Annie Hall (1977)

Russell Horton: Man in Theatre Line

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Quotes 

• Alvy Singer : [the man behind him in line is talking loudly]  What I wouldn't give for a large sock with horse manure in it!

  Alvy Singer : [to audience]  Whaddya do when you get stuck in a movie line with a guy like this behind you?

  Man in Theatre Line : Wait a minute, why can't I give my opinion? It's a free country!

  Alvy Singer : He can give it... do you have to give it so loud? I mean, aren't you ashamed to pontificate like that? And the funny part of it is, Marshall McLuhan, you don't know anything about Marshall McLuhan!

  Man in Theatre Line : Oh, really? Well, it just so happens I teach a class at Columbia called "TV, Media and Culture." So I think my insights into Mr. McLuhan, well, have a great deal of validity!

  Alvy Singer : Oh, do ya? Well, that's funny, because I happen to have Mr. McLuhan right here, so, so, yeah, just let me...

  [pulls McLuhan out from behind a nearby poster] 

  Alvy Singer : come over here for a second... tell him!

  Marshall McLuhan : I heard what you were saying! You know nothing of my work! You mean my whole fallacy is wrong. How you got to teach a course in anything is totally amazing!

  Alvy Singer : Boy, if life were only like this!

• Man in Theatre Line : [talking to his date, standing in line behind Alvy and Annie]  We saw the Fellini film last Tuesday. It is *not* one of his best. It lacks a cohesive structure. You know, you get the feeling that he's not absolutely sure what it is he wants to say. Of course, I've always felt he was essentially a - a technical film maker. Granted, "La Strada" was a great film. Great in its use of negative energy more than anything else. But that simple cohesive core...

  Alvy Singer : [to Annie]  I can't stand this guy. I'm gonna have a stroke.

  Annie Hall : Well, stop listening to him.

  Man in Theatre Line : [keeps talking to his date]  You know, it must need to have had its leading from one thought to another.

  Alvy Singer : [to Annie]  He's screaming his opinions in my ear.

  Man in Theatre Line : [keeps talking to his date]  You know what I'm talking about? Like all that "Juliet of the Spirits" or "Satyricon", I found it incredibly - *indulgent*. You know, he really is. He's one of the most *indulgent* film makers. He really is.

  Alvy Singer : [to Annie]  Key word here is "indulgent."