George Wendt's Character
Hey could anyone tell me what it is that George Wendt's character says that makes everyone through him off the table? He made some kind of confession> I totally missed that bit.
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They were making fun of some celebrity who was gay, and George Wendt said something like "so what?" and then someone started questioning why he never was with a "broad" and if he was gay himself, and he admitted that he was. At first, Alec Baldwin didn't believe it, but then when they realized he wasn't joking, they kicked him out of the table. I hate that part of the movie, it's sad.
shareYes, but if they didn't have that scene, then it wouldn't have been great later on when they let him back on the table and are having a good time like nothing happened. That scene was essential, and in the end, didn't really have an effect on the guys as a group from what we see.
shareThe nice part about that whole thing - and a previous poster mentioned it - is that although that moment was sort of sad, it does make it more poignant when they accept him back and one of the guys makes a joke (calls some other guy at the table a c**ks**ker) and George's character quips, "Oh, so you're dragging *me* into this now!) and they all laugh! It's great - one of my favorite parts of the movie.
shareI was just talking about this to my brother, for some reason I thought it was John Goodman that played the gay character. Was a great part of the movie, always stuck out in my mind for how real it seemed.
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DUDE! That is my favorite line of the movie, "Are you currently, or have you ever been, a gay?"
shareComing from a lesbo here, I thought it was handled very realistically and I wouldn't have it any other way. I was touched seeing him back at the card game. I'm so glad the Farrelly's avoid PC like the plague in all they do!
shareyeah--they gave im *beep* but he was back the next week and they were busting eachothers >:#$% same as usual. Loved it.
shareI also love how the Farrelly Brothers address diversity in a politically incorrect way. They don't just pay it lip service, they go all the way with gay and disabled characters. The scene with George Wendt is very well handled and goes a long way to providing that he's just one of the guys.
I found it interesting that everyone at the table was obsessed with homosexuality except for the gay man, who was basically badgered into coming out.