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HELP?Ocean scene?

posted 16 years ago by ssheets1
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OK.All along I've thought this was a Chevy Chase scene. A guy is drowning in the middle of the ocean and bargaining with God for his life. He's yelling things like, "If You save me, I'll give you all of my $$ for the rest of my life!" He kinda changes his mind and as he nears shore, however, he reduces the percentage, etc. This goes on and on for a few minutes. It's a very obscure scene, I realize. But what movie is this in?? Is this "The End"??

Thanks so much in advance!

Sarah in KY.

[–] PinkPaws66 16 years ago

That was Burt in this movie. Good stuff, but Woody Allen (for whom the part was apparently written) would have made it great.

[–] WarpedRecord 16 years ago

Was Burt's part really originally written for Woody Allen? That would have made quite a different film -- not better or worse necessarily, but very different.

[–] traveller007 14 years ago

Exactly...a wise comment:

That would have made quite a different film -- not better or worse necessarily, but very different.

This one was good to great...in its own way.

[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Indeed. It almost makes you see the character in a different light. Burt plays it for laughs, but Woody's performance would convey a much deeper anguish.

[–] MrBigglesworth999 12 years ago

It's a vastly different style of movie but an early scene from Daniel Craig's film "Flashbacks Of A Fool" is similar.

Craig's life flashes back before him while he is floating in the ocean after swimming out with the intention (I believe) of suiciding by drowning, just like Burt's.

It's also filmed at a beach near LA.