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Entries Tagged as 'Drunk scene'

The Doors (1991)

June 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
Synopsis
Bearded, overweight and sipping whiskey, Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) huddles in a studio in Paris, laying down a track of his poetry, alone. Moving back in time to Venice Beach, California in 1965, Morrison follows a woman who catches his eye back to her […]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Concert · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Famous line · Music

Sideways (2004)

May 21st, 2008 · 9 Comments

 
Synopsis
Hung over from a wine tasting, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) oversleeps and hits the road late from San Diego to L.A. to pick up his crass buddy Jack Lopate (Thomas Haden Church). Miles has finished a novel. Jack is an actor about […]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Black comedy · Drunk scene · Mother/son relationship · Road trip · Small town · Waitress

Big Wednesday (1978)

May 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

 
Synopsis
“In the old days, I remember a wind that would blow down through the canyons. It was a hot wind called the Santa Ana, and it carried with it the smell of warm places. It blew the strongest before dawn, across the Point. My friends and […]

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Tags: Coming of age · Drunk scene · Master and pupil · Sports

Fat City (1972)

May 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

 
Synopsis
In Stockton, California, Billy Tully (Stacy Keach) wakes up in a fleabag hotel next to a fight magazine and a pint of whiskey. With nothing else to do, he grabs a gym bag and heads to the YMCA, […]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Drunk scene · Master and pupil · Sports