Name That Movie!

[Big RR]

OK, here's a change in the genre; two quotes':

A: You know what? I wish I had two lives — I wouldn't mind living one without you.
B : Man, you're not the only one.
A: Well, we're not making peace, are we?
B : Peace?! Never. Why does everything take so long?


A: Are just gonna keep this up?
C: What is it you are suggesting?
A: I don't know — I've never even seen you smile.
C: [long pause] When you were born I smiled.
A: Well I guess I wasn't paying attention — that slipped by me.
C: When you were born … I … took off my hat and I … beat on the table with it! And I'm almost sure … I was smiling


It goes back a ways (to the early 80s), and was on the heels of the writer winning as Oscar for another film (I thought this was better, and probably his second best film--he has a number of offbeat films (but major releases) to his credit, plays too. It can be a bit sentimental at times, but it's worth watching.

[MajGenl.Meade]

A: You know what? I wish I had two lives — I wouldn't mind living one without you.
B : Man, you're not the only one.

I wonder if they used a body double?

[Big RR]

Nope.

[MajGenl.Meade]

When you were born … I … took off my hat and I … beat on the table with it! And I'm almost sure … I was smiling

The delivery gives it away . . .

[Big RR]

Nope, keep trying.

[Lord Jim]

If I don't recognize it after quotes that long, I must not have seen it...

[RayThom]

The dialogue sounds familiar... but I could be wrong.

[Big RR]

Nope.

I have a feeling that it might be too obscure, but I'll try some other clues: the writer is Steven Teisch who won an Oscar for best screenplay the year before for Breaking Away (gives you an idea of the genre); it was directed by Arthur Penn, who also directed Alice's Restaurant (hint, hint, help in the genre department). As I said, it's a bit offbeat, but it was a major studio release and I'm sure others here must have seen it.

The cast is not obscure, but not very well known--the two best known cast members were the featured stars--Craig Wasson and Jodi Thelen. If this doesn't help, I'll post something new.

[Big RR]

OK, the movie is Four Friends; I am attaching a couple of links that talk about it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Friends_(1981_film)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/four-friends-1981



If you like coming of age films, this one can be a lot of fun.

I am probably not going to be on this site for a couple of days, so I offer the turn to the next person who has a movie in mind.

[BoSoxGal]

From a movie of the genre fitting to this Memorial Day:

It's not the doing shit that gets to you. It's the consequences. Imagine a life without consequences.

[RayThom]

[BoSoxGal]

No, but that’s not a bad guess.

[RayThom]

No, but that’s not a bad guess.

What... are you serious? I can't even play stupid smartly.

OK, with Memorial Day being the unofficial start to summer:

[MajGenl.Meade]

It's not the doing shit that gets to you. It's the consequences. Imagine a life without consequences.

[BoSoxGal]

No & no.

Think military movie; think veterans who don’t make it home (hence Memorial Day), think 90s.

[dales]

A Bridge Too Far?

Oh no, that movie was made in the 1970's.

Never mind.

[Crackpot]

Lampoon?

[RayThom]

[BoSoxGal]

Stars my favorite Hollywood hottie Denzel Washington, and a relative newbie Matt Damon.

[MajGenl.Meade]

wesw's favorite date-night movie?