# Joan Cusak "all I want is some pie" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136 "2007-11-12T15:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/1 "2007-11-12T15:43:39Z")
Snookie is wondering where the hell he saw this (Joan Cusak saying “all I want is some pie” she may or may not have added, ‘is that so wrong?’ . I did a whole bunch of searches and came up with references to the scene but not where it was from, (one of the searches even suggested that the scene is the origin of the internet ‘when come back, bring pie’ stuff). anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/2 "2007-11-12T17:12:53Z")
[QUOTE=wring] Snookie is wondering where the hell he saw this (Joan Cusak saying “all I want is some pie” she may or may not have added, ‘is that so wrong?’ . I did a whole bunch of searches and came up with references to the scene but not where it was from, (one of the searches even suggested that the scene is the origin of the internet ‘when come back, bring pie’ stuff). anyone know? [/QUOTE] By any chance, could it have been from the movie _In & Out_ ? One of the subplots was that Joan Cusack’s character had dieted off something like 60 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/3 "2007-11-12T17:23:04Z")
I concur that it’s likely from In & Out but there’s nothing that could induce me to watch that crapfest again to confirm. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/4 "2007-11-12T17:27:54Z")
I have never seen _In & Out_ -but I know exactly what you are referring to. Unfortunately I do not recall where I saw it either. I could have sworn it was in a commercial. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/5 "2007-11-12T17:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] By any chance, could it have been from the movie _In & Out_ ? One of the subplots was that Joan Cusack’s character had dieted off something like 60 pounds. [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure it’s in a great scene that stood out in this otherwise mundane movie. Cusack is in this great poofy white wedding dress, outside in the middle of the street at night. And she just melts down, eventually collapsing into the folds of the dress as she utters the lines in question. At the end, she resembles some bizzarre wedding anenome folding in upon itself. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/6 "2007-11-12T18:01:27Z")
[QUOTE=SuperNelson] I’m pretty sure it’s in a great scene that stood out in this otherwise mundane movie. Cusack is in this great poofy white wedding dress, outside in the middle of the street at night. And she just melts down, eventually collapsing into the folds of the dress as she utters the lines in question. At the end, she resembles some bizzarre wedding anenome folding in upon itself. [/QUOTE] In my mind I see her almost crying, and being somewhat apologetic about wanting the pie. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/7 "2007-11-12T18:03:30Z")
[QUOTE=Spit] In my mind I see her almost crying, and being somewhat apologetic about wanting the pie. Weird. [/QUOTE] And drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/8 "2007-11-12T18:09:39Z")
[Here is the scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhLMc2euinM) from _In & Out_. It doesn’t ring any bells for me. Maybe it is right after the car bumps her? I don’t know how I would know the phrase without seeing the film; unless I was channel flipping and caught it somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/9 "2007-11-12T18:12:25Z")
I’d hit it. And bring pie. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/10 "2007-11-12T18:15:14Z")
[QUOTE=Loach] And drunk. [/QUOTE] yea, I can kinda picture her, drunk, apologetic and all, saying that line, and in a big pouffy wedding dress would fit, I’ve seen the movie, but don’t remember that that was the line in it, and, agree w/ **Otto** that I’m not sure I’d want to watch it again to see if it is. thanks so far, and certainly if anyone has a clear rememberance of it, feel free to add it in. thanks again. (edited to add belated thanks) ---
**Author:** ![Gregory\_Hancock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce7236/32.png) [@Gregory\_Hancock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregory_Hancock)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/11 "2015-11-08T09:25:46Z")
I just wanna’ have some pie. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j7ogRtLhxb4/hqdefault.jpg "Joan Cusack - Dinner and a Movie - I just wanna have some pie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ogRtLhxb4) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/12 "2015-11-08T14:10:22Z")
> [@Gregory\_Hancock](#): > > I just wanna’ have some pie. > > [http://youtu.be/j7ogRtLhxb4](http://youtu.be/j7ogRtLhxb4) 8 years of searching, that’s dedication. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/13 "2015-11-08T17:24:54Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > 8 years of searching, that’s dedication. If you want good results, you can’t rush things. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/14 "2015-11-08T17:30:10Z")
She has a slightly comparable “…and nobody cared about what DEBBIE wanted” scene near the end of _Addams Family Values._ She played Debbie. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/15 "2015-11-08T19:02:33Z")
That’s a line from the movie, though, not the actual movie. If anyone still cares 😃 I’m guessing it’s from Toys with Robin Williams, solely based on process-of-elimination. I can see the scene in my mind, have never seen In-and-Out, but did see Toys within the last three years. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/16 "2015-11-08T21:02:01Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > That’s a line from the movie, though, not the actual movie. If anyone still cares 😃 I’m guessing it’s from Toys with Robin Williams, solely based on process-of-elimination. I can see the scene in my mind, have never seen In-and-Out, but did see Toys within the last three years. No, in Toys all her character ate was white bread and mayonnaise sandwiches spiced with vitamin pills. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/17 "2015-11-09T23:33:29Z")
I watched _In and Out_ again last night. It’s not a terrible movie - a bit cringe-inducing like _Pillow Talk_, but of it’s time. She did not mention pie. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-cusak-all-i-want-is-some-pie/426136/18 "2015-11-10T00:15:46Z")
I definitely remember it from the ‘Dinner and a Movie’ skit linked above, not from one of her actual movies.