Blue Moon (2025)

Does the film portray Hart’s underlying personality or the effects of alcohol intoxication?

Reporter: "... Lorenz Hart, who died last night..." (0:01)

Hart: "... Worst line in Casablanca..." 
”... best line in Casablanca?” (0:04)

Hart: ”... are you a homosexual or... a tireless, relentless homosexual?” (0:09)

Bartender Eddie: ”Spoken with the modesty of a true lunatic.” 
Hart: ”... what an ego?...” 
Hart tells pianist Morty Rifkin, ”Don’t worry...” 
Hart asks Eddie, ”... you’re going to analyze me?...” (0:14)

Hart: ”... the horn of a retarded unicorn.” (0:22)

Hart: ”... interesting emotional landscape... we can only dream about...” 
”... the least sentimental...” (0:25)

Hart tells author E. B. White, referring to college student Elizabeth Weiland, ”... pensive and sweet and wise...” (0:27)

Hart tells White, "... Let’s discuss this like two sensible alcoholics..." (0:29)

Hart: "... the closest I’ve ever felt in my life to pure selflessness..." 
”... as close as modesty will allow...” (0:33)

Hart tells composer Richard Rodgers, “... I’m on the wagon, Dick..." 
”... we should be dreaming about something...” 
”... the cannibals are doing Porgy and Bess...” 
”She lives socially, psychologically... That is the emotional core...” 
Rogers: ”... It drives me really crazy...” 
”... watch cannibals singing...?” 
”... pride in their country...” 
”... singing cannibals.” 
Hart: ”But cannibals are much funnier...” 
”... What is your dream show?” 
Rodgers: ”My dream show?” 
Hart: ”... a carnival barker who beats up his girlfriend...” (0:41)

White tells Hart, "... Must’ve burned myself out..." 
Hart: ”... I’ve started to identify with him.” (0:50)

Eddie asks a bar patron, "What do you call a tired homosexual?" (0:52)

Hart asks Rifkin, "... Wasn’t that the sweetest thing...?..." 
”... behaving like human beings...”
Referring to Vivienne, ”... her compassion... having the courage...” 
Rifkin: ”I’ve never had the courage to even dream of saying that.” (0:53)

Langner: "... scores never lack grace..." 
”... persuade his rival to hang himself...” (0:56)

Rogers tells Hart, "Yeah, you were the wise old man..." 
Hart: ”... more emotionally complicated...” 
”... I don’t need a psychiatrist...” 
Rodgers: ”Have you completely blocked that out?” 
Hart: ”Blocked what out?”
”... you were so drunk...” (0:58)

Hart tells Eddie, "... that is an original metaphor... " (1:04)

Elizabeth tells Hart, "... I put them away, honestly..." 
”Honestly, I’m much smarter...” 
Hart: ”... this intelligent, mercilessly observant... beauty...” (1:06)

Elizabeth tells Hart, "... We’re both a little drunk..." 
”... memorizing his phone number... this half-drunk junior... even empathy...” 
”... they’re too nervous... he was not nervous...” 
”... No pride...” 
”... like a fever dream... it all sounds sane...” 
”... Illogical, obsessional...” 
Hart: ”... The head has nothing to do with the madness of love...” 
Elizabeth: ”I feel something wiser and deeper for you...”
”... the generosity and selflessness you’ve shown me.” 
Hart: ”... Larry Hart is drunk with beauty... the word drunk. Drunk with beauty...” (1:13)

Elizabeth tells Rogers, "... uplifting, smart, magical." 
Rodgers: ”Larry, this is the most perceptive young woman...” (1:26)

Hart tells Eddie, referring to Rifkin, "Wise guy..." (1:31)

Title, referring to Hart: "... found paralyzed in a drunken stupor..." (1:34)