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Annnnd we're revving into Friday. source I must start with a teary goodbye to Val Kilmer.  No lie, three days before he passed I got the song " How Silly Can You Get " from the movie Top Secret in my head out of nowhere.  I hadn't seen a reference, heard anything about him and definitely hadn't heard that song in 20+ years.  I said to the Mr "I wonder how Val is doing?" then I soon got my answer.  I remember seeing Top Secret at the drive in with Mom when it came out.  When Real Genius came out on HBO, it was one of the few movies my Dad and I bonded over, is in my top five movies of all time and is the Mr and I's love language after I make him king of the winter carnival.   source Anyone who followed Val's career and personal life over the decades knows he got a little out of the box and didn't settle for norms which also included his approach to his throat cancer.  He lived authentically himself which is something we all hope to say when o...
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Hump Day Poll: It's the Best




What is a memorable scene from a movie that you love?

It always gives me butterflies when the cars part in Sixteen Candles and there stands Jake Ryan.  

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I know, I'm a sucker but it takes me back especially with those first few bars of If You Were Here by The Thompson Twins.

How about you?

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  1. DawnSeptember 1, 2021 at 11:16 AM

    Pretty Woman when she goes shopping the 2nd time

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  2. The Mr.September 1, 2021 at 11:18 AM

    Whenever that first bar of The Star Wars theme kicks in I just can't help but feel like a little kid again.

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighSeptember 1, 2021 at 12:08 PM

      Heck, I even teared up when we saw it on that John Williams special last week. Modern day Mozart!

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  3. WoodsySeptember 1, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    Planes Trains and Automobiles when Neal is on the train and memories of Del come to mind with the Power to Believe song playing in the background. There has yet to be a time when I have not cried. The loneliness of the holidays in addition to the actual scenes really jumps out at me.

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighSeptember 2, 2021 at 3:02 PM

      You know to have a tissue handy while the dogs look at you going "what's her problem?"

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  4. another layerSeptember 1, 2021 at 9:59 PM

    One of my favorite all time movies is Better Off Dead. Pretty much any scene from that one. My high school best friend and I could quote that movie almost verbatim. I love the newspaper boy "TWO DOLLARS" and the scene where Lane's buddy is telling him "go really fast and if something gets in your way, turn".

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighSeptember 2, 2021 at 3:02 PM

      When the Mr and I were dating, he would always scream "TWO DOLLARS!" at me and I had no idea what he was talking about until much later! LOL

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