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So she meets and marries Jerry within ONE year of her husband's death?

posted 12 years ago by daughterofolaf
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Talk about moving fast. Did she meet him at the funeral or something? lol

"Rock 'n roll martian!"

[–] fiatlux-1 12 years ago

I agreed completely:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094035/board/thread/145444852

That seemed like one serious continuity error! We're to believe that Susan, a wife who claimed she loved her first husband madly, meets Jerry within weeks of the time her husband died?!

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

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[–] movlov15 11 years ago

It's not uncommon for older people who are widowed to remarry quickly. Some couples talk about it before one of them pases on, agreeing that they'd want each other to be happy and remarry. Pretty common.
Plus, it also emphasizes how charming an seductive he is, which is the point.

[–] vicky_lc2001-1 9 years ago

Meryl Streep was previously engaged to John Cazale (Pacino's friend and often costar) and she was devastated when he died of cancer. She was very much in love with him. She met her current husband only a few months after Cazale died and married him a few months after. They've been married since then and they have children together. They seem very much in love too. So I guess it happens.

[–] jackthehack 11 years ago

Hitting on women in Funeral reminds me of Will Ferrell from Wedding Crashers

[–] scribe1270 11 years ago

I think it's meant to indicate how seductive and sly the character is. If she is so swept away that she marries him that quickly she isn't going to be easily convinced that he isn't what he seems to be. Remember men like Ted Bundy were able to convince women to help them with a task because their arm was injured (or it appeared that way anyway) and then before the victim knew what was happening they were unconscious and he could do what he wanted.

[–] Doom 11 years ago

ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE ROMANCE AROUND HERE!!!

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Wait a minute... who am I here?

[–] fiatlux-1 11 years ago

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] daughterofolaf 11 years ago

LOL!!!!

"It's Minnie Pearl's murder weapon."

[–] daverindone 9 years ago

Jerry was probably scanning the obits before Susan even thought of having a relationship. She's got a somewhat troubled daughter on her hands and he suddenly arrives, full of sunshine and charm. Did she have a job?

[–] daughterofolaf 9 years ago

I don't think so. We basically just saw her doing homemaker stuff.

Dick, I am VERY disappointed.

[–] gljbradley 9 years ago

Good point.