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New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation:waitress | | Personality type: | | Signature look: | | Resides: New York City | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:In one scene the dog starts mimicking Jack Nicholson by stepping over the cracks in the sidewalk. The filmmakers accomplished this by placing little obstacles on the cracks so that the dog had to step over them. They then removed the obstacles digitally in post-production.
- The role of Carol Connelly was initially offered to Holly Hunter.
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| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - Carol Connelly: Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you.
Melvin Udall: Maybe we could live *without* the wisecracks.
Carol Connelly: Maybe we could. - .
- Carol Connelly: When you first entered the restaurant, I thought you were handsome... and then, of course, you spoke.
- after Carol arrives at Melvin's apartment in the middle of the night]
Carol Connelly: I'm not going to sleep with you! I will never sleep with you, never, ever! Not ever!
Melvin Udall: Well, I'm sorry, but... we don't open for the "no sex oaths" until 9am.
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Appears in: Twister
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When Bill goes to have Jo sign the divorce papers so he can marry his new girl, Melissa, Jo finds a collection of record breaking tornados and Bill follows along, soon his duties shift from divorcing Jo to helping her with record breaking technology to create a better warning system. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: | | Personality type: | | Signature look: | | Resides: Oklahoma | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:A recording of a camel's moan was slowed down and used as the sound of the tornado.
At the end of the movie Bill remarks that the tornado didn't take the house. In fact, it was originally supposed to. The Hardin County (Iowa) Historical Society and many citizens objected to the house being blown up so it was spared. The area is now a tourist attraction as the rubble from the barn and fences is still there exactly as it was in the movie.
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| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - Jo: [cow flies by in the storm] Cow.
[cow flies by in the storm]
Jo: 'Nother cow.
Bill: Actually I think that was the same one.
- Jo: You've never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!
- Jo: Debris! We got debris!
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Appears in: Pay it Forward
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Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor's efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: | | Personality type: | | Signature look: | | Resides: | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
- In the scene where Helen Hunt's character strikes her son Trevor across the face, Haley Joel Osment requested that she actually hit him to make it seem more realistic. However, director Mimi Leder declined
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Character name: Darcy Mcquire
Appears in: What Women Want
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Nick Marshall, Playboy and Hot Shot in advertising, thinks he's God's gift to women. After a little accident, he discovers that he is suddenly able to hear what women really think. First, Nick is pretty disappointed when he discovers that his beloved macho behaviour does not exactly contribute to being desired. Then, his upcoming dream position in the company is being given to a new team member: Darcy, not only a woman, but a man-eating one, also is a very talented ad expert. So, Nick decides to sabotage his new boss by reading her thoughts and selling her ideas as his own. Unfortunately, love gets in his way. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: | | Personality type: | | Signature look: | | Resides: | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
The scene towards the end in which Nick (Mel Gibson) visits Darcy (Helen Hunt) at her apartment is similar to a scene in As Good as It Gets (1997). In both movies Helen Hunt's character is at the top of the stairs and her love interest (Mel Gibson/Jack Nicholson) approaches her and says, "I had to see you." |
| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - Darcy McGuire: I'm the man-eating bitch Darth Vader of the ad world.
- Darcy McGuire: What kind of knight in shining armor would I be if the man I love needs rescuing and I just let him walk out my door?
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