Poor Ed Norton
25 years after "The Honeymooners," working in the sewer finally caught up to him.
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Wow, three years and no replies. SIGH.
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I don't get it
shareAt the beginning of this movie, Robert Forster's character is investigating the death of a sewer worker named "Ed Norton." Ed Norton was the name of Art Carney's character on the classic TV show "The Honeymooners," and he worked in the sewer. I always thought it was a clever little nod.
Thank you for validating this thread after three years, by the way.
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I thought I better say something, didn't want to leave you hanging. I watched the film again this morning. Had lots of clever things like that most of which I probably didn't notice. Like the dangerous machinery poster in the police locker room that had a metal alligator cartoon on it. And the "Ramon" Santiago poster in robert forsters room. When I heard the name Ed norton it just made me think of the actor.
share"When I heard the name Ed norton it just made me think of the actor."
There was no "Ed Norton the actor" yet when "Alligator" was made, haha. He was only 11 years old at the time!! (Wiki sez he was born in '69)
So yeah, my lame joke probably would've worked better in the early '80s.
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Yep, I always like that little homage to "The Honeymooners", too.
"Hey, Norton! C'mon down here, I wanna show ya somethin', ah ha ha!"
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