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Robert Downey Jr's mother

posted 18 years ago by ksqueaker-1
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Did she *really* die? because the only proof we have is Blake, the compulsive liar, calling the funeral home. She had a funny sounding voice that day; the doctor said it was nothing. I think he was making it up. He IS an actor, and it certainly did get Heather Graham to reconcile with him completely.
I've made an oath with myself to see every RDJ movie out there, but this one... it was painful. I mean, my man was amazingly hilarious, and he sang a lot (yay!) and he was the only remotely believable character... I mean, the girls were horrendous. Every line, I would just flinch. I can't believe people like this movie.
heh heh, on that negative note, what do YOU think about the mother situation?
(Oh but it was reeeally funny when he pretended to shoot himself.)

[–] aaronbimpson 18 years ago

The expressions on the mirror part cracks me up! HA

Not sure about your Mother theory (about it being a lie), it hadn't even occured to me. I would have to say no I suppose, it seemed that even beforehand, Blake and Carla had started to reach a mutual understanding about where they stood in the situation and with regard to the bigger picture. Also, I don't see any evidence that Blake had actually 'got Carla to reconcile completely', the movie ends straight after the Funeral Home call.

Interesting though.

Aaron

[–] svanhvitcc 18 years ago

well james toback based that thing about the voice on that i'm pretty sure it was his mother might have been someone else but at least had a stroke and taht was the only symptom the relatives picked up on...and the scene in the mirror wich i agree is hilarious is from when James and Robert were shooting the pick up artist and james came into RDJ trailer and RDJ was on the floor laughing cause he had just discovered that he had a really big mouth....

[–] Robert_Scott 16 years ago

Yeah, phone conversation regarding Blake picking up on mother's change in voice was a direct result from Toback's personal experience with a close relative that suffered a stroke. He also mentioned after a screening, some critics (who really liked the movie anyway) were not convinced the mother even existed until the phone call Blake receives at the end. After that poignant scene (RDJ is really playing the piano which I thought was great), I'm not sure how anybody could question her death even if his character is a liar. He didn't have anything to gain or hide at that point by making it up.

[–] murphy_fan 16 years ago

ksqueaker-1, I agree with you completely!! I saw this only because I am a huge RDJ fan, and I couldn't stand the other girls. Just terrible. And the fake death thing, brilliant.

[–] ja-127 14 years ago

Just saw that movie moments ago...While the whole 'mommy thing' would be really cool if it was lie (and maybe I'd like that movie little bit more for that) I don't think so. Before in a movie he said something like:
I think that language is always lies. that is why I like playing the piano, because there is no words. --->ergo no lies ....so that ending piano scene is more significant and IMO it implies also that he was finally being honest with something... or I'm just over-analyzing here
hmmm....no...it wasn't fake, that thing with his mom ...it'd be just too cool thing added to movie without them telling us

btw. I really like his apartment...wouldn't mind to have similar one
and oh! that ring he's wearing. anyone noticed how awesome it looked. I dig it.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

[–] RoboGarrett 10 years ago

Good question.... hmmm.....