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What is Lefty talking about when he says "What kind of a man has a malvole"?
An early (1992) draft of the script gives us some more explanation. Lefty thinks the guy is cheap and he's not impressed that he's talking smack about his own wife.
LEFTY: You gonna put any money in ...
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How does Quentin Tarantino write dialog for a language he doesn't speak?
Specifically for Inglorious Basterds, Tom Tykwer and Nicholas Richard are credited for "German Dialogue Translation" and "French Dialogue Translation" respectively:
Tom Tykwer is ...
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What does "Shocker there" mean?
Sarah is being sarcastic. The word "shocker" is defined as
One who or that which shocks or startles
Given her tone of voice, we can presume that she's saying that she's not surprised that ...
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What does "Shocker there" mean?
This is an established American English idiom. It's essentially shorthand for "This is a shocking piece of information", or "I find this to be shocking".
It's typically used in the ...
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What is Lefty talking about when he says "What kind of a man has a malvole"?
Is he talking about the bar, the car, a goomar?
He's talking about Richie's attitude. About the man itself, and his weakness. "Malvole" can be translated into "someone who's forced ...
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Why does the grandmother in Rapsittie Street Kids talk in gibberish?
This was, according to the actor (Debra Wilson) that voiced the grandmother, an intentional stylistic choice. She's simply supposed to be elderly and slightly doddery.
Mad TV star Debra Wilson was ...
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