“Diner” quotes

(1982)
Movie Diner
Title Diner
Year 1982
Director Barry Levinson
Genre Drama, Comedy
Plot – In Baltimore, five youngsters meet up to talk about the past and organize pranks together to renovate the memories. The head of the group is Boogie, a great lover who got into troubles with a deceitful man and now has to gamble to pay him 2,000 dollars back. There is the shy and gadfly Eddie who has to pass a ‘test’ before getting married. Then, Bill’s girlfriend is pregnant but she doesn’t want to marry him because she prefers her independent life. Another member of the group is a maniac jazz records’ collector, an immature man whose passion threatens his marriage.
All actors – Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser, Kathryn Dowling, Michael Tucker, Jessica James, Colette Blonigan, Kelle Kipp
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  • “- Edward 'Eddie' Simmons: You can't compare Mathis to Sinatra. There's no way! No way. They're in totally different leagues.
    - Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber: Eddie, they're both great singers.
    - Modell: You know, the thing about Sinatra, he's good, but, thin. I don't like that.”

    Steve Guttenberg - Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
    Daniel Stern - Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber
    Paul Reiser - Modell
  • “- Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber: I don't know! Beth is terrific and everything, but, just, I don't know. I tell you a big part of the problem, though, when you get married. You know, when you're dating, everything is talking about sex. Right? Where can we do it? You know, why can't we do it? Are your parents gonna be out so - so we can do it, you...” (continue)(continue reading)

    Daniel Stern - Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber
    Steve Guttenberg - Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
  • “- Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber: Is it too complicated to just keep my records in the category, okay? Just put the rock-n-roll in with the rock-n-roll! Put the R&B in with the R&B! I mean, you're not going to put Charlie Parker in with the rock-n-roll, would you? Would you?
    - Beth Schreiber: I dunno. Who is Charlie Parker?
    - Laurence 'Shrevie'...” (continue)
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    Daniel Stern - Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber
    Ellen Barkin - Beth Schreiber
    [Tag:musicians, worth]
  • “We all know most marriages depend on a firm grasp of football trivia.”
    Paul Reiser - Modell
    [Tag:marriage]
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