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Two questions about dialogue...

posted 16 years ago by stevenbyczek
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During the bank robbery scene in the beginning of the movie, Brian shouts out loud: "I don't have a gun you homicidal pellok!" I am probably not spelling the exact word he used the right way. Does anybody know what word Brian said? Is it British slang perhaps? Also...before Charlie "bonks" the Oriental guy on the head with the bedpan, it sounds like he says: "This is a sloosh-room." Again, I probably did not understand what he said. What word did Charlie use to describe the room they were in?

Thanks!

Cheers!

Sincerely, Steve B.

P.S. By the way, I love "Nuns on the Run." I don't care if "Nuns on the Run" stole ideas from "We're No Angels" and "A Fish Called Wanda." I also don't care if "Sister Act" was a "rip off" of "Nuns on the Run." I enjoy all of these movies for different reasons.

[–] exorcist1998-1 16 years ago

Pilock is a slang word for 'idiot'
A sloosh room is a slange word for 'toilet' or rest room.

"when in doubt - kill !"
Richard Crenna , First Blood

[–] stevenbyczek 16 years ago

Very interesting!

Thanks!

Sincerely, Steve B.

[–] pad_ehh 16 years ago

Actually, he said "This is a sluice room", which is the name given to a special room in a hospital or industrial establishment where equipment is washed with chemicals to make sure they are thoroughly clean. Bedpans (which was the weapon used here) are put into sluices to clean them for re-use on other patients.

And of course, "pillock" is an English slang word for a very dumb, stupid person. Hope that helps.

Paddy :o)

[–] smoothladder 15 years ago

The word Brian used was Pillock. It's British slang for idiot. The original meaning has been lost in the mists of time.

Charlie says sluice room. Sluice means water (From the Dutch word 'Sluis'). It is literally a water room.

:)

[–] stevenbyczek 13 years ago

Thanks for the info everybody!

Cheers!

Sincerely, Steve B.

[–] Lothar_Quint 10 years ago

Loved the movie, it was awesome.

[–] stevenbyczek 10 years ago

I agree. It was hysterically funny!

Sincerely,

Steve :-)

Keep the faith!

[–] mozee 10 years ago

It's amazing and so underrated, you don't get comedies like this anymore, have loved it since first seeing it as a 7yo, 29 now and it's probably better now