Dialog Question
What does the little boy say when Popeye asks him what he wants for Christmas?
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Jetty Lane 500.
I just rewound the movie to find out. That's what the closed captions said and it's accurate.
I looked online to find out if it was some kind of toy car or something, apparently, it's supposedly like a hotwheel toy car. I guess it's some sort of reference to someone in the movie's personal life as no such toy actually existed.
Ha! The little boy asks for a "Johnny Lightning 500." It was a car toy like Hot Wheels. It was big in the early 70's, with its own theme song. "Johnny Lightning has the hills, Johnny Lightning has the thrills." Check out the commercial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNJdMAIE5W0
No, he actually doesn't say that. If you go online it even says exactly what I posted. That people confuse it with Johnny Lightning 500 but that's NOT what he says. Watch his lips and listen again. It even makes reference to the fact that it could be some inside joke or something to do with the director or other person involved with the film.
shareSorry, but the guys who made the subtitles and transcriptions made a mistake. I saw the film as a 14 year old in the Spring of 1972, and there was never any doubt in my mind what little Eric says. "Hot Wheels" and "Johnny Lightning" were all the rage (along with Tyco and Aurora AFX racing sets) from '69 to about '74. All the Saturday morning kids' shows were littered with those commercials.
DOYLE: What's your name, little boy?"
BOY: Eric.
DOYLE: What do you want for Christmas, Eric?
ERIC: Johnny Lightning 500!
DOYLE: You been a good little boy?
Eric nods.
DOYLE: You like Santa Claus, don'tcha? Oh, you like Santa Claus.
If you can prove me wrong, I'm all ears.
Well, you can believe what you want but I watched his lips AND HEARD what he said.
I also believe the articles online.
So,there you go. You believe what you want. I know what he said. It wasn't Johnny Lightning. Read the articles online.
Google what I said he said and see what happens.
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