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Bonnie

posted 18 years ago by therealm1012000
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I think that's what he said his wife's name was.
Originaly when i watched the film i just assumed Corky was gay, made up a fake wife to appear normal and all that jazz.
But recently i was taking my theatre appreciation class and my teacher's name is jim hammond and he is shockingly like corky. I mean the two have the same approach of "i'm a big fish in a small pond (but they realy arent)" and "what i do is more important than you could ever begin to imagin (you baster people)". He even had this heavy lisp and stupid "artistic" attitude (not dissing the artistic attitued just some people push it too far). but then one day he mentions he has a wife and i just assumed he was lying or joking, but then one day he doesnt show up and his wife is their teaching the class (she has a realy hyper in your face attitude, i can only stand her for 30 minutes at a time).
I was telling my father this one time and he posed me the question about wether or not corky was realy gay.
I'm fully convinced he is, but after hearing about my proffesor my father thinks he isnt. What are your thoughts and opinions.

[–] My_Name_Is_Lydia 18 years ago

I don't think there really was a Bonnie - that's why Mrs. Pearl made that comment about never meeting her. Don't you think Bonnie would have been at the play?

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[–] themollinator 18 years ago

Oh, there is no doubt in my mind that Bonnie is non existent. "I mean, I've never seen her, but ah..."

Plus, didn't you see the way his eye's shone when he mentioned talking about pantyhose and that Bonnie had a lovely new pantsuite??

hahahahahahaha.

[–] therealm1012000 18 years ago

yeah i agree with you guys.
I just think my father was trying to be argumentative (or try to start a conversation, hard to tell sometimes).
any other opinions?

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[–] vanityfair_713 16 years ago

Plus when Corky mentions the great conversation they had regarding pantyhose...

Personally, I think I have too much bloom. Maybe that's the trouble with me.

[–] cynicphile 15 years ago

Pretty sure Corky is gay. All the signs are there!

I recently watched a documentary about the Helvetica typeface featuring candid interviews with several type designers and graphic artists. There's one scene with these two male graphic designers going on an on about the ubiquity of Helvetica; they both sounded very gay, in my opinion. Then suddenly one of them starts telling a story about walking to a restaurant with his wife and noticed Helvetica on a street sign or something...but as soon as he said that I giggled and said to my friend (also a big Guffman fan) "Is his wife's name Bonnie?" Too funny!

[–] rooprect 15 years ago

I agree that Corky is implied gay. But the funny thing is, if you watch the deleted scenes on the DVD, there's one scene at Corky's house, and he's sitting next to a chain-smoking redhead (could this be Bonnie? I never figured that out).

Either way, I'm sure there are many gay men who are forced to get married for the sake of appearances or societal pressures.

There's a funny line from Coffee & Cigarettes...

Steve Coogan: You're not gay are you?
Alfred Molina: No, no. I'm married.
Steve Coogan: Yeah, well so was James the First.

[–] ELashes 13 years ago

I have seen this movie at least twice a year since it came out, and I always assumed Bonnie was a made-up beard. But the last time I watched it, I realized that in one scene Corky was wearing the pantsuit he bought for "Bonnie" when he ran into Mrs. Pearl at the department store, so I'm thinking Bonnie was made up so he could buy women's clothes for himself. Still think he's gay, though, because of his recruitment of Johnny into the play and that scene sitting with johnny on the couch where Corky gives him his number.

Also, and this doesn't change my feelings on Corky, but I do community theatre, and our director acts super gay but is married with three kids. We also live in a small town in the south, so maybe they're bearding for each other and wanted a family, who knows? I think that happens more than people realize.

[–] brupey-1 12 years ago

I hope you spell check your written assignments!

[–] hodie 12 years ago

There is no Bonnie. Corky is gay.

"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"