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One minor thing I never quite got...

posted 17 years ago by mythicfox
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At the beginning of the movie, Stanley's going through the building, unscrewing one bulb in each light fixture. Is there any particular reason he's doing this? Is it a Christmas thing? Something having to do with all of the eviction notices he's giving out?

Or is it some weird hold-over from the original French version (which I haven't seen) that's better explained there?

[–] kathco 17 years ago

I never got this 100% either, but I figured that Stanley was just trying to be stingy and save on lightbulbs! He figured it didn't matter if his tenants' halls weren't brightly lit.

[–] mam13143 17 years ago

Same thought here, and actually in keeping with his scrooge like character.

[–] bzmingus 17 years ago

He is not removing the bulbs, just untwisting them so they go off. It's a way to save money on electricity. He's a cheap bastard.

[–] Glashan 16 years ago

I don't think he's stingy, he's just doing it to annoy people (remember he's a pycho "They must drink glass.")

[–] njgill 8 years ago

remember he's a pycho[sic]

GDuh! He's the "Seaside Strangler"!

[–] GMEllis625 12 years ago

I agree--he was trying to save money on electricity. The fact that it annoyed the tenants was just a bonus.