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*** One of the performances has a subdued one shortly before that: As Moore sings "This one was on sale! No, not the shoe! Well, actually, the shoe was, too!", Guiteau nods with a face of complete disinterest and exasperated annoyance.
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** The entire scene is pretty much a CrowningMomentOfFunny - especially Squeaky's increasing exasperation at Moore having brought her dog ''and her young son'' to an assassination. Turned UpToEleven when the kid starts pestering his mother for money for treats, which she refuses to give him, so naturally he starts wailing until Moore ''[[BlackComedy points her gun at him to shut him up]]''.

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** The entire scene is pretty much a CrowningMomentOfFunny - especially Squeaky's increasing exasperation at Moore having brought her dog ''and her young son'' to an assassination. Turned UpToEleven when the kid starts pestering his mother for money for treats, which she refuses to give him, so naturally he starts wailing until Moore ''[[BlackComedy points her gun at him to shut him up]]''.
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** The entire scene is pretty much a CrowningMomentOfFunny - especially Squeaky's increasing exasperation at Moore having brought her dog ''and her young son'' to an assassination. Turned UpToEleven when the kid starts pestering his mother for money for treats, which she refuses to give him, so naturally he starts wailing until Moore ''[[BlackComedy points her gun at him to shut him up]]''.


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** Depending on the performance, the extent to which Booth gets annoyed with [[DeadpanSnarker the Balladeer]] can be funny to watch to, especially if it's played as the Balladeer deliberately trying to make him snap.
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* Ditto for Hinckley's attempt to kill Ronald Reagan. This Troper's parents claim this was also Ronald Reagan's answer to Jimmy Carter in the debates.

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* Ditto for Hinckley's attempt to kill Ronald Reagan. This Troper's parents claim Supposedly this was also Ronald Reagan's answer to Jimmy Carter in the debates.
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*** Even better? As she's throwing the bullets at him, both women start yelling "BANG! BANG!"



* "DON'T BLAME ME! [[DrivesLikeCrazy I'M FROM MASSACHUSETTS]]!"

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* "DON'T BLAME ME! [[DrivesLikeCrazy I'M FROM MASSACHUSETTS]]!"MASSACHUSETTS]]!"
* The Balladeer's [[DeadpanSnarker constant sass, especially in the Ballad of Booth and the Ballad of Guiteau]] can be pretty funny too.
* The Proprietor's line during "Everybody's Got The Right" which also introduces Sam Byck:
-->'''Proprietor:''' Everybody's got the right to be...different...
-->''(Byck enters dressed as Santa and carrying a protest sign)''
-->'''Proprietor:''' Even though at times they go to extremes.
* Pretty much anything Squeaky Fromme says, but ''especially'' whenever she goes into one of her "Charlie says..." rants.
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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKING HOT?!]]

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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers a hamburger [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE THAT'S FUCKING HOT?!]]
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* Byck's rant at LeonardBernstein and Nixon through a tape recorder.

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* Byck's rant at LeonardBernstein Music/LeonardBernstein and Nixon through a tape recorder.
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* Anything Guiteau says or does when preformed correctly.

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* Anything Guiteau says or does when preformed performed correctly.

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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT?!]]
* John Hinckley Jr. asking Lee Harvey Oswald for his autograph.

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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKKING FUCKING HOT?!]]
* John Hinckley Jr. asking Lee Harvey Oswald for his autograph.autograph.
* "DON'T BLAME ME! [[DrivesLikeCrazy I'M FROM MASSACHUSETTS]]!"
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* Fromme and Moore giggling about schoolgirls while talking about [[CrossesTheLineTwice Charles Manson.]]

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* Fromme and Moore giggling about like schoolgirls while talking about [[CrossesTheLineTwice Charles Manson.]]
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!!Film:
* CreatorBacklash: Creator/TheWachowskis were so unhappy with how their script was rewritten that they petitioned to have their names removed from the credits, but were denied this request by the WGA.
* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer showed many deleted scenes and alternate lines:
** Rath is walking in the streets and looks at some store. Originally in this deleted scene he stops one customer from stealing a dress, talks with female store clerk and then pretends that he wants to buy a dress for his wife/girlfriend because they had a fight but when clerk goes to the other room to wrap up the dress Rath leaves a wad of $100 bills sticking in clerk's textbook and exits the store. This scene focused on Rath's loneliness and how he doesn't have anyone to care about or anyone to care about him.
** An extended funeral scene with original introduction of Bain where he is walking across cemetery when some caretaker asks can he help him and Bain says "I'm just looking for someone", caretaker thinks that Bain is looking for someone's grave and tells him that he can check the plot map of the cemetery but then Bain says "He's not dead yet."
** In the scene where Bain recognizes Rath in the cab instead of saying something in Spanish Bain says "Surprise!". Trailer also includes another additional/alternate line in the same scene from Bain when he is aiming at the kids playing the soccer and says "Moving target."
** A deleted scene between Rath and Electra in which after she is almost spotted by Bain on the cemetery during the "Day Of The Dead" scene they get back in the hotel, then after talking for a while they make love. Trailer shows couple parts of this scene, Electra telling Rath "You're a strange man, Robert Rath" and two of them hugging and kissing. In this scene they also tell each other their real names (Joseph and Anna) but in the final version they do that in the ending after Bain and Nicolai are killed, but their lines are heard off screen indicating that they were dubbed by two actors into the scene later in post production.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Music/MichaelKamen originally composed the score for this film. His score was rejected by Creator/RichardDonner, who felt Kamen's score was heavy, dreary and made the film feel slow. Donner felt the film needed a fast, slick sounding score, but he didn't want to let go of Kamen as the two were close friends and had worked together on many films. Donner even tried to give Kamen a chance to recompose the score, but Kamen had already begun work on ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''.
** The role of Robert Rath was originally written with Creator/SeanConnery in mind, but he was unavailable. Creator/MichaelDouglas, Creator/MelGibson and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger were also considered. Gibson was also interested in directing, but he was busy with ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
** Creator/TomCruise, Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/ChristianSlater and Creator/WesleySnipes were considered for Miguel Bain.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/TheWachowskis were so unhappy with how their script was rewritten that they petitioned to have their names removed from the credits, but were denied this request by the WGA.
* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer showed many deleted scenes and alternate lines:
** Rath is walking in the streets and looks at some store. Originally in this deleted scene he stops one customer from stealing a dress, talks with female store clerk and then pretends that he wants to buy a dress for his wife/girlfriend because they had a fight but when clerk goes to the other room to wrap up the dress Rath leaves a wad of $100 bills sticking in clerk's textbook and exits the store. This scene focused on Rath's loneliness and how he doesn't have anyone to care about or anyone to care about him.
** An extended funeral scene with original introduction of Bain where he is walking across cemetery when some caretaker asks can he help him and Bain says "I'm just looking for someone", caretaker thinks that Bain is looking for someone's grave and tells him that he can check the plot map of the cemetery but then Bain says "He's not dead yet."
** In the scene where Bain recognizes Rath in the cab instead of saying something in Spanish Bain says "Surprise!". Trailer also includes another additional/alternate line in the same scene from Bain when he is aiming at the kids playing the soccer and says "Moving target."
** A deleted scene between Rath and Electra in which after she is almost spotted by Bain on the cemetery during the "Day Of The Dead" scene they get back in the hotel, then after talking for a while they make love. Trailer shows couple parts of this scene, Electra telling Rath "You're a strange man, Robert Rath" and two of them hugging and kissing. In this scene they also tell each other their real names (Joseph and Anna) but in the final version they do that in the ending after Bain and Nicolai are killed, but their lines are heard off screen indicating that they were dubbed by two actors into the scene later in post production.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Music/MichaelKamen originally composed the score for this film. His score was rejected by Creator/RichardDonner, who felt Kamen's score was heavy, dreary and made the film feel slow. Donner felt the film needed a fast, slick sounding score, but he didn't want to let go of Kamen as the two were close friends and had worked together on many films. Donner even tried to give Kamen a chance to recompose the score, but Kamen had already begun work on ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''.
** The role of Robert Rath was originally written with Creator/SeanConnery in mind, but he was unavailable. Creator/MichaelDouglas, Creator/MelGibson and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger were also considered. Gibson was also interested in directing, but he was busy with ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
** Creator/TomCruise, Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/ChristianSlater and Creator/WesleySnipes were considered for Miguel Bain.
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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT?!]]

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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT?!]]HOT?!]]
* John Hinckley Jr. asking Lee Harvey Oswald for his autograph.

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** At one point one of Moore's sons starts badgering her. How does she get him to shut up? ''[[WouldHurtAChild Pointing her gun at him.]]''



-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? ''[[SuddenlyShouting HAVING SOME HAMBURGERS THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT!]]''

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-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? ''[[SuddenlyShouting HAVING SOME HAMBURGERS Hot. How about having some hamburgers [[SuddenlyShouting THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT!]]''HOT?!]]
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** At one point one of Moore's sons starts badgering her. How does she get him to shut up? ''[[WouldHurtAChild Pointing her gun at him.]]''



* Fromme and Moore giggling about schoolgirls while talking about Charles Manson.

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* Fromme and Moore giggling about schoolgirls while talking about [[CrossesTheLineTwice Charles Manson.]]
* Samuel Byck's rant about Burger King.
-->'''Byck''': (singing) Have it your way, have it your way. (speaking) You know what my way is? ''[[SuddenlyShouting HAVING SOME HAMBURGERS THAT ARE FUCKKING HOT!]]''
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* Anything Guiteau says or does when preformed correctly.

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* Anything Guiteau says or does when preformed correctly.correctly.
** Every time he brings up his book.
* Booth pausing from his song to tell [[BreakingTheFourthWall the Balladeer to shut up.]]
* Fromme and Moore giggling about schoolgirls while talking about Charles Manson.
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'''Booth:''' It couldn't hurt.

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'''Booth:''' It couldn't hurt.hurt.
* Anything Guiteau says or does when preformed correctly.
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-->''It was a bum rap! My penis made me do it!''

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-->''It was a bum rap! My penis made me do it!''it!''
* This exchange between Booth and Zangara:
-->'''Zangara:''' ''(groaning in pain)''\\
'''Booth:''' You know, you really ought to do something about that stomach.\\
'''Zangara:''' I do ''everything'' about this stomach!\\
'''Booth:''' Oh, yes?\\
'''Zangara:''' I give up wine. No good. I give up smokes. No good. I quit my work, no good. I move to Miami! No good! I TAKE APPENDIX OUT! NO GOOD! NOTHING, NO GOOD! NOTHING! NOTHING! ''NOTHING!''\\
'''Booth:''' [[CrossesTheLineTwice Have you considered shooting Franklin Roosevelt?]]\\
'''Zangara:''' ...[[CrazyEnoughToWork You think that help?]]\\
'''Booth:''' It couldn't hurt.
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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]". Even Gerald Ford had to step in a help them pick up the fallen bullet.
** Speaking of Sarah Jane Moore: "Shit, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace I shot it]]!"
** The ending of the scene really stands out. Squeaky and Sarah thank the friendly man for helping them pick up their bullets, and he introduces himself: "Gerry Ford." The two women stare at each other... then the Secret Service who have been ''right there [[FailedASpotCheck the whole time]]''. When Ford leaves, Sarah attempts to ''throw the bullets at him''. Then the buzzer goes off.
-->'''Sarah Jane Moore:''' SHIT!

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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Sara Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]". Even Gerald Ford had to step in a help them pick up the fallen bullet.
** Speaking of Sarah Jane Moore: "Shit, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace I shot it]]!"
** The ending of the scene really stands out. Squeaky and Sarah Moore thank the friendly man for helping them pick up their bullets, and he introduces himself: "Gerry Ford." The two women stare at each other... then the Secret Service who have been ''right there [[FailedASpotCheck the whole time]]''. When Ford leaves, Sarah Sara attempts to ''throw the bullets at him''. Then the buzzer goes off.
-->'''Sarah Jane Moore:''' -->'''Moore:''' SHIT!



** All of Reagan's responses in the play are from actual quotes''from when he was actually shot''.

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** All of Reagan's responses in the play are from actual quotes''from quotes ''from when he was actually shot''.






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-->'''Squeaky Fromme:''' SHIT!

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-->'''Squeaky Fromme:''' -->'''Sarah Jane Moore:''' SHIT!
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** The ending of the scene really stands out. Squeaky and Sarah thank the friendly man for helping them pick up their bullets, and he introduces himself: "Gerry Ford." The two women stare at each other... then the Secret Service who have been ''right there [[FailedASpotCheck the whole time]]''. When Ford leaves, Sarah attempts to ''throw the bullets at him''. Then the buzzer goes off.
-->'''Squeaky Fromme:''' SHIT!
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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]".

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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]". Even Gerald Ford had to step in a help them pick up the fallen bullet.
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** All of Reagan's responses in the play are from actual quotes.

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** All of Reagan's responses in the play are from actual quotes.quotes''from when he was actually shot''.
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** Speaking of Sarah Jane Moore: "Shit, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace I shot it]]!"
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-->"DIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCKKK! How ya doin', babe?"

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-->"DIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCKKK! How ya doin', babe?"babe?"
*Artie Bremer's only line.
-->''It was a bum rap! My penis made me do it!''
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--->''Where'd that kid learn to shoot, the Russian army?''

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--->''Where'd that kid learn to shoot, the Russian army?''army?''
* Byck's rant at LeonardBernstein and Nixon through a tape recorder.
-->"DIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCKKK! How ya doin', babe?"

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--->'''Reagan''': There you go again. ''There'' you go ''again''.

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--->'''Reagan''': -->'''Reagan''': There you go again. ''There'' you go ''again''.''again''.
** All of Reagan's responses in the play are from actual quotes.
--->''Sorry, Nancy. I forgot to duck.''

--->''I hope that surgeon's a Republican.''

--->''Where'd that kid learn to shoot, the Russian army?''

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* Ditto for Hinckley's attempt to kill Ronald Reagan.

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* Ditto for Hinckley's attempt to kill Ronald Reagan. This Troper's parents claim this was also Ronald Reagan's answer to Jimmy Carter in the debates.
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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]".

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* Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford. Key word here being "[[EpicFail attempt]]".attempt]]".
* Ditto for Hinckley's attempt to kill Ronald Reagan.
--->'''Reagan''': There you go again. ''There'' you go ''again''.

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