TMI Tuesday - at the movies

Let me say up front that I LOVE the movies.  I could see one, would see one, every day if I had the the time.  Since I did this TMI way too fast, and just linked a bunch to IMDB.com, it really isn't indicative of everything I could say about movies.  I have seen many, loved a few, been changed by a handful, and, when the mood called for it, saved by some. 

My mother loved movies, especially musicals, and when summer rolled around we went.  At least once a week.  She took me to see the Godfather when I was too young, anything by Rogers and Hammerstein, and just countless others.  And then we would talk about them.  It was a wonderful life, really.
But now I must take off to the gym.

Have a great Tuesday!

1. If a screenwriter turned you into a character in a movie,

a. What stock Hollywood character would it be most like?
For example: best friend, ditzy blonde, absent-minded professor, captain of industry, etc.

Easy, I’m the under-rated genius who supports the flashier super-star (I’m Jonah Hill to Brad Pitt)
Or maybe I’m the nice guy who never quite gets the girl
on occasion I can be Jimmy Stewart in almost anything,
but usually I’m “guy at checkout line #3”

b. What actor/actress would play you?

Jason Segal or Paul Giamatti or maybe (in my dreams) Michael Caine

2. What genre of movie is your life most like? For example: romantic comedy, goofball comedy, spy, coming of age, action/adventure, sci-fi, etc

Raising Arizona – I had the screenplay practically memorized several years ago
Joe v. the Volcano, I have a brain cloud…
foreign films that have honest endings
super heroes that aren’t so super (Independence Day, I, Robot, Hancock, I am Legend)
good animation (a lot to chose from these days, but I just watched Iron Giant again)
musicals (Fiddler on the Roof – If you can listen to “Sabbath Prayer” without crying, you have no heart)
small films (if you made it for under $15,000 and shot your dad naked in front of a 7-11, I’ll go see it)
movies that go boom!

3. What kind of scene in a movie would you like to play most? Why?

a. Argument (with my brother because it would be very realistic)

b. Love scene (with Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Brooklyn Decker, Meg Ryan – pre-plastic surgery or any number of others, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron, Mila Kunis, )

c. Gun fight (can I use real bullets?)

d. High-speed car chase (ohhh, now that would be fun)

4. Have you ever looked around you and thought “this is like a scene from a movie”? What were the circumstances?

I met a friend for breakfast the other day and as she turned around to see me, the light hit her just right and she looked beautiful.

Most of the meetings at my office come out of a Three Stooges marathon

When I was a kid I went flying with my Uncle’s friend and he pretended to have a heart attack.

And I usually feel like this upon coming out of the mall.

5. Have you ever looked at a character in a movie and said, “Hey, that could be me”? Who/what was the character?

Henry Roth – 50 First Dates – ‘Cause women rarely remember going out with me.

George Baily – It’s a wonderful life – Because I have more to be grateful for than I remember

Charlie Brown – A Charlie Brown Christmas – Because I do most of the work, no one likes it, but in the end, it turns out OK

Dr. Erin Mears – Contagion – ‘Cause, well, after all your hard work, you still end up in the ditch.

Bonus: Have you ever been in pictures–Hollywood film, porno, homemade video, or other type of film? Tell us about it. …and is it on YouTube

I’ve was interviewed on TV  twice during high school, I saw myself in the crowd at a music festival, I walked behind a stand-up interview on my local TV show (I did not yell “hi mom”), and a few years ago (during the fun years) my wife and I made a sex tape, but for the life of me I can’t find it now, and no, it’s not on youTube as far as I know.

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And, to those who know, "Monday night" wasn't Monday-ish at all.