I am so sad! Geraint Wyn Davies’ character on 24 was killed off tonight!!! The good news is Julian Sands has taken over. This last episode had me on the edge of my seat. I actually became so distraught, I had to stand up and walk around!
Before 24 and House, Lisa and I watched Meet Joe Black. I’ve seen the ending a few times but never the beginning or middle. Watching this movie I noticed a strange trend. In movies, sophisticated women fall in love with veritable imbeciles or children. Sure, Joe Black was portrayed by Brad Pitt and most women would love him no matter what, but he was a blank slate. He had no clue how to behave or what peanut butter tasted like yet the girl falls head over heels in love with him. Lisa and I decided to come up with other movies that share this premise.
_Big – Elizabeth Perkins falls in love with Tom Hanks who is actually a 12 year old boy trapped in Tom Hanks’ body
_Like Father Like Son – Catherine Hicks falls for Dudley Moore who is actually a high school student trapped in Dudley Moore’s body
_Arthur – Liza Minnelli falls in love with Dudley Moore who is a wino
_Walk Like a Man – Amy Steel falls for Howie Mandel who was raised by a pack of wild wolves
_Any movie featuring Tarzan
_Starman – Karen Allen falls in love with alien Jeff Bridges
_Earth Girls Are Easy – Geena Davis falls in love with alien Jeff Goldberg
_Regarding Henry – Annette Bening falls in love with Harrison Ford after he suffers a brain injury
_Dumb & Dumber – Lauren Holly falls in love with Jim Carrey who is Dumber
_Any movie starring Adam Sandler
Can you think of any others? List them in the comments.
You know, if this were actually the case in Real Life, my dance card would be full through the year 2031.
City of Angels, where Meg Ryan, playing a surgeon, falls in love with Nicholas Cage (aka Seth Plate), who is also a blank slate and doesn’t know what pears taste like.
I don’t know about you, but that little “hobbit” is getting on my last nerve on “24”. From the previews, it looks like Curtis is going to take care of him next week.
I agree! The hobbit must GO! The thing is, he reminds me of a consultant I worked with last year. I kinda like seeing him fall apart– makes me think of the consultant.
Women love a man who has a terminal disease.
There must be DOZENS of movies with that premise.
(Oh, you forgot Forrest Gump. Eventually, Forrest’s “girlfriend” Jennie caves in and marries him)
FORREST GUMP! How could I have forgotten that one? Absolutely quintessential of this genre!
I’m thinking men love women who have terminal diseases since I can’t think of any sick man movies but in terms of sick women:
Camille
Sweet November
Terms of Endearment
Love Story
Some of the movies you cited don’t fit the template you described. Geena Davis’ character in “Earth Girls Are Easy” wasn’t sophisticated, she was an absolute ditz. Liza Minelli’s character in “Arthur” was emphatically an unsophisticated working class girl; part of the plot was that everyone around her assumed she was only after Arthur for his money because of her background. I don’t think Karen Allen’s character in “Starman” was particularly sophisticated and in any event she only falls for the Jeff Bridges character, who is supposed to be an alien life form more advanced than humans, after he begins adjusting to being in human form.
“Forrest Gump” is a great example. Also, remember Shirley McClain’s character falling for Chancey Gardner in “Being There”?
I know this website is generally PG rated, but
I’ll step out on a limb and say something PG-13:
If a man really, really wants to get laid, the
best thing he can do is announce to every woman he knows that he’s dying of cancer.
Else, commit a heinous crime and end up behind bars for years. That sort of man simply drives
some women CRAZY with desire.
Craig– how about we delete the word sophisticated and use instead “not retarded?” 🙂 You are right, some of the women aren’t the most sophisticated.
B.Davis– And I just assumed all the men dying with cancer I have met over the years was due to the fluoride in the water! 😉
They SAID they were dying of cancer. Now you know better.