Diner Page #2

Synopsis: Early twenty-something Baltimoreans Eddie, Shrevie, Boogie, Billy, Fenwick and Modell have been friends since they were kids, where the center of their lives has been and still is the Fells Point Diner. It's the last week of 1959. Baltimore Colts fanatic Eddie is scheduled to get married to Elyse on New Year's Eve, but may call off the wedding if Elyse doesn't pass his Colts quiz which he will hold two days before the scheduled wedding. Inexperienced Eddie turns to the only other married one among the bunch, electronics salesman and music aficionado Shrevie, for advice, he who may not be the best person from who to ask advice on marriage since he doesn't yet realize that he probably got married to his wife Beth for the wrong reasons. Indeed, Beth, who has lost her sense of identity, is unhappy in their marriage, and contemplates having an affair with someone who provides what she believes is a sympathetic shoulder. Hairdresser and law school student Boogie is the player of the bunch, h
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1982
110 min
754 Views


I love this.

- How old is she?

- She's jailbait.

- What is she, 12?

- She'll be 12.

Jailbait.

She's old enough to know better.

I'm kidding.

She said she wanted to see me again.

She liked me, sort of.

- Get out of here.

- Come on.

George, will you come here

and talk to him? He's driving me wild.

What's that? Roast beef?

Don't ask me this anymore, Modell. Yes.

You gonna finish that?

Yeah, I'm gonna finish it. I paid for it.

I'm not gonna give it to you.

If you're not going to finish it, I'd eat it.

- What do you want? Say it.

- Go ahead. You eat it. That's all right.

Say, "I want the roast beef sandwich,"

and I'll give you some.

- Would you guys cut this out?

- He doesn't talk. He just...

- You know what he means, right?

- I know what he means.

If he'd say the words, I'd give him some.

If I wanted it, wouldn't I ask?

- Then ask. You know he wants it.

- Just let it go.

You're annoying as hell.

I'm annoying?

I'm trying to eat a meal by myself.

If you want to give him the sandwich,

give it to him. If you don't...

- I don't want to...

- Then eat the sandwich, and shut up.

- Look at his eyes.

- I asked a simple question.

Know what you're problem is?

You don't chew your food.

That's why you get so irritable.

You get lumps.

You have roast beef in your heart

that just stays there.

Modell, you're really getting me mad.

My blood is boiling.

- I'll take the sandwich.

- Don't...

- Fine. I'll take the sandwich.

- See what you do. Every time!

Why are you blaming me?

He took your sandwich.

- You want this?

- No!

- You want this?

- I don't want it.

I do.

I can't believe you're eating...

You two play against me.

That's the problem.

You're both on each other's side.

Come on, George. Lend me another $10.

What do you want from me?

You owe me $10 already. Get out of here.

- Boog, come here.

- Don't be like that.

Wait, Bagel.

Come here a second, Boog.

Get out. I don't want to talk to you.

- What, Bagel?

- Did you lay down a bet with Barnett?

- I don't remember.

- Yeah, right.

Nobody bets $2,000 and forgets, Boogie.

What's the point?

The point is, Boog, where are you going

to get the $2,000?

You haven't got a pot to piss in.

Look, the game is a lock.

Nothing's a lock, Boog. Nothing's a lock.

You want me to call it off?

Out of respect for your father,

may he rest in peace.

Look, leave my father out of it.

Listen, Bagel, you should get in.

I've gotta go.

See you around.

- Kids, man.

- Very crazy.

Nobody's interested in making

an honest buck anymore.

I heard he's going to law school.

That's what I'm talking about.

You call that an honest buck?

Bagel heard about my basketball bet.

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Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988) which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. more…

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