You remember that scene in Patriot Games (or was it Clear and Present Danger?), where Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) finds out that his wife/daughter have been in a car crash and that his daughter was injured? The part where he delivers what is undoubtedly supposed to be a heartrending line "They might have to remove her...spleen." and then breaks down crying, while holding his wife oh-so-tenderly?
that scene has always sent me into hysterics, but not in the way the directors/actors likely intended. oh, how I laugh and laugh...
maybe it's the word spleen? something about the unconvincing way Harrison Ford conveys grief?
anyways, someone recently called me about a family member's injury and the possibility of spleen removal...and while I sympathized with the scary situation the patient and family are going through...I'll admit that totally socially inappropriate laughter was looming on the horizon. luckily I have mastered the art of brevity on the phone, and so I was off before the giggles struck.
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Definitely Patriot Games... def. inferior to Clear and Present Danger in my book. Of course, nothing comes close to Red October - thanks of course to Sir Connery.
Can't wait for the next Jack Ryan film with Ryan Gosling in the title role though!
reeeeally? loooove Ryan Gosling. I'm intrigued to see him as the action movie guy - hope he doesn't forget how to act.
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