Tommy Boy The Rewatchables
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Tommy Boy

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

"A lot of people go to college for seven years." "I know. They're called doctors."; "Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?"; "I just barfed on an inhale"; "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it"

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  • The seven-years-of-college exchange ending 'They're called doctors' is a great line.
  • Farley's self-deprecating slur line is praised for its delivery, tied to his flustered self-hitting on the Chris Farley Show sketch.
  • The paint chips line and Spade's 'I just barfed on an inhale' are also cited.
  • The steak line, finally delivered right at the end after failing all movie, is gratifying and could have gone in aged best.