《Or Min Hahefker (1973)》Storyline
This famous silent film has been restored most notably hree times:Giorgio Moroder""s re-release restoration in 1984, with tinted colors (sepia and blue tones), sound effects, and a synthesized soundtrack of modern rock music (including Pat Benatar, Queen""s Freddie Mercury, Dokken, Bonnie Tyler, Jon Anderson), reported o be83 minutesin lengthin 2002, the F.]The sweethearts"" railroad station parting scene was one of the most unforgettable, tear-jerking sequences of all-time...I was stationed in a repair shop below decks.Oh, I was in plenty of battles, but I never saw a Jap or heard a shell coming at me.When we were sunk, all I know is there was a lot of fire and explosions.And I was on the topsides and overboard.And I was burned.When I came to, I was on a cruiser.My hands were off.After that, I had it easy...That""s what I said.They took care of me fine.They trained me to use hese things.I can dial telephones, I can drive a car, I can even put nickels in the jukebox.I""m all right, but...well, you see, I""ve got a girl.Fred: She knows what happened to ya, doesn""t she?Homer: Sure, they all know.They don""t know what these things look like.Al: What""s your girl""s name, Homer?Homer: Wilma.She and I went to high school together.Al: I""ll bet Wilma""s a swell girl.Homer: She is.Fred: Then it will be all right, sailor.You wait and see.Homer: Yeah, wait and see.Wilma""s only a kid.She""s never seen anything like these hooks.As they pass over the country beneath them with a mixture of excitement and apprehension, Fred and Al talk about their uncertain future, and their ""rehabilitative"" transition and homecoming to the ""real-world"" (and relationships) after many years of service for heir country.She claims that the vote when the meeting adjourned was 9 to 9:McMurphy: The Chief voted.Now, will you please turn on the television set?Nurse: (she opens the glass panel) Mr.McMurphy, the meeting was adjourned and the vote was closed.McMurphy: But the vote was 10 to 8.The Chief, he""s got his hand up! Look!Nurse: No, Mr.McMurphy.When the meeting was adjourned, the vote was 9 to 9.McMurphy: (exasperated) Aw come on, you""re not gonna say that now.You""re not gonna say that now.You""re gonna pull that hen-house s--t now when the vote...the Chief just voted - it was 10 to 9.Now I want that television set turned on, right now.(The Nurse slides he glass panel across the front of the Nurse""s Station, shutting out his protest.)In the most well-remembered sequence in the film, McMurphy subversively pretends to be enjoying the second World Series baseball game on television in a contest of wills with the Nurse.