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use of cocaine?

posted 16 years ago by pjmille
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I'm not sure I have the right movie, but I thought there was a cocaine scene in this one. I now have the Shoot the Moon dvd, and the scene isn't in it. I thought for sure I remembered that Peter Weller had moved in with Faith Dunlap, and, through his influence, she began using drugs. Perhaps I'm remembering that scene from a different movie. Besides, I think the scene included the discovery of the drug use by a young son. Obviously, there are no young sons in Shoot the Moon. If anyone can think of what movie I'm remembering, I'd be obliged. I just wonder if this scene was originally in Shoot the Moon (with Sherry discovering her Mom using cocaine), and later removed for todays audience. Anyone have a clue?

[–] moonspinner55 16 years ago

First Born
Peter Weller, Teri Garr

[–] Katz5 15 years ago

Yes, you are thinking about First Born, another movie with Peter Weller and Teri Garr. (Good movie, BTW).

Dude means nice guy. Dude means a regular sort of person.

[–] pjmille 15 years ago

Ah! Thanks!

[–] lolarites 15 years ago

There is a scene where she is taking a bath and lights up a joint.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

I sure thought that looked like a doobie, brother (or sister), but she didn't seem to be inhaling much.

[–] Ironman54 14 years ago

Watching the scene now - defiantly doin' a doobie.

The black rotary telephone (when she gets outta the tub to answer) is a bakelite
black rotary phone. I wonder how many 'kids' watching this movie even know what the hell that object was ? I was thinking about her singin' the old Beatles tune while in the tub... then I did the math...the song was close to 20 years old when she sang it ... this movie though is now almost 30 years old .... man, do I feel OLD !!!!!!!!!!!!

**My kids hearing this tune now would be like kids from the 50's listening to music from the turn of the century (1890's). Wow.....

[–] Stirchley 13 years ago

The black rotary telephone

We still use our original green rotary phone (circa 1982). It is the only phone in the house that has never broken. A thirty-something friend of mine also uses a rotary in his house. (We also have a touch-tone of course.)