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Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)

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Melvin
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Alex
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Joey
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Sarah
Kathleen Roll ...
Waitress
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Leslie
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Hostess
Jacqueline Heinze ...
Rita
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Laura
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Vesa
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Solly
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Scott
BJ Porter ...
Flight Attendant (as B.J. Porter)
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Passenger
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Child's Mom (as Jen Dollard)
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Marital infidelity, religion, a guy in heaven wearing a Wizards jersey, anal fetishes, cigarettes and schizophrenia, ghosts, and how it's going to get worse before it gets better.

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for language and sexuality, including sexual dialogue
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After they all leave the restaurant, Alex and Sarah are walking and the shadow of the camera and cameraman is visible on the wall by Alex. See more »

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Sarah: Do you realize that everything that you're saying is what they say the Antichrist would say?
Joey: You're kidding.
Sarah: No, it's true. They say the Antichrist will be a very rational person who will convince people not to believe in God but to believe in themselves, science, and rational thought.
Melvin: Oh, you're totally the Antichrist.
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surprisingly good
17 February 2004 | by (Burbank, CA) – See all my reviews

It takes a little time to get into it, but once the story is established, it's surprisingly fun to watch four near-strangers talking about all sorts of things. It's a bit vicarious. Was it Hitchcock who said that movies are like life without all the boring parts? This film disproves that. I definately recommend it.


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