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'It's Casual!' Probably the worst attempt at a catch phrase ever!

posted 17 years ago by christopher_greenleaf
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And I think very highly of Cameron Crowe's witing, but this annoying utterance made Johnny Slash's signature line on 'Square Pegs': "It's a totally different head" seem like a Noel Coward witticism from the 1930's. I think it may have been the inspiration for the "It's Rufus" joke in 'Never Been Kissed'. You'd have to be more stoned than the Tom Drake character to say something that moronic, and not expect people to roll their eyes at you, and think you are moderately mentally retarded.

[–] christopher_greenleaf 17 years ago

It's casual!

[–] Vibiana 17 years ago

I graduated from high school in 1983, and a guy in my class was already saying this all the time. I don't know where he got it from, so when I saw "The Wild Life," I thought it was already passe.

[–] christopher_greenleaf 17 years ago

It may have been coincidence!

[–] JackRussellDog 16 years ago

I heard it too before the movie.

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[–] NeonAngel_92 15 years ago

I can't people people actually said that before the movie!! This movie is so underrated :(

[–] fishx-1 15 years ago

"It's Casual" isn't that stupid at all. Yeah, I wouldn't say it, but not that lame. Plus Tom Drake WAS "moderately mentally retarded."

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[–] baumer 12 years ago

It's a freakin awesome catch phrase. I loved it as a teen and still love it as an adult.

[–] kidmansshootingstar1994 12 years ago

You Sir, are a moron! The O.P. couldn't have said it any better! Whenever that freak done said that stupid line, I just wanted to put him an arm triangle, then wake him up, then slap it on him again, then wake him back up yet again, repeat & repeat.........................................................

[–] mobstar1967 12 years ago

i have to agree with OP here..
the movie is outstanding and deserves far more recognition
BUT
it think Cameron Crowe was trying to hard to repeat his success from Fast Times and Spicoli's many catch phases that became part of the teen culture in the 80's.
Its Casual seemed like they were trying to force this catch phrase down your throat by repeating it over and over were as in Fast Times it was just natural that these phrases just caught on and remain part of the pop culture 30 + years later..

[–] robzilla_73 12 years ago

it actually caught on at my school back then.. or its short version "It's Cas.." i still say it once in a while. chicks get a kick out of it, or at least, the kinds of chicks i like ;)

[–] cultfilmfreaksdotcom 11 years ago

I'm torn with this post. It cracks me up because I do agree that it's a term that was really quite forced in the movie. And the Chris Penn character was trying to be like brother Sean in Crowe's creation, FAST TIMES. The thing is, I love Chris Penn and his character... So I just let the "It's Casual" be, rather than a catchphrase, more of a thing he does to get out of trouble, like "My Bad" has become.

Or something.

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[–] pepetoony (1780) 2 years ago

It was a bit cringe, but no movie takes the cake for this more than Clueless. I CRINGE every time I watch Clueless and hear all the stuuuuupid phrases Amy Heckerling was trying to make happen.

[–] Bloodworth79 (5739) a year ago

Chris Penn made it work in this..