years old Maude (Ruth Gordon) can really be called a Cougar. She might be too old to pounce without breaking a hip…
The Piano Teacher
In this French-language film set in Vienna, Erika (played by the magnificent Isabelle Huppert) is seduced by her piano student Walter (Benoit Magimel). Little does he know Erika has got some crazy mommy issues; she’s a masochist; and that he’s in for more than he bargained for…
American Pie
Who can forget the notorious “Stiffler’s Mom”? Playing a seductress of a certain age, Jennifer Coolidge steals the show when she gets friendly with her son’s college-age pal. Most Memorable moment? The now infamous pool game that ignites the spark.
Sex and the City
The television which has now been turned into two movie; during it’s 6 year television run the television show dealt with a variety of issues with woman in their 30s and early 40s and with the two movies and women of a certain agae, it has now taken on a cougar feel…