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AVOID - I don't believe there is much Tarantino connection

posted 17 years ago by Jawsphobia
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I know Julia was in Pulp Fiction and that one of the writers played The Gimp, but I find it harder to believe QT himself did any work on the script. I can't see him contributing anything but a black marker to it.

The Farrelly Brothers have a principle they work by: making the main character likable. And It's Pat is like finger nails on the chalkboard from start to finish. I looked at the clock fifteen minutes in and thought I was in hell but thought "there MUST be SOMETHING worthwhile." Nope.

Chris and Pat discuss things they have in common. "You know what else I don't like? Senseless evil."

That line is the highlight. The opening refers to the birth canal as "the road most travelled," but it's all downhill from there.

I may not agree with much of Julia Sweeney's athiest-themed one-woman shows, but at least they are clever and ambitious. I can't believe this dreck came from the same person. The movie wallows in ugliness all around.

I'm sure there are androgenous people who are not oblivious and irritating, indifferent and dripping snot over people's food to boot. The movie naturally isn't any more welcome than the character would be.

[–] ahab19 16 years ago

Julia Sweeny, Kathy Griffin and Phil LaMar all appeared in both Pulp Fiction and It's Pat. Both movies came out within a month of each other. One is on the top 250 list, the other on the bottom.

[–] Jawsphobia 16 years ago

By connection I suppose I meant quality-wise.

I did not realize Kathy Griffin was in Pulp Fiction. What scene? otherwise I'll have to play the DVD again just for that.

I know the guy who plays the Gimp in the leather-covered outfit at the end
is the screenwriter of It's Pat. But that anunymous part seems to be his biggest mark.

Congratulations America on the right president!

[–] ahab19 16 years ago

the scene where bruce willis is run over by ving rhames. he comes to and theres a crowd of people around him. kathy griffin was the woman asking, hey mister you alright?

[–] Jawsphobia 16 years ago

Thanks very much.

Congratulations America on the right president!

[–] jefgg 10 years ago

Playboy: You were hired to do a rewrite of It's Pat. As one now familar with the perspiring androgyne from Saturday Night Live, is Pat a he or a she?

Tarantino: The androgyny aspect is only a part of Pat's appeal. What I love about the character is that Pat is so *beep* obnoxious. To tell the truth, I don't know what Pat is. But I know what I want Pat to be: I want Pat to be a girl. There was only one sketch that Julia Sweeney, the actress who plays Pat did on Saturday Night Live that gave a clue to what Pat is. It was the sketch that Pat did with Harvey Keitel. They're stranded on a deserted island and they have sex - and Harvey still doesn't know what Pat is. And the thing is, they kissed in it. At one point they were thinking of taking the kiss out of the sketch. But Harvey, being Harvey, demanded they keep it in, that there'd be no integrity without the kiss. So that was the first time we'd seen Pat in an intimate situation - a smooch. There is a certain way that you hold your head, the way you come in for a kiss. And sitting there, watching it, I thought that Pat didn't kiss like a guy. Pat kissed like a girl.

Playboy: Give us an example of when self-confidence has served you better than modesty would have.

Tarantino: I was a film geek. Film geeks don't have a whole lot of tangible things to show for their passion and commitment to film. They just watch movies all the time. What they do have to show is a high regard for their own opinion. They've learned to break down a movie. They understand what they like and don't like about a film. And they feel that they're right. It's not open to discussion. When I got involved in the movie industry I was shocked at how little faith or trust people have in their own opinions. They read a script and they like it - then they hand it to three of their friends to see what they think about it. I couldn't believe it. There's an old expression that goes something like, He with the most point of view wins. (Laughs) When I walk into a room, I always have the most point of view.

http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Playboy_Interview_1994