Oh, goodness, this was fun! I just finished rereading the play and just loved Neil Simon's snappy back-and-forth dialogue and zany characters. The movie followed the play very closely - some of the scenes were taken word-for-word. All the characters were portrayed so perfectly, even the less "vital" characters of the friends in the poker game. Lots of genuine laugh-out-loud moments in this. I can't wait until I get to see it on stage now!
Memorable quotes:
"I've got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches."
"What's the green?"
"Either very new cheese or very old meat."
"He's too nervous to kill himself. He wears a seatbelt to a drive-in movie."
"That's the kids' bathroom. Worst he could do is brush his teeth to death."
"You took a whole bottle of pills? Call an ambulance!"
"You don't know what kind he took."
"What does it matter? He took a whole bottle!"
"Well, maybe they were vitamins! He could be the healthiest one in the room!"
"Where am I going to get gravy at 8:00?"
"I don't know, I thought it comes when you cook the meat."
"I don't know what to say to them! I already told them about my brother in Buffalo! I used up all my conversation!"
"Get that spaghetti off my poker table."
(Laughs)
"What's so funny?"
"It's not spaghetti! It's linguini!"
"Don't point that finger at me unless you intend to use it."
"In other words, you're throwing me out."
"Not in other words. Those are the perfect ones."