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"Do you know who I am?"


Something only a self-important douchebag would say.

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Or someone with memory loss.

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https://youtu.be/RVTP8xZCGVw

He comes across as a major douche in this interview with the "Do you know who I am?" comment.

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Agreed and I normally like Jerry or should I say Mr. Seinfeld. (Kneels and bows)
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I don't think he was being douchey there, when he said that. He looked genuinely confused when Larry King asked him if his show had been canceled. Larry King was arguably the biggest name in interview journalism back then, and he seriously asked if 'Seinfeld' had been canceled, or if Jerry ended it. The show was literally the most popular show on TV, and the most successful sitcom in history.

When Jerry said "Do you know who I am?", he was not touting his own legend like a douche, he was basically questioning Larry's lack of knowledge as a baseline for an interview. He should have said "Do you even know who you're interviewing, Larry? Why would you even ask that?"

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That's a sensible take on it.

Jerry did look legit mad.

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Larry was an affable guy, a pleasant interviewer, but no brain surgeon.

When an interviewer has not briefed themselves on the basic career of their subject, including the cultural context of their work, the subject has a right to be irritated. Its just sloppy work, not to mention more than a bit insulting to a person who makes themselves available & present for the interviewer.

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Ha!
‘Why yes, you are Richard from next door…are you OK Rich?’
😄

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So did you like Massacre:Mafia Style better than Gone With the Pope?

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I just finished it, I liked it a lot but I think I prefer Gone With The Pope.
I looked for this movie for ages. It was very enjoyable👍

*******SPOILER*********
ETA: was that a four barrel shotgun at the end? WTH was that?

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Ya know, he was a Vegas singer before he made these movies. In fact, I think he did the soundtracks too. He’s an interesting guy.

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Yeah, I read he was lounge act type of guy, too bad he didn’t make more crime movies.
He had a bit of a James Caan vibe going on.

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I HAD TO LOOK THOSE MOVIES UP...YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME WEIRD ASS FLICKS.

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You gotta check them out.

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Sometimes the obscure weird stuff is a lot of fun🤓

Both movies are pretty terrific, they live on the borderland between Ridiculous and Cool and they have generally been hard to find. I just found Murder Mafia Style streaming on TUBI and I saw Gone With The Pope years ago at a cult/horror/action movie marathon…You’d probably get a kick out of them.

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I had to let ya know I’m about to press play on this one.

https://ibb.co/GHCTD67

Your in, or your in the way!

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Enjoy🍺🍺Cheers!

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Have you ever heard of Steve Barkett and his two films? He basically did the same thing but with post-apocalyptic movies.

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I looked him up.
The Aftermath and Empire Of The Dark?

No, I never saw either but if you say so I’ll seek them out.

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You have got to see them. They are a completely different style of film but the guy starred, directed, edited, the whole movie I guess. Sid Haig is even in one of them.

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AFTERMATH IS FUCKED UP...IN A FUN WAY...I HAVE SEEN THAT ONE.

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I love how Newman seems so out of place as the hero compared to most movies. But heck, when you write, direct and star in your own movie that’s how it goes.

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I’m pretty sure it was a double barrel 12ga sawed off so short that we see the bottom of the stock even with the barrels stuffed inside some French bread. 😀

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Omg! I just watched the ending again and your right. It looks like a 4 barreled shogun. Lol

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I thought so too.
We need to google that weapon, it does seem like overkill though!

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The film doesn’t show up on IMGDB ( no surprise) but I did find that a distinguished gun company in England called Lancaster developed a four barrel shotgun but the thing is rare today as they only made a small number. I found one at online auction for $40,000!!!
Certainly not a weapon you would ‘saw off’ and it would likely break your wrist if you one-handed the beast.

Anyway, let’s just chalk it up to movie magic🤓

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That’s some nice research you did there! By the way, that thing would kick. Lol

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...or a ghost, calling to your phone when you have no signal...

Sorry! Too many horror movies! 😂

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If posed as a philosophical question, I wouldn't call it entirely douch-baggy.

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Larry King is a very savvy journalist and interviewer. He researches his top before an interview. King new Seinfeld was not can cancelled. He said that to get a reaction to make an interesting interview.

Seinfeld had every right to joke and act mock offended. One could argue Larry King was the douchebag here. But I wouldn't even say that either. They were putting on a show.

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