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Edited by Mary McNamara

Do we need a new Oscar category? A middle-aged couple at a theater in Santa Monica discover that “Prince of Tides,” is sold out.

“What about ‘Bugsy’? “ the man asks. “No,” the woman says, “Warren Beatty doesn’t do it for me anymore.” “Well, he never did it for me. What about ‘Hook’? “ “Robin Williams looks too fat to be Peter Pan.” “ ‘JFK’? “ “No way. I don’t like Kevin Costner in the short haircut. Let’s go get something to eat and come back for the next showing,” she decides. “I hear Nick Nolte looks really great in this movie.”

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