Tag Archives: Robert Altman

A Wedding [1978] 1. The bride smiles. She’s all braces. 2. “You never drink? In other words, when you wake up in the morning that’s the best you’re going to feel all day.” 3. Carol Burnett gives herself another look … Continue reading →

3 Women [1977] 1. Dr. Maas shakes the timecard as if it were a Polaroid. 2. The wines for the evening: Tickled Pink and Lemon Satin. 3. On the corkboard in the bedroom, a cutout from a magazine declares: “Clean … Continue reading →

Gosford Park [2001] 1. She lifts the lid and exclaims, “Yummy, yummy yum!” 2. “I’m the perfect servant. I have no life.” 3. He unhooks her dress then reaches around for her shoulder strap. “No, no, there’s one more–you’ll never … Continue reading →

Nashville [1975] 1. “You go get your hair cut! You don’t belong in Nashville!” 2. “Mary and I camp in one room, Tom camps in many rooms.” 3. “I’ve been busier than a puppy in a room full of rubber … Continue reading →

The Player [1992] 1. “Well, I don’t really, but that’s where all the deals are being made these days.” 2. “Don’t-ask-I-don’t-know or Don’t-ask-you-don’t-want-to-know?” 3. “I think you’d better go now. I think I’m going to cry now.”

Short Cuts [1993] 1. Unbeknownst to one another, while they talk on the phone they’re both eating peanut butter. 2. “Out of butter. Ask for margarine.” 3. The sound of the broken glass grinding in the sink. 3 more things. … Continue reading →

Short Cuts [1993] 1. There are four occasions in the movie where someone says either "What’s that supposed to mean?" or "What does that mean?"2. Andie MacDowell carries a tin of Altoids in her purse.3. Jack Lemmon’s final scene. He … Continue reading →