On a related note, the title is said to have come from a producer asking his early-teens son for examples of skater lingo to be used in this movie, and the kid made up “gleaming the cube” on the spot.
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Around 1986, my mom gave her 1973 Buick LeBarge to my older sister and brought a new 1985 Chrysler New Yorker. My 13 year old self was thrilled to go from a rolling embarrassment to something that looked like it was from the set of a sci-fi TV show with a modest budget. The neighbor kids were all blown away by the…
Cadillacs used the word ‘Ajar’ as well. But on a VFD in the center console. They didn’t say it out loud like the Chrysler.
“ajar” means “slightly open” so it’s more applicable for the function. It should be painfully obvious when your door is open fully, so thus “door ajar.”
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I'll remember to do that. It would make excellent evidence for the Prosecution as well!
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