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"you spineless bimbo"

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 11:52 (two years ago) link

However impossible it is to think of John Cleese as anything but a horse's ass now, I watched this thing and realized he was (then) a credible romantic lead.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 12:18 (two years ago) link

Hey when your character's name is the real name of Cary Grant...

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:36 (two years ago) link

Didn't something happen to his throat?

The Central Rockaliser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:38 (two years ago) link

Limey fruits!

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:41 (two years ago) link

Kline's winning that Oscar is one of the bigger Oscar wtfs of the last 40 years. He'd won no precursors.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:46 (two years ago) link

As we all know, winning awards for comedy roles that are not specifically comedy roles is forbidden by the UN Treaty Against Laughter.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 15:08 (two years ago) link

This movie is irritating like a Terry Pratchett novel

Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 15:54 (two years ago) link

OMG

The Central Rockaliser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 15:55 (two years ago) link

Wanna know something? Even if you were my brother I'd still wanna fuck you.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 15:58 (two years ago) link

Ben Hecht, eat your heart out.

The Central Rockaliser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:04 (two years ago) link

Ben Hecht, eat your heart me out.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:10 (two years ago) link

seven months pass...

I had fond memories of this so decided to watch it again and was surprised by 1) how old-fashioned it was 2) how extremely unpleasant it was

Also that I had forgotten Kevin Kline's existence. He comes across as a kind of younger Steve Martin in this.

Tracer Hand, Monday, 21 November 2022 11:21 (one year ago) link

Don't call me stupid.

Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 November 2022 14:10 (one year ago) link


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