tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post2648152280616375529..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: The Penn FamilyJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-48339332248822668912009-01-25T16:46:00.000-05:002009-01-25T16:46:00.000-05:00When the Merchant/Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster...When the Merchant/Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster's Maurice came out, Pauline Kael said that James Wilby (in the title role) acted so slow that one might think everyone involved in the film believed being gay was the same as being retarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-77637243279775061992009-01-23T16:40:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:40:00.000-05:00Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full re...Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.<BR/> <BR/>Tugg Speedman: What do you mean? <BR/><BR/>Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed... <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Can't believe that nobody beat me to the wisdom of Tropic Thunder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com