"Midnight Cowboy" allusions in "Gump"
chu...@kincyb.com
Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
puff on and then polish fingernails!)
If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
see if you can officially join the club!
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Simon Hardy Butler
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> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
>puff on and then polish fingernails!)
> If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
>see if you can officially join the club!
>
I remember in "Forrest Gump" a scene in which Gary Sinise
is crossing the street and hits (?) a taxi cab, saying, "I'm
walking here!" - a line Dustin Hoffman, as Enrico Rizzo, says in
"Midnight Cowboy." I think the song "Everybody's Talkin'" was
played in "Gump," as well, but I'm not sure. :-)
>
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>
- Simon
Julio Gagne
>Subject: "Midnight Cowboy" allusions in "Gump"
>From: chu...@kincyb.com
>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 95 00:30:40 EST
> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
>puff on and then polish fingernails!)
> If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
>see if you can officially join the club!
>--
>Kinetic Cybersystems -- Los Angeles, CA
I only remember a scene where Gump and Sg. are crossing the street with the
"I'm walkin here!" line or paraphrase.
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chu...@kincyb.com
IS>In article <01417BIQC...@kincyb.com>, <chu...@kincyb.com> wrote:
IS>>
IS>> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
IS>>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
IS>>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
IS>>puff on and then polish fingernails!)
IS>> If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
IS>>see if you can officially join the club!
IS>>
IS> I remember in "Forrest Gump" a scene in which Gary Sinise
IS>is crossing the street and hits (?) a taxi cab, saying, "I'm
IS>walking here!" - a line Dustin Hoffman, as Enrico Rizzo, says in
IS>"Midnight Cowboy." I think the song "Everybody's Talkin'" was
IS>played in "Gump," as well, but I'm not sure. :-)
IS>>
IS>>--
IS>>Kinetic Cybersystems -- Los Angeles, CA
IS>>
IS> - Simon
Well done! Your official "Forrest Cowboy Club" membership kit is in the
mail! :->
chu...@kincyb.com
IJ>In article <01417BIQC...@kincyb.com> chu...@kincyb.com writes:
IJ>>Subject: "Midnight Cowboy" allusions in "Gump"
IJ>>From: chu...@kincyb.com
IJ>>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 95 00:30:40 EST
IJ>> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
IJ>>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
IJ>>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
IJ>>puff on and then polish fingernails!)
IJ>> If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
IJ>>see if you can officially join the club!
IJ>>--
IJ>>Kinetic Cybersystems -- Los Angeles, CA
IJ>I only remember a scene where Gump and Sg. are crossing the street with the
IJ>"I'm walkin here!" line or paraphrase.
IJ>===============================================================
IJ>It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants.
IJ>-Henry David Thoreau
IJ>Email Address: Julio...@cc.chiron.com
IJ>===============================================================
Good job! It's nice to see people noticed more than just the technical
special effects wizardry in "Gump"!
Paul Ewing
>In article <01417BIQC...@kincyb.com>, <chu...@kincyb.com> wrote:
>>
>> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
>>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
>>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away
> I remember in "Forrest Gump" a scene in which Gary Sinise
>is crossing the street and hits (?) a taxi cab, saying, "I'm
>walking here!" - a line Dustin Hoffman, as Enrico Rizzo, says in
>"Midnight Cowboy." I think the song "Everybody's Talkin'" was
>played in "Gump," as well, but I'm not sure. :-)
Yes, I think it was rather unfortunate about that film that it had to
rely on other films to propel itself forward. When I heard the
Everybody's Talkin' song and then heard Sinise shout "I'm walking here!"
that was one of the real reasons I hate Forrest Gump. It's as if we
should be reminded of how films USED to be made. I think the audience I
saw Gump with should be lucky the "joke" went over their head.
Then again, wasn't Pulp Fiction derivative of thousands of junky movies?
Hm, but I suppose at least the story was original. Wake me when this
trend to re-hash old movies and tv shows into new ones is over. With the
Brady Bunch and Mission Impossible out or coming out, I think it's going
to be a long sleep....!
Paul Ewing
jr30...@student.uq.edu.au
EDWARD ROBERT CHAMPION
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>IJ>> Did anyone else catch the allusions to the great movie "Midnight
>IJ>>Cowboy" in "Forrest Gump"? Don't know if it was supposed to be an inside
>IJ>>joke but I, as a big "Cowboy" fan, picked them up right away (said as I
>IJ>>puff on and then polish fingernails!)
>IJ>> If you think you also noticed them in the movie, post here and we'll
>IJ>>see if you can officially join the club!
It's not the first time Zemeckis has made reference to the "I'm walking
here!" line in MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Marty McFly, Jr. does the same thing in
2015 in BACK TO THE FUTURE II.
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