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Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long- forgotten son and family have moved back to town, so Sully faces unfamiliar family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Sully's landlady's banker son plots to push through a new development and evict Sully from his mother's life. Written by
Reid Gagle
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Trivia
Bruce Willis was not originally included in the advertising for this film because of his reputation for being an action star.
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Goofs
The way that Sully holds the stop watch changes between shots.
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Quotes
[
first lines]
Miss Beryl:
Mr. Sullivan.
[
banging on ceiling]
Miss Beryl:
Mr. Sullivan. God just took out Mrs. Gruber's bird bath!
Miss Beryl:
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to her husband's picture]
He's getting closer Clive. Last year it was the street light at the end of the block, now it's Mrs. Gruber's bird bath. I think God's zeroing in on me. I have the feeling this is the year he lowers the boom.
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Connections
References
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
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Soundtracks
"Call Me Irresponsible"
Written by
Sammy Cahn and
Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by
Patti Page
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Newman is acting just perfectly in this small town movie in his role as a 60 years old man who has not achieved much in his life, but begins to realize this when his son, whom he hasn't seen since he left his family, shows up with his kids, Newman's grandsons. The complicated (or maybe not so complicated) married life of Willis and Griffith add to the plot. Some quite witty scenes and lines make you laugh heartily, although the film's general tone is more on the serious side.