why does jonh travolta say "attica! attica!" in saturday night fever?
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"Attica! Attica!" - As a tribute Al Pacino for his role as Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon \n\nAl Pacino used the same lines in Dog Day Afternoon.
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Ann Travolta, who played pizza girl, is one of John's sisters. Helen Travolta, who played Lady in Paint Store, was John's mother (she died in 1978). He also has two more sisters, Ann and Margeret, and two brothers, Joey and Sam, who act. John is the baby of the family.
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Clay Aiken putting his hand over Kelly Ripa's mouth was absolutely disrespectful. It was not a matter of being judgmental about sexual orientation but a matter of personal hygiene. For pete's sake, who wants anybody's hand over their mouths??? I think Rosie O'Donnell reacting to that incident was out of hand. Raising the "gay rights" issue only makes her look like she's an insecure gay person. Everything for her is always trampling on her gay rights. Maybe it's time she looks at the mirror and ask if she herself is not trampling on basic human rights.
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Becca may know better, but I figured it like this.\n\nPicture a bunch of male construction workers and an attractive woman walking by.  The workers whistle at the woman, but the woman pays them no mind. Ergo, she AIN'T NO hollaback girl.  Perhaps you can infer the meaning from my scenario?\n\nI am wrong.  Thank you very much.\n\nP.S. so Becca, what are you doing tonight?
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I have no idea!!!!  I don't think it's gender related, though.. I've seen it on both ends of the spectrum, it just depends on what kind of movies you like.  I find it seems to be a big deal with middle aged women, though.  Like, this is their one social outing a month or whatever and they just cackle away.... explaining the plot to each other or talking about their husband... it's like geez lady!  If you wanted to converse you shouldn't have come to a movie, you should have gone to coffee!  Get a life!!!  Guys are more likely to snigger and make sarcastic comments during movies.
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Take your pick:\n\n1. the derivation of "eight-six'd" comes from the Old West. Alcohol was once allowed to be 100 proof in strength, and when a regular was known to get disorderly, he was served with spirits of a slightly lower 86 proof. Hence he was "86'd."\n\n2. New Yorkers know a different origin for this phrase. There's a bar/restaurant called Chumley's, at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village. The bar has a formidable history as a literary hangout, but more importantly, as a speakeasy. The place is known for having no identifying markings on the door, and at least four or five hidden passageways that led to exits, some into adjacent apartment buildings. To "86-it" meant to simply vanish from a "dining" establishment. It's not hard to imagine how that evolved to mean "take a special off the menu", or any of the other interpretations it's given today.\n\n3. the origin of this term "eighty-sixed" was referring to the standard height of a door frame. In other words to be thrown out the door, you are 86'ed.\n\n4. The term 86 or 86'd has its origins in NYC, where people committed suicide by jumping from the observation deck of The Empire State Building on the 86th floor before a safety fence was installed.\n\n5. this term came from a shaving powder (Old Eighty-six) from the wild west days. Just a pinch in the rambunctious cowboy's drink would have him heading for the outhouse and out of the saloon.\n\n6. filmmakers learned to use transparent light filters to change the quality or colour of the image that they were filming. These filters are categorized by number, the highest number being an 85 filter. The mythical 86 filter would be totally opaque, not letting through any light at all. Hence, the origin of the verb 86, to get rid of something in the way an 86 filter would completely delete any image in front of the camera from striking the film.\n\n7. "86" referred to the number of ladles it took to empty an army pot of soup. After 86 servings, the pot was empty.\n\n8. The United States military has what is called the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Article 86 of the UCMJ is Absence Without Leave. (commonly called AWOL).\n\n9. this expression originated in New York City back in the days when there was a saloon on every street corner and elevated trains ran along the lengths of the major avenues. One of the lines terminated at 86th Street, at which point the conductors would eject the drunks who had fallen asleep on the train. Sometimes the drunks were belligerent. The conductors took to referring to them as "86's."\n\n10. It is a holdover from journalism days when news was delivered over the teletype. To expedite the process, sometimes coded numbers were sent for common phrases and actions. For example, when a story was complete, the number "30" was sent. To this day, copy editors in newspapers still use the number 30 at the bottom center of the last page of a story. Also, (I've been told), when an item was sent in error or to be discarded, the number "86" was used.\n\n11. this term had been derived from military shorthand and referred to the phone dial (when it had letters on it). The T for Throw is on the 8 key and the O for Out is on the 6 key - hence something tossed is 86'd.\n\n12. the expression was nautical. Something like "86 leagues or feet", with the idea that putting something that deep down in the ocean was discarding it.\n\n13. this originated during the Korean war. "Eighty-six" refers to the jet fighter North American F-86 Saber. Whenever an F-86 shot down a airplane during a dogfight it had been "eighty-sixed".\n\n14. "86" refers to the standard depth of a grave in the U.S.: 7 feet, 2 inches; thus to "eighty-six" something is to "bury it".\n\n15. Folk lore has it that local code #86 in New York makes it i
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Oh yeah!!! I have been for quite some time and doubt it will go away ever!! He has become such a self righteous boob I can't stand him!! Who is he to profess we are ignorant of what we can or can't do for our medical conditions?? Did he get degrees we are not aware of? And if all of this is so true, why didn't the far more classy John Travolta mention it previously?? You would think Tom might have learned a few things from John before shooting his mouth off, the idiot!!  Good question!! I feel better for venting!! Thanks!!
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6) "Tell Laura I Love Her," Ray Peterson\nThis plot is a little more advanced than most... Johnny wants to earn money to buy his lady some nice things, including an engagement ring (the heartbreak of it all!) so he enrolls in a stock-car race. Apparently he forgot to learn how to race stock-cars first, however. Oops. Operatic and a little embarrassing, but it endures, somehow.
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I believe it was out of respect for the defendent.  I don't believe the defendent had a jacket on at the trial.  The symbolism throughout the movie was portraying Atticus as a man of higher authority.  The camera angle always was looking up at him.  I think when he took the jacket off he wanted to be thought of as being on the defendents level, not better than everyone else.
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Yes i heard that too!  Jen is usually pretty smart, but i didn't think that was smart on her part. even if it happened 15 years ago, it sort of alters her image, especially the way she told it. you notice how the word 'big' was emphasized ?  now everyone is probably imagining jennifer garner in a knock down drag out catfight in some college classroom ;)
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Mostly by making the whole "stand by your man" trip she played so heavily when he was in trouble seem all the more noble.  But please don't get me started on that ***** who has already had her chance to be in control in the White House.\n\nP.S.  The asterisks are intentional.  I know the censor would not like any of the words I have in mind for that senator.
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Sweet Fancy Moses is just a made up expression (which I personally had never heard prior to this Seinfeld Episode) I think it is similar to "Oh my god" or "Sweet Jesus". I remember it was George that said this when he saw Elaine dancing for the first time. He couldn't believe how bad/embarassing her dancing was. I like how they called her style of dancing "Little Kicks".\n\nLines like this are what made this show so good.
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Dean's Leather Jacket is hot. I spent the past few minutes searching and all I found out was the costume designer for the pilot was Bobbie Manix...I don't know if that will be any help though :)
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I love John Travolta.  He is adorable.  He keeps getting better, and better, and better.  I loved him in alot of his earlier films also.  The "Look Who's Talking Series" of films were so much fun.  I really loved it when he used to dance.  His acting ability has grown tremendously.  You can't help but love him.
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Don't watch many celebrities on tv, but I've watched the late night edition of this a few times.  What about the performance of that Nikky on Monday night who thought it was all a set-up to cut her hair off?  The way she cried and whined! She even took the drier off Steve in the end.
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You actually missed some of that quote, the entire phrase as\n\n"Compared to watching my alcoholic family fighting over the last bottle of scotch, I don't really find I Love Lucy to be that funny"\n\nTaken in this context, it has a little more meaning behind it.
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It's a common and time-honored gag in comedies to show little goofs like that, they are intentionally put in for the laugh, Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers ( Airplane, Naked Gun series) do it in almost every movie, I doubt if Woody Allen would have left it in if it wasn't intended to be there........but I haven't seen the movie, so I may be completely wrong.