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Artistik
Since: May, 2018
Bootlebat
Since: Dec, 2012
18th Jun, 2018 08:58:37 PM
You say in one point the speaker was female and in another they were male. Which is it?
BurntToast
Since: Mar, 2018
19th Jun, 2018 10:01:22 AM
They said that is was NOT a female character
Artistik
Since: May, 2018
20th Jun, 2018 05:17:19 PM
Yes, sorry, I guess that could have been confusing. NOT a female speaker.
CountVertigo
Since: Apr, 2017
22nd Jun, 2018 09:55:52 AM
Wag the Dog?
This is one of the most infuriatingly obscure pieces of movie dialogue. The scene, from what I can remember, is a number of people sitting around a conference table or business/political office, possibly debating something bad that has happened and trying to spin it positively. One character is coming up with a detailed plan to get them out of whatever bad situation they find themselves in, and another supporting character/lackey type, wearing glasses I'm pretty sure, says "He's not lying!" as if to tell everyone that while what he's saying may not technically be accurate, he is not deliberately engaging in a falsehood (which is what makes me think it's a political setting).
My brother and I quote movies CONSTANTLY, and every once in a while one of us will forget where a quote comes from, and will ask the other "what was that from, again?" Well, this one, neither of us can remember, and it has been driving us crazy for YEARS.
I know a few things it's NOT:
It's NOT Weird Science "He's not lying, I don't even have a learner's permit." although this movie came out at the beginning of the era in which I suspect the target movie came out mid-80's-late 90's.
It's NOT a snippet of a larger piece of dialogue, it was the only thing the character in question said at that moment.
It's NOT Canadian Bacon, although the entire political spin doctors angle fits.
It's NOT Hudsucker Proxy, though many of the board room scenes have the same feel I am thinking of.
It also is NOT Bonfire of the Vanities. When my brother mentioned this movie, I was almost positive he had hit on it, but I read the entire script and did not find it.
It's NOT spoken by a female character. It was definitely spoken by a male, and I want to say he was wearing glasses, although I may be wrong. I also had a previous hunch it was Kevin Pollack, but that's because I was chasing Canadian Bacon for a bit, but I realize that's not it. Same type of character, though (spin doctor).
That's it. My super obscure, long lost piece of dialogue that if someone can nail it down, I will be eternally grateful and will compose epic poems of your greatness!
(Edited for clarity)
Edited by Artistik