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Tommy Ross in this movie....
Betty Buckley....
No Oscar nod for Joan?
Took my years to realize this....
Gay characters?
Sissy Spacek was the best part of the movie
Love this movie, but....
"Uncle Ralph" phone commercial
Song title?
Michael's room?
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I agree with you on both of these. I was recently rewatching the original three seasons and was actually taken aback by the ending of Superhero Chuckie. It seemed too "real" for the show when Chuckie pushed her so hard and she went flying on that wagon and hit the wall. I actually felt really bad for her when she ran away crying. Yeah, she was being a brat, but it was far from the worst thing she did throughout the series. It seemed undeserved and one of the few times where the babies were in the wrong.
Also, absolutely with Tricycle Thief. Susie was really nasty to her and nearly cost her something very dear when she could have very easily just asked her parents where her tricycle was. When Angelica cried seeing Cynthia flying away, it broke my heart.
Yeah, I think the writing was genius with having the malt shop be our way of seeing the changing decades throughout the years on the surface. In the 60s, it's a malt shop. In the 70s, it's a bar. In the 90s, it's a rave. In the late 90s, after it's closed up and condemned, it's a place where squatters hang out. There's even a deleted scene in the script where in 1970, it shows the malt shop and the crowd has been replaced by a bunch of flower children hippies instead of the clean cut surfer kids. Would have been nice if they had added a scene where it shows the malt shop during the 80s.
The house is one of the highlights of the movie for me; they did a fantastic job of making it feel authentic and lived-in, like it was cozy enough for you to feel like you lived there. I agree; the house had some cool, unique features like the big kitchen with the breakfast nook/triangular table and that beautiful hanging Tiffany lamp. Also love Elliott's room and that cool walkthrough closet with the "sunburst" window.
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