Editing Hal Ashby (section)

==Influence and legacy==
''The Last Detail'', ''Bound for Glory'', ''Coming Home'', and ''Being There'' were all nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]].

American songwriter and guitarist [[Guthrie Thomas]], who coordinated the music in ''Bound for Glory'' and acted in the film, called Ashby "one of the finest motion picture directors of the 20th century."{{cn|date=May 2025}}

[[Michael Cimino|Michael Cimino's]] 1996 film ''[[The Sunchaser]]'', about a teenager with pancreatic cancer who refuses medical treatment, was dedicated to Ashby.{{sfn|Dawson|2009|p=334, 342}}

For the 2012 ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' Directors Top Ten poll [[Niki Caro]], [[Cyrus Frisch]], and [[Wanuri Kahiu]] voted for ''Harold and Maude'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b6abd9c36|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820070050/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b6abd9c36|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2012|title=Harold and Maude (1971)|website=Explore.bfi.org.uk|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> with Frisch describing the film as "an encouragement to think beyond the obvious!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/voter/920|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827010134/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/voter/920|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2012|title=Cyrus Frisch - BFI|website=Explore.bfi.org.uk|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref>

A [[Hal (2018 film)|2018 documentary]] about the director was screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/sundance-2018-best-films/|title=Sundance 2018: The best films of this year's festival|first1=Chris Nashawaty|last1=January 25|first2=2018 at 10:38 AM|last2=EST|website=EW.com}}</ref> The moving image collection of Hal Ashby is held at the Academy Film Archive. The material at the Academy Film Archive is also complemented by material in the Hal Ashby papers at the academy's Margaret Herrick Library.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hal Ashby Collection|url=http://www.oscars.org/film-archive/collections/hal-ashby-collection|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>

Hal Ashby has been an influence to the melodic post-hardcore band [[Touché Amoré|Touche Amore]]. He is referenced in the 3rd song "Hal Ashby", of their album "''Spiral in a Straight Line''" in the lyrics (“a misguided Hal Ashby catastrophe”).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Touché Amoré nod to 'Harold and Maude' director Hal Ashby with new song & video |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/touche-amore-nod-to-harold-and-maude-director-hal-ashby-with-new-song-video/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijmhb8is-vc |title=Touché Amoré - Hal Ashby (Official Music Video) |date=2024-09-04 |last=Touché Amoré |access-date=2025-02-18 |via=YouTube}}</ref>