dr larch's ether drip
was he addicted to ether or something? please explain?
shareI think yes and no. He wasn't using it to get 'high', but I think he was addicted in the sense that he had to have it to get any sleep. I think he was always just so tired that it was easier to knock himself out that to try to wait and drift off to sleep. Toby McGuire's Goody-Goody character didn't seem to like it, but in trying to explain it to one of the other children, he seem to understand the 'need'.
shareYou are saying that he used the ether drip to "go to sleep". In the book entitled "My Movie Business" by John Irving, he explains that he uses the ether to ease the pain from which he recieved a STD from a one night stand when he was in his younger days. It says so in one of the chapters. Read the book for yourself. I have a copy of the book myself and read it as well.
shareHe started to use the ether because of the STD but then became addicted and was addicted for his entire life, finally resulting in his death. In the book, it is often referred to as his ether addiction.
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He had a pretty depressing life dealing with unwanted babies, abortions, orphans - all day every day in a depressing dilapidated structure stuck in the middle of nowhere. It's understandable that he need escape and/or recreation. It also changed his personality. He seemed capable of laughter and romance only when high.
People never lock their doors in this town.
They will tonight.
Yeah, he was a total ether junkie. It's a good thing whip cream canisters weren't available back in the 1700s. That stuff's no joke. A psycho ex-friend of mine used to huff two of those bad boys and mess himself.
shareBilly, it seems to look like you are saying that this movie takes place in the 1700s.
However, in reality takes place in the 1940s.
Just thought you should know.
Hm. Than why didn't the apple picker's log cabin have electricity?
shareIn the 40's, electricity would have been a luxury in a rural setting. Most of the rural South would have had entire counties with little to no electricity.
By your logic, why would they have automobiles in the 1700's????????
I would venture to say that Billy is the one that actually huffs the whipped cream cans, and his "psycho friend" is just a fabrication. LOL.
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Hey Billy, I think what you are talking about is nitrous oxide, a common drug that is used by dentists and commonly known as 'laughing gas'.
p.s. where did you get 1700's from?
"When all are one and one is all, to be a rock and not to troll....."
I would venture to say that Billy is the one that actually huffs the whipped cream cans, and his "psycho friend" is just a fabrication. LOL.
I LOLled, too. Nice, buddy, thanks. share
In the beginning of the movie it said the date...I can't remember exactly but it was 1940 something.
"Meet me in Montauk."
People have kept asking why would there be cars in the 1700s? which is a good point. But equally bizarre for this theory would be Why is WWII happening in the 1700s? Why are they watching King Kong in the 1700s, and referring to it as an old movie? Why? Why? Why?
Itis a self evident point and thus needn't be argued, that whoever referred to this movie as being set in the 1700s either paid no attention whatsoever, or else never watched it and is only trying to antagonise people.
Oh well
haha yeah it is 1940something and the reason there's no electricity is because of the blackout that candy mentions.. that's the reason the drive in movie screen wasn't working when candy brought homer to it
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yes, author scholar, I too was going to post "Why ask "why were they driving cars in the 1700s?", but "why were they fighting World War II in the 1700s?""
sharewell i thinks its clear by now, dr. larch was addicted ether cause of a std (although could have mentioned in movie once?) and its clear "Billy Bodiggle" like to experiment a little also (1700`s????) those 2 things have been made clear to me on this blog
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