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The opening scene where Amber and Drew were driving to his ex-girlfriend's house seemed to contain a bit of an easter egg — it looked to me and my wife as if it were filmed on the Warner Brothers "suburban neighborhood" lot— the same tv neighborhood where The Gillmore Girls was filmed.

"Then Franklin has the abortion, in a relatively graphic scene inexplicably set to U2’s “I Will Follow,”…"
The at-the-time-commonly-refered-to-Christian-Rock U2, at that.  Definetly one of the weirder moments in a movie chock full of 'em.

"Then Franklin has the abortion, in a relatively graphic scene inexplicably set to U2’s “I Will Follow,”…"
The at-the-time-commonly-refered-to-Christian-Rock U2, at that.  Definetly one of the weirder moments in a movie chock full of 'em.

In the quick view of it, it really looked to me like a younger Shelly Long.  I thought maybe they did some tecnological magic of grafting her face on a younger, thinner persons body.

In the quick view of it, it really looked to me like a younger Shelly Long.  I thought maybe they did some tecnological magic of grafting her face on a younger, thinner persons body.

So, that clip of Dee Dee getting kicked of the wedding — where did the old Shelly Long footage come from?

So, that clip of Dee Dee getting kicked of the wedding — where did the old Shelly Long footage come from?

I would bump this up a full letter grade just for the scene of Dalia sneaking out to read the Torah.

I would bump this up a full letter grade just for the scene of Dalia sneaking out to read the Torah.

I'd hate to have been they guy who pitched Fats Domino on the idea for this scene: "Okay, here's the deal. You're playing yourself as someone who doesn't leave the house much and anytime your asked to play music, all you want to do— all you can do— is sing "Blueberry Hill" and bangon the piano a little bit.  Ready?

I'd hate to have been they guy who pitched Fats Domino on the idea for this scene: "Okay, here's the deal. You're playing yourself as someone who doesn't leave the house much and anytime your asked to play music, all you want to do— all you can do— is sing "Blueberry Hill" and bangon the piano a little bit.  Ready?

My neighbor's cat comes and hangs out at my house a few time a week and looks *exactly* like the cat that was on The Mindy Project. I deserve some royalties, I  tells ya.

My neighbor's cat comes and hangs out at my house a few time a week and looks *exactly* like the cat that was on The Mindy Project. I deserve some royalties, I  tells ya.

13 Tiny Thumbnails (That You Cannot Enlarge) Of What We Can Assure You Are Really Scary Movie Posters.

13 Tiny Thumbnails (That You Cannot Enlarge) Of What We Can Assure You Are Really Scary Movie Posters.

Agreed on "the greatest theatre experiece of my life."  My grandparents took me, i was probably like 11 or 12.  I liked the movie and that's why they took me to the muscal.  those vines falling down from the ceiling just *totally* surprised me.  Spemthign happening and it isn't *on the stage*?!?!that just blew me away.

Agreed on "the greatest theatre experiece of my life."  My grandparents took me, i was probably like 11 or 12.  I liked the movie and that's why they took me to the muscal.  those vines falling down from the ceiling just *totally* surprised me.  Spemthign happening and it isn't *on the stage*?!?!that just blew me away.

Vanity 6 - "Nasty Girl"   She spends the whole song detailing how freaky she wants to get, only to be derailed in the final seconds of the song "Is that it?  Hmmm.  Wake me when you're done. I guess you'll be the only one having fun."

Vanity 6 - "Nasty Girl"   She spends the whole song detailing how freaky she wants to get, only to be derailed in the final seconds of the song "Is that it?  Hmmm.  Wake me when you're done. I guess you'll be the only one having fun."

The lone exception to the Frisco rule is if you're in a hip-hop club and they play "I've Got Five On It" remix.  When Richie Rich raps "More z-sacks? Believe that: tokin! Where you from?" a good Dj will drop the sound and the crowd yells "FRISCO" (unless you're in Oakland, where you should stick to the song's original