not that ive seen harold and maude: to me this is a great love story with some very funny bits in between:i love the way elaine may's character prevails at the end despite matthau's attempts to knock her off through most of the film: and the last scene (?) is priceless: they both sit, grading essays in their luxurious study: elaine may has transformed matthau from a playboy to a professor. The irony.