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Woman In Bed With Cold Child in TLOBC

posted 18 years ago by LightsCameraAction1
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Exactly WHO was the old hag who couldn't see fit to move her creaky old carcass from her bed, only to yell at a female relative (who was in the living room) to shut the bedroom window (where the old bag was laying) because "...the baby's getting cold"....(she was holding the baby next to her....)?

Get a grip, grandma....can't you walk two feet away from what will probably be your final resting place?........put your feet to the ground and close your own darn window!!!!

This is one of the scenes that explains EXACTLY why this film has a camp quality...and okay, the music....EVERYBODY sing along with Moisch!!...."Hey, Travis Crabtree....."

By the way, this film deserves an award for having one of the most unintentionally hilarious scenes in film history...uh huh....you bet.....the hand through the bathroom window, as a pour soul seeks comfort on the porcelain throne. Can't a guy even ELIMINATE in private? Wait your turn, Foulke Monster!

[–] Moesjr 18 years ago

Actually the "old hag" was the sister who was visiting with her baby. That's something that always bothered me about this movie also. If the draft is going to get on the baby pick your lazy ass up and fix the problem yourself.

[–] LightsCameraAction1 18 years ago

It's great to know that SOMEONE agrees with me....this scene should NEVER have been included in the film!!!

[–] kodai 18 years ago

I see it as a scene that shows just how creepy and foolish some of the old hillbillies could be. Lets face it. We all like this film because the hillbillies scare us, lol.

[–] uhighflyer39 18 years ago

Come on...who hasn't been lazy in their lives! I've actually called my daughter into the room to get met the remote because it was out of reach on the coffee table. Sad but really true!

[–] yeley 17 years ago

That was the funniest scene! The woman with the baby on the bed had her mind made up that she would not under any circumstances be the one to cover that window up!

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[–] indy_go_blue44 17 years ago

I think one of the most unintentionally funny parts of the movie is in that same sequence. The narrator is saying that "the three women..." but check out the haircut and moustache on the mother.

[–] Glennascaul 17 years ago

Mary-Beth shoulda kicked that lazy beeyatch's ass outta bed and thrown her to the monster....

[–] miking38 17 years ago

For me the funniest scene by far is when Bobby Ford gets worked over by the monster in the yard. Then he runs through the door after he gets away! Every time I see it I laugh hysterically. It is a scary movie though, and I think the low budget aspect is really the creepiest part. It really makes you wonder if something is out there and personally, I think there is.

[–] bps3013 17 years ago

"Ah just KNEW there was something funny about that footprint, ah just KNEW it!!!" The whole "Bobby Ford" sequence (and the character in particular as assayed by "actor" Glenn Carruth) is the icing on the cake. The whole "bathroom" scene is absolute genius... love that delayed reaction thing where the hand pushes the screen in and Bobby (still sitting on the crapper) turns to look, waits a couple seconds (literally, as is one-mississippi, two-mississippi) then runs for his life! Easily the biggest laugh, while somehow still being effective as a classic creep-out moment! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

[–] amnesiac-3 17 years ago

It just shows the kind of mentality that exists in the area around Fouke. The older crowd thinks that youngsters are supposed to do every simple task that they're too lazy to do themselves. They point at something just outside of arm's reach and say "Hand me that (insert random object here) on the table."

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[–] smerd_70 17 years ago

That mentality exists more than just around Fouke.

No pulse, no heartbeat. If condition does not change, this man is dead.

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[–] heaintloveu 7 years ago

I couldn't get over the fact that they didn't have a phone

But then I watched this other documentary that said there are places in the US, like Appalacia, that didn't even have electricity until the 1960s