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'Well, you're not very hip... but you've got cop's eyes.'

posted 17 years ago by TheMemphian
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No post. I just always wanted to type that.

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)

[–] viva_pupkin 16 years ago

i guess Sea of Love (1989) screenwriter Richard Price liked the line as well:

http://www.cswap.com/1989/Sea_of_Love/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_40#play

see :40:33

[–] TheMemphian 16 years ago

Well, he's not very original... but he a plagiarist. haha.

It's probably an old expression- "Cop's eyes".

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)

[–] snikt_snakt 15 years ago

I've heard that expression several times, though Harper is probably the earliest instance that I heard it. What I mean by that is although I just watched Harper for the first time tonight, it predates any other movie where I've heard the phrase.

I remember when someone (can't remember who) was talking about Michael Keaton in One Good Cop and they said he was great for the role because he had "Cop's eyes".

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[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

It's a very witty and thought-provoking line, but can anyone explain exactly what it means?

[–] TheMemphian 13 years ago

It's abstract, but I think it means judgmental and no nonsense.

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)

[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

That works for me. Thanks!

If anyone were to make that call, it would be Betty Fraley. She's probably used to studying people's eyes, and she's usually probably right in her assessment. She certainly was here (cop is close enough to detective in my book).

[–] TheMemphian 13 years ago

"He's Fuzz, Puddler... Private." -BF

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)