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Burgess Meredith gay drunk hobo scene!?!


CLEARLY the standout cameo of this wonderful little flick! There's a lot to be said about the way Hagman keeps trying to peek under Meredith's serape, the weird banter between them, and the hilarious failed attack on the blob after it eats a drunk/stoned Clacker-playing-with Hagman. It all adds up to one of the greatest WTF cinematic moments of all time, a true feat for a movie filled with WTF moments.

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GAY SCENE? REALLY??? THE OTHER HOBO TRIED TO LIFT UP BURGESS'S PONCHO SO HE COULD TAKE HIS BOTTLE OF WHISKEY! THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING GAY! JUST SAYING. ''NOT THAT THERES ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT''!

THE OLDSCHOOL HERO!

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I thought that was Burgess Meredith but I wasn't sure because his name wasn't in the credits. I wonder why that was.

Burn, witch! Burn, witch! Burn! Burn! Burn!

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Meredith was Hagman's neighbor. Hagman asked him if he wanted to "get blobbed" and he did it for fun, as did a couple other of Hagman's pals.

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Yup. Seeing Burgess Meredith was the best part of this lame movie.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

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I looked for Hagman the entire movie but I didn't even notice him...Hardly recognizable here.

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