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is the scene i'm thinking of in Play It Again, Sam?

posted 19 years ago by billheavey1
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There's this scene from an early Allen movie that I can't get out of my mind, and I can't remember which movie, but I think it's Play It Again. Our hero has just had an argument or been dumped by yet another broad and is driving a car in L.A. He goes through a stop sign or speeding trap and gets pulled over. He's very compliant, though somewhat distracted, as he gets the citation. Then, explaining to the cop that he is passive-aggressive and smiling nervously, he rips the ticket into confetti and tosses it aloft right under the cop's nose. It's this wonderful, neurotic moment of rebellion by a guy who can't bring himself to be rude. Is it in this film? Anybody know the actual lines? Thanks.

Bill

[–] Sagewhoknowsheronions 19 years ago

That's sounds very like a scene from Annie Hall, not Play It Again, Sam.
There was a minor accident in LA, with footage of dodgems cut in, and then I thought he dropped his licence when he was asked for it, and didn't want to pick it up, and then when the policeman made him, he tore up either the licence or the ticket and got arrested. Both films co-star Diane Keaton of course.
I'd have to get the DVD out and play it to quote the exact lines though. I don't remember a scene like that in Play It Again, Sam, but it is just possible.

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[–] jbm27 19 years ago

I would guess neither because Annie Hall is set in NY and Play it again Sam was set in San francisco.

[–] Sagewhoknowsheronions 19 years ago

As I said, in Annie Hall there is just such a scene, during one of the sequences set in LA. It doesn't all take place in NY. You should see it, well worth watching even if it doesn't bring back the memory you have. Very few of his movies have scenes in LA so there is not much chance of it being another one, though it is just possible.
No such scene in Play it Again, Sam.

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[–] shoegazers98 19 years ago

annie hall. its' in LA when he goes to the health food restaurant to talk annie into coming back to new york.

[–] hurricanepictures426 19 years ago

annie hall has a few a scenes in LA so its not entirely New York, and that scene is in Annie Hall, after he goes back to LA to get Annie to come home with him to New York.

[–] rrcunnin 19 years ago

Definitely Annie Hall.....after he is arrested, Tony Roberts bails him out of jail while wearing that hysterical silver suit that protects him from the "rays".