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Post #148973

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Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
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Romances AS bad or worse than Episode II's?
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19-Oct-2005, 8:17 AM
Here's a romance that rivals Anakin & Paddy for sheer crappiness - the "romance" (one night stand) of Tony and the Blonde Waitress in Ralph Bakshi's American Pop.

Tony: What is this?
The Blonde: Corn.
Tony: Corn? Corn comes in a little white box from Birdseye. Corn? Kansas is corny! Can ya eat it?
The Blonde: Yeah.
Tony: Can ya smoke it? Can ya drink it? Can ya lie in it?
The Blonde: Sure.
Tony: Then lie in it with me.
The Blonde: Are you crazy?
Tony: Yeah, I'm crazy. I'm crazy in love with your blue eyes... and your corn-silked hair. Your corn-silked hair. I'll never eat corn again without thinking' about you. Canned corn, candy corn, popcorn, Crackerjacks! You're the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It's all tinfoil on the outside. Corn and sweetness on the inside.

Having watched American Pop, I can honestly say that was one of the worst bits of dialogue I've ever heard. And the way the actor doing Tony's voice delivers his lines, he makes it sound even worse than it looks in text. This really rivals the "I hate sand" moment in Episode II.