Which Film?

[Roughquest]

Did the phrase 'of all the bars in all the world...' and can someone tell me the film and the rest of the quote please as im stuck.....

[B00]

Casablanca isn't it?

[Postdog]

It's from "Casbalanca" and the actual wording is "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she had to walk into mine" said by bar owner Rick. That's all I know.

[andy-hughes]

On the same subject, remember the much mis-quoted line "Play it again Sam ...." again said by Rick, but what he actually said was "Play it Sam, you played it for her, you can play it for me ...."

[jno]

we'll always have Paris

[B00]

Or if you're a Red Dwarf fan.........

"We'll always have parrots"

sorry, I'll shush now..........

[Peter Pedant]

an zey go off to Brazzaville at the end

Brazzaville I was told last week, was the Fransh Colonial head quarters of the Vichy govt, so THAT's why they go off there.

Roughquest - you're gonna have to get the DVD

[Clanad]

Captain Renault: "What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?"
Rick: "My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert."
Rick: "I was misinformed."


Captain Reanult: "Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."

[jno]

I've always wondered about that, Clanad - Casablanca is nowhere near the desert, it's on the coast. I know it was all shot in California, but they must have had atlases?

Here's looking at you, kid.

[tictactoe]

The film opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1942 at the Hollywood Theater in New York, having been made by Warner without knowledge of the American landings in North Africa, being released just a week after the landings took place in Casablanca itself...(conflicting reports that it was 3 weeks after the landings)...It enjoyed widespread publicity generated by the Casablanca Conference two months later, when the eyes of free world focused upon its leaders' meeting in the Moroccan city.

Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship...

[shammydodger]

"I remember it well. You wore blue; the Germans wore grey."

A perfect film that lasted a mere 98 minutes. These days, so-called blockbusters take as long just to tell you who Scarlett Johannson's 3rd assistant bumwiper was.

[jno]

well, the thing about the ever-growing credits shammydodger was that in the old days everyone worked for the studio and had no need to see their name up in lights; their jobs were secure. Now they're basically independent operators and need to have their names visible in the credits to add to their CVs, even if they are just Best Boys and Caterers.

[tictactoe]

My favourite is best broom boy !!

[shammydodger]

Jno

Indeed.

On reflection, my main gripe with many films these days is how so many screenwriters seem incapable of telling a story in less than 3 hours. Yes, there have always been lengthy movies (Gone With the Wind in the 1930s for instance), but they are more prevalent these days. Casablanca, for me, has nary a wasted word. I wouldn't want to comment on the movie-making aspect of it from other perspectives (such as direction), but my own view on the script is that it has rarely if ever been surpassed.

[tictactoe]

Hi shammyd,

Ironic that in its turbulent production history, the script was rewritten almost on a daily basis...

and yet as you say, it cannot be faulted...