Too funny. My other favorite scene is after his wife loses all their money in the casino, and Brooks goes to the casino manager, Gary Marshall, to try to get the money back by suggesting Marshall return it as a goodwill gesture. ("Desert Inn has heart.")
Thanks Brian. Albert Brooks is great in this movie. I love how he plays the character so straight, honestly in the dark as to why people won't immediately understand and endlessly praise his "glorious" stand for non-conformity.
Yeah, I know, that's why I had to preface the clip with the whole quarter million thing. The average couple now easily has a combined income in the six figures. But for one person that's still a pretty big salary, I know I'm nowhere near it.
I love the moment after this when the employment guy says snarkily, "I'll just ook in here in my $100,000 file. I believe the job he gets is school crossing guard.
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Oh Jonathan... thank you! If only I could fly into that banner and spend my life with her.
I don't know Fox (if you're referring to the movie specifically that is). Life didn't turn out too well for hubby in that movie.
Too funny. My other favorite scene is after his wife loses all their money in the casino, and Brooks goes to the casino manager, Gary Marshall, to try to get the money back by suggesting Marshall return it as a goodwill gesture. ("Desert Inn has heart.")
I love that scene too. I love when Brooks start talking about Miracle on 34th Street and Gary Marshall keeps saying "Santy Claus."
"I like Wayne Newton"
Great post! I love Brooks' desperation-- he's so good at building from rational, deluded calm to quiet panic.
Thanks for the post on Newman, too.
Thanks Brian. Albert Brooks is great in this movie. I love how he plays the character so straight, honestly in the dark as to why people won't immediately understand and endlessly praise his "glorious" stand for non-conformity.
I have seen the future and it is a bald-headed man from New York!
"We're in hell. We've entered hell. When?"
Remember when $100,000 was a lot of money?
Yeah, I know, that's why I had to preface the clip with the whole quarter million thing. The average couple now easily has a combined income in the six figures. But for one person that's still a pretty big salary, I know I'm nowhere near it.
Birds live in a round stick, and you have things over easy on toast!
Say it. "I lost the nest egg." Say it!
I love the moment after this when the employment guy says snarkily, "I'll just ook in here in my $100,000 file. I believe the job he gets is school crossing guard.
And when Brooks asks the Employment office guy how much the crossing guard job pays the Employment guy quips, "A hundred thousand dollars?"
I love this film. "Let me just look in my jobs that pay $100,000 box"
Best mid-life crisis movie ever!
"I'm tired. Let's live here."
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