Raising Genuine Children: Going to the Movies
Genuine | February 20
My collection of Michael Keaton Movies is precious to me. I love his sense of humor and the facial expressions and all the one liners that he has in certain situations. My son was recently introduced to the finer points of Beetle Juice over his long weekend. Like all movies that my son likes, he watches it until the DVD player starts smoking and we have to throw a glass of water on it. To say the least, I was so proud during dinner when he stood on his chair and recited:
“Nice fucking model! [grabs crotch] Honk! Honk!”
His mother gave me “the look” just before she gave him the evil eye. Of course, he could have been reciting Romeo and Juliet for all he knew.
We can hardly wait during his first job interview as he says to the person across from him:
“Ah. Well… I attended Juilliard… I’m a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I’ve seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT… NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY… NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I’m qualified?”
His father would be so proud.
We just rented this the other night. I had forgotten about the “honking” scene. While our kids didn’t watch the movie, my husband and I do share the opinion that if we have to choose between “honkers” we vote for Michael Keaton and against Michael Jackson.
Just so long as he doesn’t take a plaid shirt and his “woobie” to the interview, too. :)
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My daughter did and said the same thing from that movie when she was 2 1/2 and at a family reunion.. Ahhh the lovely stares we got..and not to mention she’s 16 now and still gets called on it everytime the family gets together..
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Now, if he spits into his jacket during the interview and says “save that for later” I’d hire him.
to win soldier you should be very coolblooded: http://home.blarg.net/~dr_z/Movie/Posters/Reproductions/Legend_Rep.html , when cosmos is gnome it will steal grass