(contd) investigate … (contd) investigate Doc’s murder, but this being a William Goldman story, nothing is so straightforward,and lo and behold, it transpires Janeway is actually a henchman of Szell’s, who Szell has sent round to interrogate Babe about Szell’s diamonds, Sezell being certain that Doc must have told Babe about them before he died. Janeway leaves without revealing his true identity, but that night, two more of Szell’s henchmen are sent round to kidnap Babe so Szell can personally interrogate Babe (cont)
(contd) Babe’s … (contd) Babe’s girlfriend, Elsa go out to dinner, but when Doc publicly exposes Elsa as an imposter in front of Babe, the two brothers fall out, and Babe storms home alone. Doc/Scila meanwhile tracks down Szell, but when Doc/scila confronts him, Szell attacks him with his cutter, fatally injuring him. Doc manages to crawl back to Babe’s apartment, bleeding to death, and tries to tell Babe something before he collapses and dies. A detective called Janeway arrives at Babe’s apartment to (cont)
Really! In the 70’s … Really! In the 70’s I had a dentist who would drill without freezing and when I asked why he stared blankly at me and said after a long pause, “Because you can take it.” Twenty years later I found out he was much like our dentist friend in Marathon Man – a former nazi dentist. At that time there was a class action suit against him for pulling all kinds of weird shit.
(contd) surviving … (contd) surviving victims now living in New York recognise him, and when one of them confronts him, Szell slashes his throat with a “cutter” he has strapped to his forearm, before escaping amidst the general pandemonium. Meanwhile, a professional spy/assasin called “Scila” is hot on Szell’s trail. Babe’s (Dustin Hoffman) brother, “Doc” comes to visit, and it tranpires that “Doc” and “Scila” are the same person, although Doc has no idea of his brother’s true profession. Doc, Babe, and (contd)
OK,so it’s a little … OK,so it’s a little complicated,but basically Szell is a Nazi war criminal,in exile in Paraguay.The old guy who’s killed in the car accident at the beginning of the film was Szell’s brother,so Szell is forced to come out of hiding to claim his diamonds which he stored in a depositery at a NY bank. He was known as the “Weiss Angel” (White Angel) because of his thick head of white hair, so in a effort to disguise himself, he shaves his head before arriving in New York, but some of his (contd)
Last time I went to … Last time I went to the dentist, it was a female, and as soon as I was in the chair, she whipped the drill out, so I said “Whoa, whoa, aren’t you going to anaethathise me first?” and she said “Well, the nerve’s dead, so you won’t feel anything, but we can anaethatise you if you prefer” and I said “Well,yes, I WOULD prefer if you’re going to stick a drill in my mouth!” I mean, Jeez!
If Dr. Szell wanted … If Dr. Szell wanted to save some time, he should have just made Dustin watch Ishtar!
“Is it safe?”
“I don’t know what you mean? AAHHHGHHH!”
“Perhaps you would care to watch in Hi-Def???”
“AHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGHH!”
Yes, it’s safe!”
“I have deleted scenes!”
He may have been sadistic, but at least he practiced good hygiene! (Always wash hands before excruciating torture! It’s just good manners!)
“Now, Open wide and say AAAAHHHGGGGGSSSHHHITTTTTFUCKMEEEEAAAHHHHFUCKGFUCKFUCKFUCKSSSSSSSSSHITAHHHGGGGHHH!”
Nooo no no no, that … Nooo no no no, that incident has been distorted. What happened was, Hoffman had been out partying late nights to take his mind off his divorce, and Olivier basically told him to enjoy acting instead. The “try acting” version was maliciously spread around by the writer of the original novel because Hoffman wanted to have a different ending to the film than in the book and the change was done in Hoffman’s favor.
once I asked the … once I asked the dentist that too and he just laughed a little and said open. The novacaine hadn’t taken full effect from the drill and I said ok, I’ll talk! I hate the dentist too.
I remember my dad … I remember my dad telling me a story about how his dentist asked him “Is it safe?” when starting work on a cavity once. I always wondered why he hates the dentist so much, but I now know.
i watched it at 17 … i watched it at 17 and never forgot it either – esp when visiting the dentist! This was the beg’g of my life-long crush on Hoffman and Olivier.
dr. szell wants to know… is it?
MrLuciferSam Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Just say ‘YES’!!!
Just say ‘YES’!!!
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
(Cont) and torture …
(Cont) and torture him for information, which leads us into the scene above (Whew!)
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
(contd) investigate …
(contd) investigate Doc’s murder, but this being a William Goldman story, nothing is so straightforward,and lo and behold, it transpires Janeway is actually a henchman of Szell’s, who Szell has sent round to interrogate Babe about Szell’s diamonds, Sezell being certain that Doc must have told Babe about them before he died. Janeway leaves without revealing his true identity, but that night, two more of Szell’s henchmen are sent round to kidnap Babe so Szell can personally interrogate Babe (cont)
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
(contd) Babe’s …
(contd) Babe’s girlfriend, Elsa go out to dinner, but when Doc publicly exposes Elsa as an imposter in front of Babe, the two brothers fall out, and Babe storms home alone. Doc/Scila meanwhile tracks down Szell, but when Doc/scila confronts him, Szell attacks him with his cutter, fatally injuring him. Doc manages to crawl back to Babe’s apartment, bleeding to death, and tries to tell Babe something before he collapses and dies. A detective called Janeway arrives at Babe’s apartment to (cont)
dec121964 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Really! In the 70’s …
Really! In the 70’s I had a dentist who would drill without freezing and when I asked why he stared blankly at me and said after a long pause, “Because you can take it.” Twenty years later I found out he was much like our dentist friend in Marathon Man – a former nazi dentist. At that time there was a class action suit against him for pulling all kinds of weird shit.
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
(contd) surviving …
(contd) surviving victims now living in New York recognise him, and when one of them confronts him, Szell slashes his throat with a “cutter” he has strapped to his forearm, before escaping amidst the general pandemonium. Meanwhile, a professional spy/assasin called “Scila” is hot on Szell’s trail. Babe’s (Dustin Hoffman) brother, “Doc” comes to visit, and it tranpires that “Doc” and “Scila” are the same person, although Doc has no idea of his brother’s true profession. Doc, Babe, and (contd)
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
OK,so it’s a little …
OK,so it’s a little complicated,but basically Szell is a Nazi war criminal,in exile in Paraguay.The old guy who’s killed in the car accident at the beginning of the film was Szell’s brother,so Szell is forced to come out of hiding to claim his diamonds which he stored in a depositery at a NY bank. He was known as the “Weiss Angel” (White Angel) because of his thick head of white hair, so in a effort to disguise himself, he shaves his head before arriving in New York, but some of his (contd)
baynham91 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
you should have …
you should have asked if it was safe
mistofoles Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Last time I went to …
Last time I went to the dentist, it was a female, and as soon as I was in the chair, she whipped the drill out, so I said “Whoa, whoa, aren’t you going to anaethathise me first?” and she said “Well, the nerve’s dead, so you won’t feel anything, but we can anaethatise you if you prefer” and I said “Well,yes, I WOULD prefer if you’re going to stick a drill in my mouth!” I mean, Jeez!
fbrandse Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Why do you post a …
Why do you post a video without sound after 3:25? Better not to post anything than something bad!
Foxstab Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Why the sound goes …
Why the sound goes off midway? BOO!
stratman123 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
If Dr. Szell wanted …
If Dr. Szell wanted to save some time, he should have just made Dustin watch Ishtar!
“Is it safe?”
“I don’t know what you mean? AAHHHGHHH!”
“Perhaps you would care to watch in Hi-Def???”
“AHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGHH!”
Yes, it’s safe!”
“I have deleted scenes!”
He may have been sadistic, but at least he practiced good hygiene! (Always wash hands before excruciating torture! It’s just good manners!)
“Now, Open wide and say AAAAHHHGGGGGSSSHHHITTTTTFUCKMEEEEAAAHHHHFUCKGFUCKFUCKFUCKSSSSSSSSSHITAHHHGGGGHHH!”
hamdinosaur Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I wish my dentist …
I wish my dentist had a sense of humor like that.
weisszil Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
OLIVIER = GENIUS
OLIVIER = GENIUS
wegaify Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
the nazi …
the nazi doctor isnt safe
PanacheDom Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Is’it ?
Is’it ?
dutchkollman Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Nooo no no no, that …
Nooo no no no, that incident has been distorted. What happened was, Hoffman had been out partying late nights to take his mind off his divorce, and Olivier basically told him to enjoy acting instead. The “try acting” version was maliciously spread around by the writer of the original novel because Hoffman wanted to have a different ending to the film than in the book and the change was done in Hoffman’s favor.
Aoddie Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Hahahaha
Hahahaha
busterbone Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
once I asked the …
once I asked the dentist that too and he just laughed a little and said open. The novacaine hadn’t taken full effect from the drill and I said ok, I’ll talk! I hate the dentist too.
RandomName158 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I remember my dad …
I remember my dad telling me a story about how his dentist asked him “Is it safe?” when starting work on a cavity once. I always wondered why he hates the dentist so much, but I now know.
SanCarlosSt Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
The most painful …
The most painful scene in movie history
CRAZOLA3 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
OH SHIT
OH SHIT
AlwaysAbiggerFish Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
It is not a mistake …
It is not a mistake. Instead of meaning is it safe, as in , is it in a safe spot, it means is it safe as in, is it safe!
Sissors are not safe, for kids.
At least that is what Hoffman thought he ment
mvf221 Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
i watched it at 17 …
i watched it at 17 and never forgot it either – esp when visiting the dentist! This was the beg’g of my life-long crush on Hoffman and Olivier.
sardoniclysane Says: November 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
No, he was thinking …
No, he was thinking if the situation itself was safe, when clearly it’s not, not at all.