Rewrite Woody Allen's "why is life worth living?" speech from "Manhattan"

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dialogue is still hilarious tho, great script, tons of jokes

shake hands with Gongo? (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link

Aye, I was laughing very heavily. Thanks btw. This was indeed my first ever Woody Allen movie; that virginity was lost tonight.

I thought it was very funny, wonderfully natural seeming (be that well-observed writing and/or great acting), beautiful to look at, clever and with great music. Yeah, I liked it a lot.

krakow, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:06 (fourteen years ago) link

Doing this thread's rewrite is a lot harder than I expected though. I'm struggling immensely to fill in the blanks for my own self.

krakow, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link

I did a genuine serious one, in the end:

"Well, all right, why is life worth living? That's a very good question. Well, there are certain things I guess that make it worthwhile. Uh, like what? Okay. Um, for me... oh, I would say... what, Jack Kerouac, to name one thing... and Richey Edwards, and... the opening build of 'New Paths To Helicon, Pt. 1', and... Nirvana's recording of 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?'... Japanese psychedelic music, naturally... 'American Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis... Bill Murray, Keiji Haino... those incredible abstract colours by Rothko... the burgers at Ad Lib... Angela's hair..."

krakow, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:36 (fourteen years ago) link

This is a great thread. I'll try to answer thoughtfully when this Michael Jackson thing is over.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, February 7, 2003 2:19 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark

the world awaits

what u think i steen for to push a crawfish? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link

"...liberal Democrats waking up and starting a progressive pahty..."

Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:24 (fourteen years ago) link

this speech is no "we need the eggs"

Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:33 (fourteen years ago) link

"and in such small pohtions!"

Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:34 (fourteen years ago) link

This is a great thread. I'll try to answer thoughtfully when this Michael Jackson thing is over.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 February 2003 02:19 (6 years ago) Bookmark

Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 07:53 (fourteen years ago) link

two years pass...

nanalyzing the scene

http://www.issuu.com/interiorsjournal/docs/interiors1212

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link

I've always been mystified by "the crabs from Sam Wo's"...or whatever he says

Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link

such a Becker-Fagen line

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link

I've always been mystified by "the crabs from Sam Wo's"...or whatever he says

― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:37 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

why?

turds (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link

years ago I wrote this short story about my Mother called "The Castrating Zionist"

turds (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link

I've always been mystified by "the crabs from Sam Wo's"...or whatever he says

― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:37 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

why?

the mussels are better

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link

but is Sam Wo's still open?

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link

I never understood, did I have the name of the restaurant right? What is Sam Wo's anyway, a NYC restaurant? That's all, disregard

Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link

yes, it was. Long gone, apparently, tho one w/ same name in SF closed last year.

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link


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