# The 452-millionth "help me remember a movie" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 20, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821 "2022-12-20T01:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/1 "2022-12-20T01:32:34Z")
It was probably a rom-com of some kind. Set in modern times (i.e., not a period piece). In an American city. The hero was not a sophisticated guy but a gentle, shy sort of fellow (I think). The only scene I remember is that he is trying to impress the woman and he sets up a “date” scenario on the roof of his apartment building (a pretty modest apartment-- I think). Maybe because he’s too broke to take her to a nice restaurant (I think). It’s nighttime, there’s a little table and rickety chairs, and he has made some food, maybe Italian food? She _is_ impressed. He has a radio playing and they start to slow dance. Wish I could remember the song-- that might help. Then it starts to rain gently and they keep dancing in the rain. It may sound corny but it comes across as quite sweet and romantic. Sound familiar to anyone? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/2 "2022-12-20T01:42:50Z")
You’re sure this wasn’t an episode of _ **Frasier** _? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/3 "2022-12-20T01:47:17Z")
Hmmm…I really don’t think so… My admittedly vague memory of the guy is that he’s modest and not too sure of himself. That’s not exactly Frasier. I suppose this might have happened when Niles was wooing Daphne. Geez, if that’s the case I’m going to be really disappointed. I was looking forward to seeing the movie again when some sharp Doper named it for me. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/4 "2022-12-20T01:56:19Z")
There were two “rooftop” episodes. One had slow dancing, the other had a meteor shower. > **["Frasier" And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 2 (TV Episode 2000) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582343/)** > > And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 2: Directed by Pamela Fryman. With Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin. The tension of Donnie's lawsuit and Mel's demand that Niles and Daphne not be seen in public together erupts in... > **["Frasier" The Bad Son (TV Episode 2000) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582518/)** > > The Bad Son: Directed by Sheldon Epps. With Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin. Frasier uses his father as a pawn in order to date the attractive owner of a home for senior citizens. Niles and Daphne plan a picnic during... ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/5 "2022-12-20T02:29:27Z")
Didn’t something like that happen in [The Room?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room) There was some shenanigans on the roof. But surely you would remembered that train wreck. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/6 "2022-12-20T02:31:01Z")
Could it be “The Goodbye Girl”? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PnJJpA2_H_E/maxresdefault.jpg "The Goodbye Girl "Date Night" scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnJJpA2_H_E) At the end of this scene, it starts to rain. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/7 "2022-12-20T02:58:36Z")
That scene from _The Goodbye Girl_ might be it… ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/8 "2022-12-20T03:09:29Z")
It’s one of my favorite movies. Written by Neil Simon. It is a very 70s sweet and romantic film. Richard Dreyfuss won the best actor Oscar for his role. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/9 "2022-12-20T22:00:31Z")
Is it possible it was How I Met Your Mother? They had at least one rooftop scene with rain but they were not dancing during it. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821/10 "2022-12-20T22:21:04Z")
Now that we’ve considered variations of the theme, does anyone have any idea when it was first done? 🤔