The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
The participants choose many exchanges, especially Richie's suicide-note exchange, Royal's graveyard lines, Eli's insecurity, the Custer premise, Chaz's rough-year confession, and Royal's gravestone.
In the discussion (17)
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- Richie and Chaz's exchange about writing a suicide note after regaining consciousness is a favorite.
- Royal asking whether anyone wants burgers in the cemetery is selected.
- Royal telling the boys that their mother was terribly attractive is called the movie's second-biggest laugh.
- The announcers' description of Richie's tennis collapse is selected.
- Royal's funeral response, 'All right, Bomber,' is offered as a Best Quote candidate.
- Eli regretting that he and Richie did not use drugs together earlier is selected for its absurd sadness.
- Royal's claim that his closeness to death changed him, answered by Richie's reminder that he was never dying, is repeated as a favorite.
- Eli asking whether a reviewer especially thinks he is not a genius is selected.
- The premise of Eli's Custer book is the participant's all-time favorite quote from the movie.
- Eli's drug-related dialogue, including Wildcat, is treated as endlessly quotable.
- Royal describing Eli as an old grizzly bear is recalled in the final quote rundown.
- Eli's opening narration about the frisklating dusk light is recalled in the final quote rundown.
- Royal's line about dog blood on his face is named during the Best Quote discussion.
- Royal's gravestone claim that he died rescuing his family from a destroyed sinking battleship supplies the final laugh and captures the character.
- Chaz's admission that he has had a rough year is singled out for emotional force.
- Dusty's fake-doctor instruction to push fluids and continue stomach-cancer medication is chosen for pure comedy.
- Danny Glover's Henry asking, 'Is that a tick-tac?', is recalled as a Best Quote candidate.