Does anyone else see the vague similarities between these two stories? They both feature a free spirited character who meets a person that wants to settle them down. And, I know this is irrelevant, but doesn't Eileen Heckart's voice sound exactly like Patricia Neal's? Just something I thought I'd share. :)
"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies." -Charles Dickens
I definitely agree with you there, I was thinking about how Holly Golightly doesn't want to let anyone put her in a cage and the way she runs off at the end, then ends up staying. and the voice thing! they do sound just the same.
shareI see the similarities.
However, "Breakfast" was a re-write of Truman Capote's stories, with a heterosexual situation imposed on what was a gay/fag-hag relationship.
"Butterflies" was taken from the real-life experiences of a str8 blind boy.
"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"
The flighty, free-spirited hippie girl was a very popular type in the early 70s. There's an episode of "The Odd Couple" that revolves around just such a Goldie Hawn type.
shareWhen Holly goes back in the rain to look for her cat, it always kills me.
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