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Along with all the attentions which Mammi has received from the costume director of the movie, she also gets exclusive delivery privileges of the film's choicest lines, as written by dialogue director Michel Audiard. When Mammi catches Pappi taking a peek at Playboy, she remonstrates, "Pappi! Don't do that, honey. You shall give yourself nightmares. Please! Be sensible!". When she has to wear a business suit, she complains, "I hate flat shoes! I absolutly hate flat shoes! How can anybody ever keep their balance in these damn things!". Funny dialogue is great, but gestures and expression make Serrault...
...pursued a meandering private path that has not always delighted his parents. Commenting in 1981 on his son's decision to become a dancer, Reagan awkwardly told reporters, "It's O.K. We've made sure he's all man." More recently, Ron has been turning out pieces for Playboy magazine on such subjects as the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the summit between his father and Mikhail Gorbachev. Wearing blue jeans and red Reeboks, Ron had the unprecedented advantage of living at the President's chateau while on assignment, causing no small consternation among the rest of the press corps...
...came through in the relaxed way he juggled both his family connections and his talent on S.N.L. "I want to see a show of hands," he began his monologue. "How many people here think I was asked to host Saturday Night Live because I'm a contributing editor of Playboy magazine? (Some applause.) How many people here think I was asked to host the show because my father is President of the United States? (Much louder applause and laughter.) That's what I thought. That's what I thought." Said Writer Downey: "It made me like Ronald Reagan more, knowing...
...Swaggering through the streets, they terrorized the population, extorted money and tortured and killed untold numbers. In January 1971, Papa Doc decreed that his tubby son Jean-Claude, 19, would succeed him in the presidency. Haitians were called to the polls to ratify the succession of the ) moon-faced playboy, whose interests seemed to revolve around women and fast cars. According to government figures, Baby Doc won the plebiscite handily...
...real men don't read Playboy; they read Sports Illustrated, right? Get real, Sports Illustrated is a family deal, a dentist's office rag. Young and old, men and women read it; and, no Mr. Mulvoy, we don't all get turned on by your aesthetic advertising...