Is George Segal referred to as 'Nick' at ANY point in this film?
I've always referred to those 2 characters as 'Honey' and 'Dear', because I thought those are the only names we hear them call each other.
Where did 'Nick' come from?
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Where did Nick come from? Try Edward Albee's play.
shareNo, I get that. I just don't understand why because he's never referred to as Nick by anyone, is he? Or maybe he was in the play but not in the film?
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Well, then I guess the name was given him by his parents. What point are you making. Obviously his wife knows what his name is. George could give a rodent's derriere, and Martha ain't interested in his name. For a deeper level interpretation - Albee was always obsessed with the All-American stud - blond, blue-eyed type (I think they wanted Redford for this role - too bad, as he would have been perfect), so perhaps Albee intentionally has the other characters never call him by name, so as to give him the nameless aura of an All-American paradigm. How's that for BS?
shareI just thought it strange that one half of the 'other couple' got a name (Nick) but the other half DIDN'T (her name wasn't supposed to really be 'Honey', was it?)
Seems to me their names in the credits should be 'Honey' and 'Dear', as that's how they're referred to throughout the movie (what they call one another, etc.)
Just a thought...
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In Albee's play, those are their names. Nick and Honey. Funny, I've seen the movie at least ten times and I never realized that none of the other characters ever address Nick by name.
All the universe . . . or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?
Wow. Can't believe how rude people are - the OP makes a valid POINT.
And, sorry, oh well-read ones, there are many people who've seen this
brilliant film and have not read the play! Get over it. J e su s.
I, too, noticed after the first viewing that "Nick" is NEVER referred to
by his name. And "Honey" sounds like a term of endearment. I thought
this was done deliberately, as to say that this couple is NOT unique
and could be any young couple in America. If this was Lehman's
stroke, it was a stroke of genius. George and Martha and the couple.
Wow. Can't believe how rude people are - the OP makes a valid POINT.
And, sorry, oh well-read ones, there are many people who've seen this
brilliant film and have not read the play! Get over it. J e su s.
I, too, noticed after the first viewing that "Nick" is NEVER referred to
by his name. And "Honey" sounds like a term of endearment. I thought
this was done deliberately, as to say that this couple is NOT unique
and could be any young couple in America. If this was Lehman's
stroke, it was a stroke of genius. George and Martha and the couple.
I thought this was done deliberately, as to say that this couple is NOT unique and could be any young couple in America.Exactly how I took it - which is why I kind of thought their 'names' should have been 'Honey' and 'Dear'.
One critic suggested that "Nick" was a reference to Nikita Kruschev, as the piece was written at the height of the Cold War. Seems pretty far fetched to me.
shareWhy the rude answer?
My husband watched the film for the first time last night and remarked "They never utter George Segal's name." And he is right.
There is no need to be sarcastic or nasty on these threads.