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rc4797's avatar

“This is the murder weapon. Her name is Rebecca.” "And this is the dull butter knife next to the body. Her name is Bernice."

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Alice's avatar

Perfect recap of every Perry Mason episode ever.

Also, if nothing else I admire Madonna for being immensely practical. I envision her thinking: "Sure this movie is nothing but a scaled-up episode of Silk Stalkings. But it's better than dumpster diving for dinner!" as she goes off to plunder the crew buffet for leftovers. (Old habits die hard.)

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

"a scaled-up episode of Silk Stalkings"

Ha! That says it all.

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<“Madonna will be back in Body of Evidence 2: Body on Tap!”>>

"I'm telling ya, Dino, this one will be a blockbuster!

See, aspiring songwriter Rebecca Somethingorother, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell. Turns out she was actually Gamera in her extremities, see, and...Hullo? Dino?"

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<Willem wails>>

Decent title for an Irish novel, set in The Troubles, about a sousaphonist forced to downsize to a piccolo trumpet.

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<“This is the murder weapon. Her name is Rebecca.”>>

Can confirm. I've seen her bullet bra

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

The Maidenform Women. You never know where she'll show up. Which I guess is what makes her such an effective assassin--thanks to her lingerie, she always has the element of surprise!

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Carl Salonen's avatar

She whipped out a pair of 44s. I wasn't scared.

...aw fuck it, you know the rest...

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Marc B, a Creature of Habit's avatar

Finally, an honest assessment of an epic ‘assault on the viewer’ film noir!

Yes- everyone does get what they deserve, in the end- and in the front, too!

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Worriedman's avatar

William Talman was an interesting guy, what with all the wild nude parties.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848251/bio/

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

But he was acquitted! (Of what precise charge, I'm not sure. Being nude, I guess)

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