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who the hell is Deb?

posted 16 years ago by ThrownMuse
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Jennifer sends Karen back to the house from the celebration. When Karen enters and doesn't see anyone around, she starts looking for Vicki, who stayed behind because she didn't feel well. She calls out "Vicki? Vicki? Deb? Deb? Vicki?"

...there is no character named Deb in the movie.

Perhaps they shot those scenes first and then cut a character later or changed a character's name?

Or did I just hear her wrong?

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[–] streetmission 15 years ago

I don't think you heard her wrong. It's clear when she first walks into the bedroom she says "Hey Debbie, Miss Wonderful's back." Then she says clearly back to back a few seconds later "Debbie? Vicki?" I don't know what's going on. Bad dubbing or perhaps a cultural reference that has long been forgotten.

[–] ThrownMuse 15 years ago

The first thing I thought when I saw "Vicki" and "Debbie" was The Bangles. So perhaps she's psychically channeling the future Bangles? Bad joke, I know.

In any case, I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard it!

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[–] KoreHall 15 years ago

At the end of the film, the boyfriend yells Debra as he runs towards her. Apparently, her name was supposed to be Debra.

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[–] ThrownMuse 15 years ago

Thanks for catching that. Ok, so I'm guessing they filmed scenes out of sequence and made a name change halfway through filming...

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[–] KoreHall 15 years ago

I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it. I remember watching this movie as a child and being so scared of Junior. I didn't know that this was Barbara Bach. I just rented it through Netflix and wow...what bad acting! I couldn't stop laughing. When I saw your post, I had to rewind it to catch that big oops.

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[–] DocumentaryAddict 13 years ago

Junior scared the living crap out of my as a child.

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[–] filmscholar35 13 years ago

Yes, everyone was hearing it wrong. Except for one previous poster.

She's saying, "Hey, deadbeat!", joking because Vicki stayed behind and didn't work with them that day. She stayed at the house because she didn't feel well.

The film never says what was wrong with her. Of course, it was really just a plot device, so they could get killed off, one by one.

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[–] Stevarooni 14 years ago

I think that you're hearing it wrong. It's "Hey, deadbeat!"

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[–] MissMargoChanning 10 years ago

I noticed this too.
LOL. Maybe they gave the character two names to make up for the fact that the actress had such a small part!

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