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Crystal's last line (possible spoiler)


" Well, it seems it's going back behind the perfume counter for me. And by the way, there is a name for you, ladies, but it isn't used in high society... outside of a kennel"
Crystal rocks, that line is sublime. But what surprises me is that she takes it so well. Maybe she knew she had it coming. What do you think?

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GO CRYSTAL! SHES A BEAST!
Yeah i got that impression too! that she knew it was coming,definantly!!

Im watching it now =D



"WellHeCouldCrackACoconutWithThoseKnees!..IfHeCouldgetThemTogether.."-TheWomen

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I agree. She had to fight for everything all her life and she learned how to roll with the punches. And she was well aware of how much these women despised her. She wasn't about to give them the satisfaction of seeing her show fear or defeat. She was going down with all flags flying.

Also, I think she knew in her heart that she wouldn't really have to go back to the perfume counter. Stephen was a big softie and, despite her infidelity with Buck Winston, he really wouldn't cast her out on the street with nothing. She'd get some kind of alimony or a modest settlement from him, especially if she cooperated with a very quick and quiet divorce so that he could re-marry Mary as soon as possible. And if nothing else, she still had the furs, jewels and other baubles he'd given her, which she could easily convert to cash.

With a fancy wardrobe and a little nest egg, she could move on to another town and snag another rich husband. Hopefully, she'd be a little more careful about hanging on to the next one!

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She was a classic con-artist and didn't get emotionally involved.

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How is it a freakin big deal? It's the same last line the character says in the play & original movie! Geez.

It's Saks! There's a reason why Winona stole from there.Their stuff is gorgeous!

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Uh....aren't we talking about the original movie? Duh...

"OOO...I'M GON' TELL MAMA!"

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I love that line, too - It's cheeky without being over-done (i.e. we all know what she means so there is no need to speak the 'b' word).

‘Six inches is perfectly adequate; more is vulgar!' (Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Re: An open window).

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Why does this have you so upset ... and it was NOT in the original play.

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" Well, it seems it's going back behind the perfume counter for me. And by the way, there is a name for you, ladies, but it isn't used in high society... outside of a kennel"
Crystal rocks, that line is sublime. But what surprises me is that she takes it so well. Maybe she knew she had it coming. What do you think?


This gay bar I used to frequent used to play a video that consisted of a compilation of film and movie clips—everything from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane to The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas to Will & Grace—and this line from The Women was one of them. I agree, sublime. Crawford couldn’t have delivered it better.

It surprises me too though—the fact Crystal takes the outcome as well as she does. Perhaps she figured in time she’d just nab another man.

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The movie has always been a night in the most clique-ish, back-stabbing, one-upmanship gay you could find disguised as a heterosexual movie. It's why the movie has been a gay man's essential since the day it was born. Critic George Jean Nathan called the original play "the best argument I've ever seen for homosexuality."

And Crystal's reaction to events at the end probably wasn't all that scary; in addition to the affair with Buck Winston, she probably hadn't put all her eggs in one basket and paid plenty of receptive signals to any number of Stephen's rich friends. She's not really going to be back at any perfume counter.

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Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies every problem.

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She was a Gold Digger from go....
Just will line up another mark to line her pockets again.
Thats a classic line and I love this movie-even its Wizard of Oz moment in the
middle with the fashion show in color.
Many speculate why the color all of the sudden without explanation.I think it was probably the designer-he didn't want his work to loose anything being shot in B&W
What a over the top fashion show-never the less,still a great film

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I can't get over the inverted glass bowl hat. http://youtu.be/SZMe09ZG30k?t=48m16s

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