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The Purple Rose of Cairo

CastMia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
Year released1985
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Waitress Cecilia asks her sister and coworker, "Are you crazy?" (0:02)

Her husband Monk tells Cecilia, "You know I’m crazy about you."
”I worry.” (0:05)

Poster for Clive of India (0:05)

Archaeologist Tom Baxter tells the others, "It’s so impulsive..." (0:08)

Rita tells the others, "I feel like getting plushed to the scuppers." (0:09)

His friend Olga tells Monk, "You’re drunk."
Monk: ”What do you mean, drunk? I’m not drunk... Don’t worry about her.”
Cecilia tells Monk, ”... you beat up on me.”
Monk: ”Look, I hit you when you get out of line, and I never just hit you... you get whacked.”
”... I don’t know who’s filling your head full of these crazy notions...”
”I drink, I get crazy.” (0:11)

A woman watching the movie faints. (0:18)

Sign: "DRUGS" (0:18)

The theater manager tells the actors, "... don’t panic."
Actor Henry: ”Are you crazy?” (0:19)

Henry: "... let’s not panic." (0:23)

Monk asks Cecilia, "What are you so nervous about?"
Cecilia: ”Don’t worry.” (0:24)

Moviegoer, referring to Harold: "My husband is a student of the human personality." (0:27)

Manager, referring to producer Raoul Hirsch: "... there’s a crisis with his film." (0:27)

His agent tells actor Gil Shepherd, "There’s a double of you on the loose."
Gil: ”I’m afraid to fly.” (0:30)

Cecilia tells Tom, "It’s what I dreamed kissing would be like."
”... I’m a little tipsy...”
Tom, referring to Monk: ”... if he hits you again...”
”... dream of you.” (0:34)

Lawyer: "We got to keep the crisis local."
”... worry about it later. Don’t worry about a thing.”
Theater manager: ”It was all so crazy...” (0:37)

His friend tells Monk, referring to Cecilia, "She was with this crazy looking guy..."
Monk: ”... you’re nuts.” (0:41)

Tom tells Cecilia, "I dreamed of us in Cairo." (0:42)

Cecilia asks Tom, "Aren’t you at all even worried?" (0:44)

Tom and Monk slug one another. (0:46)

Cecilia tells Gil, "Listen, I’ve had a crazy morning."
”You don’t have to worry about that.” (0:48)

Tom tells prostitute Emma, "Well, we Baxters never really had to worry about money." (0:52)

Cecilia tells Gil, "That’s like a dream."
”I’m confused.” (0:58)

Henry: "Let’s redefine ourselves as the real world and them as the world of illusion... We’re reality. They’re a dream." (1:00)

Tom tells Cecilia, "... I don’t want to talk anymore about what’s real and what’s illusion..." (1:02)

Tom tells the other characters, referring to Cecilia, "... I’ll sock any man in the jaw who makes her feel unwanted." (1:04)

Singer character Kitty faints. (1:06)

Cecilia tells Tom, "I've dreamed of having a white telephone."
Tom: ”Your dreams are my dreams.” (1:08)

Gil tell Cecilia, "Do something impulsive for once in your life." (1:11)

Monk tells Cecilia, "I’m the guy that can slap you down." (1:14)

Cecilia walks in on Top Hat playing in the theater. (1:17)

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