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-->'''Elton''': [[SuddenlyShouting People don't pay to see]] [[ThatManIsDead Reg Dwight]], they pay to see Elton John!

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-->'''Elton''': [[SuddenlyShouting People don't pay to see]] [[ThatManIsDead Reg Reginald Dwight]], they pay to see Elton John!
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* After the success of Elton's performance at the Troubadour, Doug Weston invites everyone to a party at Mama Cass's. Ray comes in to announce, "I'm so drunk, and Doug's just lent me his car!"
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* When discussing his [[IncompatibleOrientation marriage to Renate Blauel]], he admits that he hated breaking her heart. The therapist asks him if he enjoyed being married to her at all, to which he replies with an utterly deadpan: "Not really; I'm ''gay''."

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* When discussing his [[IncompatibleOrientation marriage to Renate Blauel]], he admits that he hated breaking her heart. The therapist asks him if he enjoyed being married to her at all, to which he replies with an utterly deadpan: "Not really; I'm ''gay''."" It got a chuckle from his therapy group as well.
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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, I'm getting the bill, am I?]]"

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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, I'm getting the bill, am I?]]"I?]]". Made even funnier because Elton's the only one of the two who ordered and ate anything.

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* Little Reggie leading his neighbourhood in a rendition of "The Bitch Is Back."

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* Little Reggie leading his neighbourhood neighborhood in a rendition of "The Bitch Is Back.""
** Elton starting the song in therapy, trying to ignore his younger self, while the kid keeps butting into the song until Elton gets pissed and chases him out of the room.



-->'''Elton Dean''': ''(chuckling)'' I think... fuck off!

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-->'''Elton Dean''': ''(chuckling)'' I think... think, fuck off!



* After Elton comes out to Bernie, Bernie assures him that he doesn't mind... but notes that Elton's ''girlfriend'' may feel a bit differently. It gets even better in the next scene. Elton says in his narration that he told her the truth, and she took it well, all things considered. [[GilliganCut Cut to]] his girlfriend angrily throwing him and Bernie out, screaming her head off, and throwing Elton's piano off the balcony.
-->'''Elton:''' [[OhCrap She killed my piano.]]
** A deleted scene comes right after this, where Elton and Bernie argue over moving back in with Elton's mother, to which he refuses, saying, "You go in there, if you like, but I'll be ''fucked'' if I am!" Cue the GilliganCut... and guess where they end up living?

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* After Elton comes out to Bernie, Bernie assures him that he doesn't mind... but notes that Elton's ''girlfriend'' may feel a bit differently. It gets even better in the next scene. Elton says in his narration that he told her the truth, and she took it well, all things considered. [[GilliganCut Cut to]] his girlfriend angrily throwing him and Bernie out, screaming her head off, and throwing Elton's piano keyboard off the balcony.
-->'''Elton:''' ''(meekly)'' [[OhCrap She She's killed my piano.]]
** A deleted scene comes right after this, where Elton and Bernie argue over moving back in with Elton's mother, to which he Elton refuses, saying, "You go in there, there if you like, but I'll be ''fucked'' if I am!" Cue the GilliganCut... and guess where they end up living?
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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, I'm getting the bill, then?]]"

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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, I'm getting the bill, then?]]"am I?]]"
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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, and I pay the bill, I think.]]"

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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, and I pay I'm getting the bill, I think.]]"then?]]"
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** A deleted scene comes right after this, where Elton and Bernie argue over moving back in with Elton's mother, to which he refuses, saying, "You go in there, if you like, but I'll be ''fucked'' if I am!" Cue the GilliganCut... and guess where they end up living?
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** Elton's therapy group following him into his childhood memory and walking down the street as if this was completly normal.

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** Elton's therapy group following him into his childhood memory and walking down the street as if this was completly completely normal.

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-->'''Reg Dwight''': [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I know.]]

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-->'''Reg Dwight''': [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I know.]]]] What'd you think?
-->'''Elton Dean''': ''(chuckling)'' I think... fuck off!
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-->'''Reg''': I've been thinking of changing my name.
-->'''Elton Dean''': Okay.
-->'''Reg''': I've been thinking of changing it to Elton Dean.

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-->'''Reg''': -->'''Reg Dwight''': I've been thinking of changing my name.
-->'''Elton Dean''': Okay.
-->'''Reg''': I've been
Yeah, great.
-->'''Reg Dwight''': I was
thinking of changing it to Elton Dean.



-->'''Reg''': [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I know.]]

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-->'''Reg''': -->'''Reg Dwight''': [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I know.]]
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* When Reg first brings up the idea of changing his name to his bandmates:
-->'''Reg''': I've been thinking of changing my name.
-->'''Elton Dean''': Okay.
-->'''Reg''': I've been thinking of changing it to Elton Dean.
-->'''Elton Dean''': [[CaptainObvious But that's my name.]]
-->'''Reg''': [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I know.]]
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* When Bernie begins to walk out of the restaurant while singing "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Oh, and I pay the bill, I think.]]"
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-->'''Elton:''' [[OhCrap She killed my piano.]]
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** Elton's therapy group following him into his childhood memory and walking down the street.

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** Elton's therapy group following him into his childhood memory and walking down the street.street as if this was completly normal.
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** Elton's therapy group following him into his childhood memory and walking down the street.

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* TheReveal of little Reggie in his new Elvis-style pompadour, sitting at the piano studiously playing in Music/FranzSchubert's ''Trout Quintet''.

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* Little Reggie leading his neighbourhood in a rendition of "The Bitch Is Back."
* TheReveal of little Reggie in his new Elvis-style pompadour, sitting at the piano studiously playing in Music/FranzSchubert's ''Trout Quintet''.
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* TheReveal of little Reggie in his new Elvis-style pompadour, sitting at the piano studiously playing in Music/FranzSchubert's ''Trout Quintet''.
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* After Elton comes out to Bernie, Bernie assures him that he doesn't mind... but notes that Elton's ''girlfriend'' may feel a bit differently. It gets even better in the next scene. Elton says in his narration that he told her the truth, and she took it well, all things considered. [[GilliganCut Cut to]] his girlfriend angrily throwing him and Bernie out, screaming her head off, and throwing Elton's piano off the balcony.

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* After Elton comes out to Bernie, Bernie assures him that he doesn't mind... but notes that Elton's ''girlfriend'' may feel a bit differently. It gets even better in the next scene. Elton says in his narration that he told her the truth, and she took it well, all things considered. [[GilliganCut Cut to]] his girlfriend angrily throwing him and Bernie out, screaming her head off, and throwing Elton's piano off the balcony.balcony.
* The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue shows that, although Elton beat all his demons... [[RetailTherapy He still has a "problem" with shopping]], and sure enough, the picture is of him surrounded by shopping bags.

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-->'''Elton''': [[SuddenlyShouting People don't pay to see]] [[ThatManIsDead Reg Dwight!]], they pay to see Elton John!

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-->'''Elton''': [[SuddenlyShouting People don't pay to see]] [[ThatManIsDead Reg Dwight!]], Dwight]], they pay to see Elton John!



* When discussing his [[IncompatibleOrientation marriage to Renate Blauel]], he admits that he hated breaking her heart. The therapist asks him if he enjoyed being married to her at all, to which he replies with an utterly deadpan: "Not really; I'm ''gay''."

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* When discussing his [[IncompatibleOrientation marriage to Renate Blauel]], he admits that he hated breaking her heart. The therapist asks him if he enjoyed being married to her at all, to which he replies with an utterly deadpan: "Not really; I'm ''gay''.""
* After Elton comes out to Bernie, Bernie assures him that he doesn't mind... but notes that Elton's ''girlfriend'' may feel a bit differently. It gets even better in the next scene. Elton says in his narration that he told her the truth, and she took it well, all things considered. [[GilliganCut Cut to]] his girlfriend angrily throwing him and Bernie out, screaming her head off, and throwing Elton's piano off the balcony.
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-->'''Bernie''': I know.

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-->'''Bernie''': I know.know.
* When discussing his [[IncompatibleOrientation marriage to Renate Blauel]], he admits that he hated breaking her heart. The therapist asks him if he enjoyed being married to her at all, to which he replies with an utterly deadpan: "Not really; I'm ''gay''."
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-->'''Friend''': Don't you wanna just sing without this ridiculous paraphernalia?

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-->'''Friend''': -->'''Bernie''': Don't you wanna just sing without this ridiculous paraphernalia?



-->'''Friend''': I know.

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-->'''Friend''': -->'''Bernie''': I know.
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* One of the scenes in the trailer shapes up to do the obligatory "rising star gets in a breakup spat with his old friend" and flips it on its head at the end:
-->'''Friend''': Don't you wanna just sing without this ridiculous paraphernalia?
-->'''Elton''': [[SuddenlyShouting People don't pay to see]] [[ThatManIsDead Reg Dwight!]], they pay to see Elton John!
-->''[[[{{Beat}} Elton storms off, then walks back]]]''
-->'''Elton''': Sorry.
-->'''Friend''': I know.

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