And the countdown continues in my quest to watch and find something inspiring in every single one of Yahoo’s 100 Movies to See Before You Die…
The filmmakers couldn’t get the rights to Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” so they fudged it. “Vampire” became “Nosferatu.” “Dracula” became “Orlok.” As much as they bent the story to match the elusive novel, they changed one thing: In the movie, the vampire is harmed by sunlight, the first instance of such a thing. And this one idea has since influenced vampire lore. It goes to show that the smallest idea can be the most important.
and I had these days of the week underpants.
Harry Burns: Ehhhh. I’m sorry. I need the judges ruling on this. “Days of the weeks underpants”?
Sally Albright: Yes. They had the days of the week on them, and I thought they were sort of funny. And then one day Sheldon says to me, “You never wear Sunday.” It was all suspicious. Where was Sunday? Where had I left Sunday? And I told him, and he didn’t believe me.
Harry Burns: What?
Sally Albright: They don’t make Sunday.
Harry Burns: Why not?
Sally Albright: Because of God.
I love this movie so much that not too long ago I used it as inspiration for a Chic for Cheap post. The dialogue is simultaneously hilarious and true. (Husband swears that the bit about how men and women can’t be friends is spot on.) As for me, I’m most inspired by the scene when Harry and Sally are shopping at the mall and end up singing “Surrey With the Fringe on Top.” Who cares if your ex shows up while you’re making a fool of yourself? Life is short; sing at the top of your tone-deaf lungs.
