Bird on a Wire (1990)
8 quotes
Directed by: John Badham
Starring: Bill Duke, David Carradine, Goldie Hawn, Mel Gibson
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Marianne: Do I get to know what's going on or do I just get killed for old times' sake? (00:32:15)
Marianne Graves: What are you doing here?
Rick Jarmin: I missed you. Now hop on.
Rachel Varney: I'm engaged to be married.
Rick Jarmin: Well, flagellations.
Rick Jarmin: What the hell are you doing here?
Marianne Graves: Me? What the hell are you doing here?
Rick Jarmin: Being shot in the butt.
Rick Jarmin: I haven't had a girlfriend for 5 years.
Marianne Graves: Really?
Rick: Yeah - Mr. Wiggly's been on bread and water for 5 years.
Marianne Graves: I need a bed. I need a bath. I need a massage. I need a manicure... I need my therapist.
Rick Jarmin: What does it matter to you - you're happily married?
Marianne Graves: I'm not.
Rick: Not happy?
Marianne: Not married.
Marianne Graves: Feels familiar doesn't it?
Rick Jarmin: I thought you didn't remember.
Factual error: Mel and Goldie board a ferry. A visible sign states 'Detroit-Racine Ferry'. Detroit is on the east side of the state of Michigan but Racine, Wisconsin is west of Michigan, across Lake Michigan. The only water route to get from Detroit to Racine would be to circumnavigate the entire state of Michigan.
Trivia: When the agent pulls from the computer record Richard's file, an alias listed is "David Putnam - Columbia Pictures", employed from 06/04/1973 to 02/01/1975. That's an obvious reference to producer David Puttnam (two Ts), who had a brief stint as head of Columbia Pictures in 1986-87, not making many friends in the then Coca-Cola owned production company. (00:12:50)
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