The original “pillow talk”-scene had Marla saying “I want to have your abortion”. When this was objected to by Fox 2000 Pictures President of Production Laura Ziskin, David Fincher said he would change it on the proviso that the new line couldn’t be cut. Ziskin agreed and Fincher wrote the replacement line, “I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school”. When Ziskin saw the new line, she was even more outraged and asked for the original line to be put back, but, as per their deal, Fincher refused.
Also, the actress didn’t know grade school in the US is 6-12 years old as she is from outside the US. She didn’t find out until afterwards and was very unhappy about saying it.
This of course varies by country, googling for a few countries (Japan, UK, Germany) actually all betrayed my expectations,with higher public school percentages for primary schools than the US. They generally do have different grade structures though. Edit: for those 3, primary/grade school went to 4th or 6th grade.
Personally elementary/grade school was up to 5th grade, 6-8th was middle, 9-12 high school. Technically I started school in Saint Vincent, in what I believe was a private school, but we moved back to the US when I was in 2nd grade going to third.
Helena Bonham-Carter, being British, didn’t know that “grade school” was much younger than one would expect from such a line until after the film was released.
Perhaps what sets me apart from some first language english speakers is that I don’t necessarily treat it as superior in value to other languages, even dowm to the phonym. I just want to create and communicate.
You’re absolutely right! Those dumb English people are wrong for not adhering to the German spelling reform. How dare they?
Also the spelling reform only changed the previous ß to a ss. The spelling reform has nothing to do with the c/k debate. What was your point again other than brainless insults?
Entschuldigung. It’s a risky day for sanity out here in the soon-to-be-wasteland of a nation. I could’ve been kinder instead of acting like one. (Wortspielftw?) 🙇🏼♂️🥲
“I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school.” blew my young mind, at the time.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/trivia/?item=tr0755880
Also, the actress didn’t know grade school in the US is 6-12 years old as she is from outside the US. She didn’t find out until afterwards and was very unhappy about saying it.
Fair point.
When I saw the flick, the internet was barely more than geocities & altavista, so 🤷🏼♂️
TMI: as someone who lost theirs at 12, I guess it resonated with me — but, I completely hear where she’s coming from.
It’s 6 to 14 or so. First grade through eighth grade.
Kindergarten to 6th grade (12 yoa) in the majority of the US. 7th and 8th are middle school.
Middle school is also grade school.
Generally not understood as such though. I would say common vernacular is more accurate to the intended meaning than the technical truth
I went to one school, K through 8. Called it grade school. But it was a private Lutheran church school.
I think it depends on if you are talking private or public schools.
Sure, but my point was general consensus. For the purposes of this discussion, I’ll use the US. According to Pew (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/06/us-public-private-and-charter-schools-in-5-charts/) 83% of k-12 students went to public schools. Many of our parents couldn’t afford to send it to private if they wanted to.
This of course varies by country, googling for a few countries (Japan, UK, Germany) actually all betrayed my expectations,with higher public school percentages for primary schools than the US. They generally do have different grade structures though. Edit: for those 3, primary/grade school went to 4th or 6th grade.
Personally elementary/grade school was up to 5th grade, 6-8th was middle, 9-12 high school. Technically I started school in Saint Vincent, in what I believe was a private school, but we moved back to the US when I was in 2nd grade going to third.
I guess it depends on your region because it was definitely considered grade school when/where I grew up.
why? she’s an actress ffs
She’s not American. They use different terms for things around the world.
E: ducking autocorrupt
i mean why would she care what she said in character, it’s not like it’s her as an actor who said it
Helena Bonham-Carter, being British, didn’t know that “grade school” was much younger than one would expect from such a line until after the film was released.
They kept it in because it isn’t inaccurate. 🤢🥲
coughpriestsarentafraidcough
I think the original line was:
“I want to have your abortion”
But it was cut because it was deemed to krass.
Krass is German.
Yes, “not included” like you when people want to have fun and form friendships.
That doesn’t change that the English spelling is crass.
Also, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crass says crass made its way from Latin via French to English, not German. Always with a C, btw.
And I think that comes from French via the Norman invasion of 1066.
C vs K is a major distinction of language families too, I forget the terminology for it.
c not as fun as k. no one cares. spelling is for comand line. The rest is jazz. Talking by the numbers is for the coffin-hearted.
If spelling doesn’t matter, why then are all your other words properly spelled in their English form.
And you used proper capitalization and spaces.
Don’t be disingenuous.
I am a fully genuine fiction writer. I am fully candid about the neccesity of fun.
Language is a conductive medium that behaves bizzarely depending on environmental conditions.
Spelling matters for comandline, translation.
My tongue nor typewriter are region-locked. They are drunken and given to singing.
No need to mind. :3 Fortunately plants look great in bauhaus.
Perhaps what sets me apart from some first language english speakers is that I don’t necessarily treat it as superior in value to other languages, even dowm to the phonym. I just want to create and communicate.
That’s the worst attempt at Motte-and-bailey I’ve ever seen.
This conversation proves otherwise.
idk I’m going to let my commement hang around and see if any other pirates jump on or upvote :3
I want to argue, but I have to admit that your English is far better than my German.
If you could stop smelling your own farts for a second you would see why that doesn’t matter.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/krass
Get fucked.
You’re absolutely right! Those dumb English people are wrong for not adhering to the German spelling reform. How dare they?
Also the spelling reform only changed the previous ß to a ss. The spelling reform has nothing to do with the c/k debate. What was your point again other than brainless insults?
No, you are dumb because you can’t follow a simple conversation that is still written out.
I was using German. Doesn’t matter how the English spelling is.
That is too difficult for you to understand. With all your Arroganz, that is too much for you.
Sheiße. 😭
Entschuldigung. It’s a risky day for sanity out here in the soon-to-be-wasteland of a nation. I could’ve been kinder instead of acting like one. (Wortspiel ftw?) 🙇🏼♂️🥲
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What are you trying to say?
What part are you not parsing?
The whole thing.
What nation? Act as what? What is that Wortspiel ftw thing supposed to mean with that formating?
You seem to already have lost your sanity because this reads like something you find written in feces on a asylum wall.
Ohhh, you are an asshole. My bad. You can kindly fuck off now, cupcake. 🤣
You might want to make sure your comment has perfect grammar if you’re gonna be “that guy”
Feel better about yourself, kitten? 🤣
That’s rich coming from the person who was previously correcting a stranger’s grammar in an unnecessarily aggressive tone.
Sounds kind of like projection…
Are you ok?
The fuck do you think? Are you?
You seem distressed. It was a legitimate question.
Then, I appreciate the compassionate effort. My response is no less genuine — and the downvote dogpile can gargle a bag o’ dicks.