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His Girl Friday (1940)

Date Watched: 24/01/2023

Referenced in: 4x05, 6x05 and 7x18

Rating:  ★★★★★  

What an incredible film that stands the test of time. Brilliant funny film with great performances from Rosalind Russell and Carey Grant! The supporting cast is brilliant too. I recommend this film to anyone - The opening scene is my favourite, the banter between the main leads is just amazing.

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(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

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4x05, The Fundamental Things Apply (2003) Lorelai questioning Luke on what movies he's seen LORELAI: You have never seen "Casablanca"? Are you kidding? LUKE: Just get anything, please. LORELAI: "Chinatown"? LUKE: Anything at all. LORELAI: "Bonnie and Clyde"? LUKE: A video game would be nice also. LORELAI: "It Happened One Night"? "His Girl Friday"? "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"? "Diner"? LUKE: I saw "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge." LORELAI: Oh. My house, eight o'clock. We have such work to do.

6x05, We've Got Magic to Do (2005) Rory says that Lacey is "my girl Friday." RORY: The Swing Dolls, everybody. (Richard walks back into the main Hall, as the people applaud) I'm Rory Gilmore, the architect of this event. (everyone starts to applaud again. Emily looks radiant) Thank you. And I'd like to take this moment to thank some others for the outstanding success this evening. To Lacey Boscombe, my right hand, my girl Friday, I could not have done it without you. To Glenda, Lance, the entire serving crew, thank you. To the kind people at KBC Audio who generously donated this amazing...(as Rory delivers her "Thank You" speech Richard looks at her with great sadness)

7x18, Hay Bale Maze (2007) Rory mentions the film while debating what to wear to her interview. RORY: Okay, I need to pick out a coat. A trench coat would be too "All The President's Men," but my blue coat would be too "His Girl Friday." PARIS: I'm just gonna cut to the chase. Why are you here? LOGAN: You're not talking metaphysically, are you?

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Casablanca (1942)

Date Watched: 21st December 2016

Referenced in: 1x18, 4x02, 4x05, 4x10, 7x04, 7x07, 7x11 and Fall (I feel like it’s been referenced more so let me know if I’ve missed any!)

Rating:  ★★★★★

A classic Gilmore Girls film - Casablanca. I’ve seen it many times and it gets better with every viewing. It’s just one of those untouchable classics AND it helps play out one of my fave Javajunkie episodes (4x05, Fundamental Things Apply) where Luke and Loreai have movie night. It’s just a great episode. Anyway back to the film. Wicked acting, funny that because Ingrid Bergman was so tall Humphrey Bogart wore platform shoes or stood on a box - Bogart, the king of making things cool before Tom Cruise tried to make things cool. This film is so fucking quotable too, so many famous lines - also the top miss quoted, I’ll have no ‘Play it again Sam’ bullshit :’) Five stars obviously. Cannot be faulted.

(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

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1x18, The Third Lorelai (2001) Rory quotes a famous line from the film when getting Tristan to ask out Paris TRISTIN: You want me to date Paris? RORY: Just think about it. TRISTIN: [exhales loudly] Me and Paris. RORY: Louis, I think this is the beginning of a wonderful friendship. TRISTIN: Who’s Louis? RORY: Just think. [leaves]

4x02, The Lorelais’ First Day at Yale (2003) When Rory finds out that Paris shares a room with her she says, “Of all the gin joints…”, a reference to Rick’s famous quote. PARIS: I’m going to Yale. RORY: You’re going to Yale. PARIS: And we’re suitemates. RORY: Of all the gin joints.

4x05, The Fundamental Things Apply (2003) Lorelai and Luke watch the movie, several references and mentions of the film throughout. LORELAI: Well, come on, tell me. I don’t want to get something you’ve seen. LUKE: Don’t worry about it. I haven’t seen anything. LORELAI: People always say that. LUKE: Well, with me, it’s true. LORELAI: “Casablanca”? LUKE: Nope. LORELAI: You have never seen “Casablanca”? Are you kidding?

LORELAI: I got you a nice, cold beer. LUKE: Appreciate it. LORELAI: Okay. You are one click away from “Casablanca.” LUKE: Start it up. LORELAI: No, whoa, whoa, whoa. We need to get situated. Are you all situated? LUKE: I’m situated. LORELAI: You need to, like, squish around a little. LUKE: I don’t need to. LORELAI: Come on, squish around a little bit. LUKE: I’m fine how I am. LORELAI: Okay, but, uh, you can’t squish during the movie because it’s distracting. That’s rule number one. LUKE: There’s rules? LORELAI: Oh, yeah, especially for a true classic like “Casablanca.” It’s not like we’re watching a there’s-nothing-else-on movie or a guilty pleasure like “Hardbodies.” Oh, my God. Have you seen “Hardbodies”? LUKE: I don’t think so. LORELAI: Three middle-aged guys rent a beach house and they hire this young local stud to introduce them to cute girls, a.k.a. “Hardbodies.” LUKE: Let’s see that. LORELAI: No, Luke, we’re seeing “Casablanca.” LUKE: Then let’s see that.

LUKE: You know what I mean. You’re watching me watch the movie. It’s creepy. LORELAI: I enjoy watching people watch certain parts of certain movies. LUKE: But you look over just before something big happens, so I always know something’s coming. LORELAI: Oh, I do? LUKE: You did it just before Humphrey Bogart saw Ingrid Bergman for the first time. LORELAI: Well, she’s the costar. You knew something was coming.

LORELAI: Aah! You’re fast-forwarding. LUKE: Well, we’ll not gonna get through this thing. I just wanna get to the good parts. LORELAI: There are no bad parts of “Casablanca.” Just go back. Back. I’m gonna go grab dessert.

HUMPHREY BOGART: [On screen as Rick] Go ahead and shoot, you’ll be doing me a favour. LORELAI: Yup. [hangs up] I know just how you feel, Rick. LUKE: Shh. LORELAI: Tsk.

RORY: Tell me he didn’t fall asleep during “Casablanca.” LORELAI: No, we made it through “Casablanca.” He fell asleep during “Hardbodies.” RORY: How do you fall asleep during a classic like “Hardbodies”? 4x10, The Nanny and the Professor (2004) Lorelai quotes Rick’s “we’ll always have Paris” line when talking about Asher sleeping with Paris LORELAI: Well, what would the school say if they knew about this? RORY: Yes, what about that? This guy’s risking everything - his job, his reputation. LORELAI: Yes, well…he’ll always have Paris. RORY: How long have you been waiting with that one? LORELAI: I just had a feeling the opportunity would present itself eventually.

7x04, ’S Wonderful, ’S Marvelous (2006) Lorelai concludes that she and Christopher ruin movies by seeing them together and says that they can never watch Casablanca together. CHRISTOPHER: No, we made the movies bad. Think about it we are the common factor. LORELAI: Ohh. CHRISTOPHER: All the movies – very different. Different genres – different languages, even. We saw them in different theatres at different times. What do they all have in common? LORELAI: They were all seen by us. Wow! CHRISTOPHER: Huh! LORELAI: We can never see “Casablanca” together. I mean I’m very sorry. I don’t care how much I love it, but I will not be responsible for ruining “Casablanca.”

7x07, French Twist (2006) Lorelai tells Christopher that they’ll always have Paris, quoting Rick’s words to Ilsa. CHRISTOPHER: Well it doesn’t have to end. When we get back to Stars Hollow, we can sleep all day and wander the town in the night, and… that stuff we did back in the hotel room – we can definitely do that back in stars hollow. LORELAI: Are you saying we’ll always have Paris? CHRISTOPHER: I’m saying I love you, Lorelai.

7x11, Santa’s Secret Stuff (2007) Lorelai references this movie when talking about her stream of consciousness when trying to write Luke’s recommendation letter. LORELAI: Because my brain is a wild jungle full of scary gibberish. “I’m writing a letter. I can’t write a letter. "Why can’t I write a letter? I’m wearing a green dress. "I wish I was wearing my blue dress. "My blue dress is at the cleaners. ”’The Germans wore gray. You wore blue. “Casablanca’. ”‘Casablanca’ is such a good movie. “'Casablanca.’ The white house. Bush. "Why don’t I drive a hybrid car? I should drive a hybrid car. "I should really take my bicycle to work. "Bicycle. Unicycle. Unitard. Hockey puck. Rattlesnake. Monkey, monkey, underpants.”

A Year in the Life: Fall (2016) Upon running into Dean at the market, Rory quotes a famous line of the film. [Rory accidentally bumps into Dean] RORY: Sorry! DEAN: Hey RORY: Well hello! of all the gin joints in all the world, it’s so good to see you DEAN: You too.

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The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Date Watched: 28th April 2026

Referenced in: 4x05

Rating:  ★★★☆☆  

I'm back baby!!! Gonna try to start watching more again. I got a notification to say this was available on Channel 4 so thought I'd better watch.

It's a classic 70's disaster film. All the females under the age of 30 are scantily clad for no particular reason and don't stop screaming. Many problematic themes in this one that makes it harder to hold up today but if you can see past the screeching, misogyny and weight jokes then it's passable for an interesting watch. Also I knew I recognised Manny from somewhere... Grandpa Joe you are looking spritely!

Alright film but won't be recommending it any time soon or watching it again. 3 stars.

(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

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The Fundamental Things Apply (2003) Lorelai alludes to the film and talks about Shelly Winters drowning.

LORELAI: Oh, by the way, if my package arrives today, bring it with you, okay? Thanks.

CUT TO ELDER GILMORE RESIDENCE [The doorbell rings. The maid answers the door and lets Lorelai in] LORELAI: Oh, hey. Uh, oh, oh, hold on, whoa. Wow, that could have been very ugly, huh? The great cappuccino disaster of 2003. Very sad -- Shelley Winters drowns. Think the coffee was stronger than I thought. MAID: Can I take your coat? LORELAI: Thank you.

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Benji (1974)

Date Watched: 21/12/2022

Referenced in: 4x05

Rating:  ★★★★

And it’s Benji bringing todays Bronchitis movie marathon to a close and what an easy watching uplifting one to finish on! who wouldn’t love watching a dog run between houses for an hour and a half! Honestly it actually kept my attention surprisingly well and I enjoyed it :)

(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

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4x05,  The Fundamental Things Apply (2003) Lorelai talking to Luke about how he's been in a bad mood   LORELAI: You've been stomping around, barking at people for days. LUKE: I have not. LORELAI: Yes, Cujo, you have. LUKE: I always talk to people like that. LORELAI: No, Benji, you don't. LUKE: I'll be fine tomorrow. LORELAI: Really, Lassie? Why is that?

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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)

L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat 

Date Watched: 21st December 2022

Referenced in: 4x05

Rating:  ★★★★★

So this may only be 50 seconds long BUT it is down for one of the first MOVIES ever so it’s making this list. It’s on youtube, it’s nothing special now but it was before it’s time in the 18 hundreds! Piece of history.

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4x05, The Fundamental Things Apply (2003) Lorelai talks about the film and describes its key scene to Luke. LORELAI: Oh, my God. You're beyond monk. You're uber-monk. LUKE: Just start it up. I won't talk again. LORELAI: Okay, just one more warning - when they showed the first motion picture over a hundred years ago, it featured a train rushing toward the camera, and, um, people were so sure the train was going to burst off the screen and crush them that they ran away in terror. Now, Luke, the train is not going to leave the screen. LUKE: Hit the button. LORELAI: Okay.