Why You Treat Me Like a Dog?: A Film For a Saturday Night

Saturday, March 25, 2006

A Film For a Saturday Night

The main actor in this week's film is one of my favorites, and this film came out relatively early in his career. The still image shown below is from one the film's most memorable scenes. (I also know that goldstone enjoys this film immensely).

Identify the following:

1) Who is the main actor?
2) What is the name of the film?
3) What is the famous line that is repeatedly being said during the scene pictured here?

Good luck. This one is a little tougher...

Previous flicks:

Saturday Night Movie I
Saturday Night Movie II
Saturday Night Movie III
Saturday Night Movie IV
Saturday Night Movie V
Saturday Night Movie VI

- posted by wanderer @ 9:52 PM

Comments:

Marathon Man. Dustin Hoffman. "Is it safe?"

Funnily enough, just this evening, I was "discussing" Hoffman with the person who shared a lunch table with you today. I was asked if I've met you.

# posted by

torontopearl : 3/25/2006 10:36 PM

He shared a lunch table with me, but that's not who you mean!

# posted by

Doctor Bean : 3/25/2006 10:45 PM

okay, Wanderer, I can't wait til midnight...too tired...and since someone else has commented, I figure it's okay to answer. (I will look to see who commented after I answer) Okay, this one is easy...Marathon Man (we have this picture hanging in our house) Sir Lawrence Olivier is in Dustin Hoffman's mouth, asking "is it safe"...help from Mr. cruisin on the famous line.
OKay, now I'll look....Ah, Pearl beat me here.

# posted by

cruisin-mom : 3/25/2006 10:46 PM

Oh wow I'm impressed Pearl and Cruisin' - good job! Then again I guess it shouldn't surprise me given what Mr. Cruisin' does for a living...

And Pearl and Doctor Bean - surely you must have me confused with someone else. At lunch time yesterday I was at 30,000 feet with two bogies on my tail. Never leave your wingman!

# posted by

wanderer : 3/26/2006 6:19 PM

Ok..here I go again, without looking at the previous comments.

1)Dustin Hoffman
2)nada clue
3)Just Kiss Me Already!

# posted by

... Is the Window to Our Soul : 3/27/2006 6:26 AM

Oy, S.T. better luck next week!

# posted by

cruisin-mom : 3/27/2006 6:37 AM

Ok, all you smartie pants, I have one for you. In the movie Pulp Fiction, there is a "film flub" that my husband caught and pointed out to me. We have no idea how it escape Taratino or his editing crew.

Do you know what it is?

# posted by

... Is the Window to Our Soul : 3/27/2006 9:05 PM

Very good Sweettooth - the best defense is a good offense! Hmmm... a film flub in Pulp Fiction. I just don't know.

Hey Cruisin Mom, why don't you ask Mr. Cruisin and let us know?

# posted by

wanderer : 3/27/2006 9:23 PM

Jaime: just a few...Mr. Cruisin has more, but I didn't want to take up all of Wanderer's comment space.

* Continuity: The sugar bowl on the table in the diner.

* Crew or equipment visible: When Jules and Vincent are riding in the car, it is possible to see the reflection of their car in the background, being towed on a trailer.

* Continuity: Several errors showing differences in the two times we see Jules and Vincent retrieving the suitcase from the apartment, including: bullet holes in the walls, Jules' speech, Jules' gun.

* Continuity: The amount of Brett's burger that has been eaten as Jules picks it up.

* Continuity: During the Big Kahuna burger scene, Jules put down his drink and a paper bag appears next to it. The bag then disappears and reappears several times between shots.

* Continuity: When Jules and Vincent are in the elevator on the way to Brett's apartment, the front shot shows Vincent stage left and Jules stage right. In the next shot, from behind, they've switched sides - Vincent is stage right and Jules is stage left.

# posted by

cruisin-mom : 3/28/2006 8:18 AM

Wow...you are good (or your husband - not sure who to give credit to.)

We only noticed one and you mentioned it above - the bullet holes in the walls of the college kids apartment. The holes are there before they shoot up the room.

So question - do you think Taratino intentionally left those in?

# posted by

... Is the Window to Our Soul : 3/28/2006 12:06 PM

Oh my! Very impressive Mr and Mrs. Cruisin.

I have a feeling Tarentino didn't intentionally leave those in, but I also feel like he didn't particularly care if there were these "mistakes" there or not. Kinda adds to the artsy, low-budget feel he was trying to achieve (and did so well!).

# posted by

wanderer : 3/28/2006 2:44 PM

Wanderer...perfectly said. That is exactly the point I was trying to make.

# posted by

Anonymous : 3/28/2006 7:05 PM

Marathon Man, a tough one? Come on, W, make us try!

# posted by

Ralphie : 3/29/2006 8:47 PM

You play video games at lunch?

# posted by

PsychoToddler : 3/30/2006 12:10 PM

Well Ralphie, it is kinda easy to name the movie when 10 comments before you have already identified it... Let's see you camp out with the big hitters (like Cruisin' Mom)who nails it within 1 hour of it being posted every Saturday night.

Psychotoddler - video game? No way man, its real life. Top Gun all the way - Miramar Naval Air Station is just down the coast.

# posted by

wanderer : 3/30/2006 1:20 PM

Oh, of course, silly me. Well, I guess aircraft are OK for some people.

Of course, last night I blasted 15 space pirates outside of the New London System. Frakkin pirates tried to steal the Optical Chips I had salvaged from that space wreck in the Aldebaran system.

# posted by

PsychoToddler : 3/30/2006 2:54 PM

Psychotoddler - with that kind of intergalactic experience you can be my wingman anytime!

# posted by

wanderer : 3/30/2006 3:19 PM

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