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Originally posted by Dave Hensley
Ok. To quote Jackie Gleeson from Cannonball Run, "What we have here is a failure to communicate!"
Well, now you've gone and done it. I don't remember seeing Cannonball Run (I'm sure I saw it, I just probably wasn't sober at the time - since it's one of those kind of movies), so I can't definitively say Jackie Gleason is the wrong attribution of that famous quote. But, I can unequivocally state that the line, and it is one of the more famous lines in cinematic history, was originally delivered by Strother Martin as the Captain in that great 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke.
"What we got here is....FAILURE to comMUNICATE!"
Dave
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Well you can see as how I would easily get Strother Martin and Jackie Gleeson confused, can't you?
I certainly do remember the original, but since I'm a Jackie Gleeson fan from way back in the Honeymooners days, I chose his later rendition. Next time I'll try to remember to acknowledge BOTH sources... (BIG grin)
Cheers.