I don’t remember where I got mine but I remember exactly how I lost it. I was playing with it at school and throwing him around the room, you know, flying. A poorly aimed toss got him stuck on the intercom speaker mounted high on the wall. Devestaion ensued.
Having an unacknowledged black actress represent unacknowledged black women athletes is causing my irony meter to explode.
ETA: Her name is Delisa Chinn-Tyler. Now you know.
The journalist who tried to find Ms. Chinn-Tyler’s name, in the article I linked to, made that point.
I’m glad we now know who she was. It was a great little scene. Reading that she was known to nail baserunners at first with a throw from the outfield makes me wonder if Ellen Sue was really acting all that much in the scene, when she shook out her hand after catching the ball.
I know - that’s where I found her name. I just thought it needed saying again.
I love Jaws to death, but some of the line deliveries are awful. I can’t stand the bit in the town meeting where the coucilman ask “Is that reward in cash or chyehhhhk?” and much of the room finds it hilarious. It’s cruddy writing (some screenwriters just can’t come up with filler dialogue) and the performance is grating. It may be an early-70s affectation; in Spielberg’s Duel, there’s a similar line delivery when Dennis Weaver is calling the police, and spelling his name “That’s M-A-N-N. With two ehhhhnns.” (cringe)
Agreed.
It’s been a long time since I saw ALOTO and I didn’t recall that scene, so thanks for sharing that.
Hey kids, It’s Mark Hamill!
He also pays for their meal at the end.
Snatch. Now here is a movie full of contenders, but I wanted to share The Twins. Now, they are in more than one scene, but, you know, what the hell.
