I used to quote the "I don't want to sell, buy or process" lines occasionally my senior year when it seemed like people were constantly asking about my post high school plans. Lol 25 yrs later and I still feel pretty much the same way. 😊
@@myemodiaries901 The last 10 yrs, I've been doing accounting work. Basically, accounts payable/receivable. However, I don't do the actual selling or buying. I just write or take the checks when they tell me to. Lol So in that sense.. I suppose I'm not technically "selling, buying or processing anything" personally, even though the company that I work for does. 😁😄
I've always remembered this scene because it was so refreshing to hear someone be brutally honest and stand their ground....whereas Dustin Hoffman's character in The Graduate was just crippled by the pressure....
@JONES My daughter is studying to be a DVM so she can take care of herself. That's the best move you can make for your daughter ensure she can take care of herself. I'm just not that concerned with those things which most dads are concerned with. Loyd has a good heart I do not care if he is ever successful by modern standards.
There were some wonderful actors in the Brat Pack. Anthony Michael Hall, Andy McCarthy, Emilio Estevez. Come on. Even Robert Downey Jr is sometimes called a member. John Hughes wanted Cusack to play Bender in The Breakfast Club but was overruled by the studio who wanted a tough guy for the part.
Plot twist: Lloyd goes to work for the army after all as a government assassin before going into business for himself. 10 years later he's invited to his high school reunion...
@LarsIsaac Olson Not really, kickboxing is fantastic training for striking in MMA. All Lloyd would need to do is train a grappling martial art like judo or jiu-jitsu to round out his skills and he could start competing on the local pro circuit.
I don’t know about anyone else at that age, but I absolutely hated when people talked to me in such a condescending way like the guy at 0:38 It was really none of their damn business and even if I did tell them what I wanted to do they’d tell me that wasn’t what I should be doing.
Agreed. Those people with their perpetual fake smiles and know-it-all attitude pissed me off. I had someone ask me something similar once, but I wasn't so nice back then and told them I wanted to be America's most prolific serial killer. They laughed, I kept my composure and played it serious...they got uncomfortable and her dad changed the subject. He was a good dude, we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
He isn't being condescending at all, he's trying to make conversation with a kid he just met, he seemed pretty polite about it. Its not an offensive question at all. Its odd you seem so hostile about it.
He's a great actor but I felt his character in this was a bit inconsistent. He seemed to genuinely like Lloyd for half the movie and then does a 180 towards the end.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 yeah him berating him in the prison courtyard was a weird turn of events. He should have been thankful someone who sincerely cared about his daughter was around in his absence.
kev3d no, a young man unsure about what path he wants to take because he hasn’t found any passion except for a deep love for another individual whom he crossed paths with
I haven't seen this movie in years, but I think John Cusack does Kick- Boxing pretty well in this Movie. I don't recall him doing Martial Arts in any of his other Movies. I could be wrong about that.
Grosse Point Blank, Wars Inc., Dragon Blade were a few others. He’s been training since Say Anything with Benny Urquidez whom is a full-contact fighting pioneer and at one point studied under Ed Parker (a sensei of Chuck Norris and Dan Inosanto).
@@alicialucci6642 - I've just seen clip of Grosse Pointe Blank, but I like to see the whole Movie. The other 2 Movies I am not familiar with, but I would like to see them. By the way, some people think I look like him. By the way, do you think John Cusack is a good looking guy?
From the interviews I’ve seen, the most appealing thing about Cusack is that he seems to have a strong awareness of himself. It’s as if he is the kind of guy that wouldn’t feel compelled to compare himself to others, or indirectly fish for complements on social media. I would say that’s an attractive quality.
My crush as a youngster, and he's still beautiful inside and out, for standing for his principles and speaking against Israel when so many are too cowardly. I think, in a way, he really was this idealistic kid❤
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
I love this clip! It's almost making fun of the earlier woke, which makes it that much funnier! Cusack had some very cheesy movies early on, but he pulled off the goofy guy real well (i.e.- Better Off Dead).
Ah, the naivete of youth, when all your ideals are in place, before you move out of your parents' house, get an apartment and have to pay your own way in life, then REALITY smacks you upside the head, and says you better get to work buying or selling processed things, or be homeless and starve! :)
Not true, you can work in a job where you care for human beings in the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it's often a little bit culty. Still, if you can set some boundaries where that's concerned, you can accomplish a lot of good in this world.
"...if you're eight and six as a fighter... it's no good..." Is this a common expression? I can figure out the meaning but if anyone has an accurate explanation, that would be great please.
I was in the 6th grade when this movie came out. Back then, his answer felt sensible and clever. Now, I’m 42 and very much part of the “establishment.” My opinion now would be, “get out of my house loser.” Funny how we change over time.
You mean how YOU changed...or should I say, how YOU ALLOWED yourself to be changed! And I don't think it's funny at all...Losing the ideals/values/commitment of your youth (which begins pretty much at Kindergarten and is slowly diluted beyond) to the "pressure of society" and what THEY tell you is the "correct way." Schools focusing on intellect over AWARENESS, chasing Money over substance/emotion, conditioned to use Ego over Enlightenment...smh ... it's nothing but the EPITOME of SAD!
The way he says "I can't work for that corporation" when mentioning the military.
same
it's a line that might be lost on some
This may be the most perfect Gen X moment ever captured on film.
Haha yep.
Gen X? This is timeless!
Fact
Yes it is.
Remember the days when my (x) generation was so bad. Until that next generation came along and saved us.
"I can't figure it all out tonights sir I'm just hanging out with you daughter" is such a perfect answer to a stupid question like this in my opinion.
I used to quote the "I don't want to sell, buy or process" lines occasionally my senior year when it seemed like people were constantly asking about my post high school plans. Lol 25 yrs later and I still feel pretty much the same way. 😊
so what did u end up doing
@@myemodiaries901 The last 10 yrs, I've been doing accounting work. Basically, accounts payable/receivable. However, I don't do the actual selling or buying. I just write or take the checks when they tell me to. Lol So in that sense.. I suppose I'm not technically "selling, buying or processing anything" personally, even though the company that I work for does. 😁😄
😂😂😂😂😂
@@myemodiaries901... He's still giving it a lot of thought, right?
@@myemodiaries901box kicking 😊
I've always remembered this scene because it was so refreshing to hear someone be brutally honest and stand their ground....whereas Dustin Hoffman's character in The Graduate was just crippled by the pressure....
Why Cusack has never won an Oscar is beyond me
I agree. If you are awesome roles
...be awesome.
As a father of a daughter my heart would jump for joy if a man like Loyd showed up at my dinner table.
John Mahoney's character seemed a bit inconsistent. He seemed to genuinely like Lloyd and then suddenly he wanted something better for his daughter.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 yeah because it came out he had been risking federal time for years to provide for her.
my rule is if the date shows up wearing a tie thats an automatic plus.
@JONES Goals and ambition are not a priority for me.
@JONES My daughter is studying to be a DVM so she can take care of herself. That's the best move you can make for your daughter ensure she can take care of herself.
I'm just not that concerned with those things which most dads are concerned with. Loyd has a good heart I do not care if he is ever successful by modern standards.
PLOT TWIST: Lloyd becomes the greatest UFC fighter of all time.
well he did and still does have the greatest trainer. benny the jet urquidez. one of the only men to ever ko jackie chan.
Lloyd is the Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar!
sady he was a couple years too early for either kickboxing or mma to take off
Another plot twist: That never happened.
John Cusack really elevated this film. Fine actor. Better than that Brat Pack mob.
none of the brat pack were ever considered good actors , just trendy
eric stoltz, michael j fox, john cusack - all actually good actors
There were some wonderful actors in the Brat Pack. Anthony Michael Hall, Andy McCarthy, Emilio Estevez. Come on. Even Robert Downey Jr is sometimes called a member. John Hughes wanted Cusack to play Bender in The Breakfast Club but was overruled by the studio who wanted a tough guy for the part.
Basically me whenever someone asks what my plans are...
Well, 4 years later now! Out of curiosity, have you finally got something figured out or are you still ironing out the details?
Plot twist: Lloyd goes to work for the army after all as a government assassin before going into business for himself. 10 years later he's invited to his high school reunion...
For real 😊
I love the way Cusack talks , its like on the verge of a lisp
His sister Joan, who actually plays his sister in the movie, is really lispy
It's very weird thinking of a time in which kickboxing was a thing not many people have heard of.
He was one of the first on a billion dollar entertainment industry..... UFC/MMA. and they all looked at him like he was crazy....
You just described every great success story.
@LarsIsaac Olson he specifically says mixed martial arts though so whatever his fighting style is..
@LarsIsaac Olson Not really, kickboxing is fantastic training for striking in MMA. All Lloyd would need to do is train a grappling martial art like judo or jiu-jitsu to round out his skills and he could start competing on the local pro circuit.
I don’t know about anyone else at that age, but I absolutely hated when people talked to me in such a condescending way like the guy at 0:38 It was really none of their damn business and even if I did tell them what I wanted to do they’d tell me that wasn’t what I should be doing.
Agreed. Those people with their perpetual fake smiles and know-it-all attitude pissed me off. I had someone ask me something similar once, but I wasn't so nice back then and told them I wanted to be America's most prolific serial killer. They laughed, I kept my composure and played it serious...they got uncomfortable and her dad changed the subject. He was a good dude, we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
They're her family. They just want the best for her, and they don't want her to date someone who'll financially depend only on her.
He isn't being condescending at all, he's trying to make conversation with a kid he just met, he seemed pretty polite about it. Its not an offensive question at all. Its odd you seem so hostile about it.
It is common among family gathering and mostly the older people asking that until now it is still happening and mostly unavoidable
@@MichaelGriffey6969 I'm keeping my pet rabbit 🐰 far far away from you, I don't buy it you are serious.
Damn, John looks damn handsome in his 20s
RIP John Mahoney
Favorite movie of my youth.
Rest in Peace, John Mahoney.
He's a great actor but I felt his character in this was a bit inconsistent. He seemed to genuinely like Lloyd for half the movie and then does a 180 towards the end.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 yeah him berating him in the prison courtyard was a weird turn of events. He should have been thankful someone who sincerely cared about his daughter was around in his absence.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 literally
This is the most Gen X thing ever.
this is super cute
This is Romance. This is what every woman should want.
Women don't want this.
@ NFL is rigged. Really? Please tell us all what women want. (P.S. It must be a real honor to be elected to speak for all women) LOL!
You mean a guy with absolutely no idea about what he wants to do, except for some pipe dream where he thinks he can beat up other people for money?
kev3d no, a young man unsure about what path he wants to take because he hasn’t found any passion except for a deep love for another individual whom he crossed paths with
@@SouthernSkeptic speak for yourself lol
In high-school I felt like Diane! Now at 20 I feel like Lloyd.
How do you feel now?
Cusack is so young...he's just a baby here. :-)
No...he's a baby in Better Off Dead and Natty Gann!
And then Lloyd went on to have 5 or 6 brilliant careers and the father goes tio prison. You GO, Lloyd Dobbler!
He might have said one of the most biggest riddles ever! Peace!
James Court's buddy at the dinner table is exactly the kind of Guy who would ask that question
Stellar Jukebox!
Best movie ever
I haven't seen this movie in years, but I think John Cusack does Kick- Boxing pretty well in this Movie. I don't recall him doing Martial Arts in any of his other Movies. I could be wrong about that.
Grosse Point Blank, Wars Inc., Dragon Blade were a few others. He’s been training since Say Anything with Benny Urquidez whom is a full-contact fighting pioneer and at one point studied under Ed Parker (a sensei of Chuck Norris and Dan Inosanto).
That is, Urquidez studied under Ed Parker, making Cusack a student of Ed Parker’s teachings by default.
@@alicialucci6642 - I've just seen clip of Grosse Pointe Blank, but I like to see the whole Movie. The other 2 Movies I am not familiar with, but I would like to see them. By the way, some people think I look like him. By the way, do you think John Cusack is a good looking guy?
From the interviews I’ve seen, the most appealing thing about Cusack is that he seems to have a strong awareness of himself.
It’s as if he is the kind of guy that wouldn’t feel compelled to compare himself to others, or indirectly fish for complements on social media. I would say that’s an attractive quality.
@@alicialucci6642- "Toche"
As a kickboxer dating a girl whose family is very skeptical of my life choices this movie always hit so hard
stealing from old people is underclass and a couple of unsolved murders have a thread of senior care, nurse, volunteers opioid in Toronto
My crush as a youngster, and he's still beautiful inside and out, for standing for his principles and speaking against Israel when so many are too cowardly. I think, in a way, he really was this idealistic kid❤
I've always felt that way too. So I'm screwed.
cusack and mahoney are so alike they could have played father and son
Insert skating. ❤️
GOAT!!🥰❤️🎉
Brubeck. Good taste
You have good ears.
"I cant figuire it out tonight so Im just gonna hang out with your daughter "
This movie is depressing because Lloyd is not real. John Cusack’s acting feels so genuine in this movie that it makes me uncomfortable.
this reminds me of the scene from the notebook
the entire soundtrack is hot.
amen
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
Cusack is the best!
We need a sequel!
Just No. No fawk we don’t, movie is perfect way it is.
When he says, “I’m just like that…I’m not even like that with anybody,” did he flub the line? If not, what did he mean by it?
Stereo Component - 細長い
“I haven’t been knocked out yet”
Sad boy😚
but until then...
anyone..
😂
❤
❤ Wasn't he cute then 😢😊
He was adorable!! I was 17 when this movie came out and I thought John Cusack was a hunk 🤣
Snicker, its Get Out
I love this clip! It's almost making fun of the earlier woke, which makes it that much funnier! Cusack had some very cheesy movies early on, but he pulled off the goofy guy real well (i.e.- Better Off Dead).
He would really hurt someone in real life in fighting
Ah, the naivete of youth, when all your ideals are in place, before you move out of your parents' house, get an apartment and have to pay your own way in life, then REALITY smacks you upside the head, and says you better get to work buying or selling processed things, or be homeless and starve! :)
Not true, you can work in a job where you care for human beings in the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it's often a little bit culty. Still, if you can set some boundaries where that's concerned, you can accomplish a lot of good in this world.
Is Miles Teller John Cusack's son?
Watch the movie Say Anything. Now I know what my ex-wife meant when she told her daughter that she finally found a Lloyd.
"...if you're eight and six as a fighter... it's no good..."
Is this a common expression? I can figure out the meaning but if anyone has an accurate explanation, that would be great please.
8 wins, 6 losses . not a great record.
Downvoting this is sheer madness
the dad acting all smug while secretly stealing money from the elderly residents
Which is just sick!
Awe he was just a late bloomer. The dad knew he was about to put him on the spot 😟.
Anybody have the lyrics to this? 🤷🏼♂️😂
I'll Google it but I wanted to quote this in a text
I was in the 6th grade when this movie came out. Back then, his answer felt sensible and clever. Now, I’m 42 and very much part of the “establishment.” My opinion now would be, “get out of my house loser.” Funny how we change over time.
You mean how YOU changed...or should I say, how YOU ALLOWED yourself to be changed!
And I don't think it's funny at all...Losing the ideals/values/commitment of your youth (which begins pretty much at Kindergarten and is slowly diluted beyond) to the "pressure of society" and what THEY tell you is the "correct way." Schools focusing on intellect over AWARENESS, chasing Money over substance/emotion, conditioned to use Ego over Enlightenment...smh
... it's nothing but the EPITOME of SAD!
it's never too late to change - the establishment is bullshit, free-thinking should be revered.
Shia Lebouf 1.0
He couldn't hand Cusack his jock strap
Kev got you too huh?
I get the vibe. John is way better.