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SNAP OUT OF IT!

SNAP OUT OF IT!

I'm at my "Moonstruck" moment

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Larry Schweikart
May 13, 2025
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There is a great moment in the film “Moonstruck” where Cher slaps a lethargic and whining Nicholas Cage across the face and yells “SNAP OUT OF IT.” It’s similar to a scene in the great movie “The Verdict,” where all the breaks have gone against Paul Newman’s “Frank Galvin” and his girlfriend “Laura,” (played by Charlotte Rampling)—-who is actually working for the other side, but who has come to root for Frank—-tells him much the same to grow up, that life isn’t fair.

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