interesting piece of Armenian trivia. I just caught the end of the 1993 movie "Calendar Girl", Jason Priestley played a character named Roy Darpinian, anyone seen the movie? Any references to him being Armenian?(besides the name of course)
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Originally posted by TigranJamharianinteresting piece of Armenian trivia. I just caught the end of the 1993 movie "Calendar Girl", Jason Priestley played a character named Roy Darpinian, anyone seen the movie? Any references to him being Armenian?(besides the name of course)The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Originally posted by ckBejugYeah, in he movie when Jason Priestly crashes at his uncles house we find out that he is Armenian, I don't remember thw whole thing, but I remember there is mention of the uncle having a nose job, I think, because of his big Armenian nose.
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Originally posted by loseyournameWhat about Yossarian from Catch-22? I'm pretty sure the book says he is Assyrian, but still.
This kind of stuff is really interesting.
You guys know about the little kid in Bad News Bears right? The most common commercial the coach somehow gets through his last name then asks "What is that, Aztec?"
"Armenian"
Coach goes something like "Its the goddamn united nations over here"
hilarious stuff. but the kid they got to play has got to be one of the darkest sicilians ive seen in a long time.
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Why is it that we get so excited when we see any mention of our people or country in movies or books? You think Germans are saying "Oh my god there's a kid in the movie who says he's German. Cool!!".
That said, did anyone see the new flick "Must love Dogs". Oh my god, John Cussac (sp) and whatsherface have a dinner in Armenian restaurant and try to speak Armenian. Cool!!!
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Originally posted by karoaperWhy is it that we get so excited when we see any mention of our people or country in movies or books? You think Germans are saying "Oh my god there's a kid in the movie who says he's German. Cool!!".
According to the 2000 U.S. census, 47 million Americans are of German ancestry.
Population of Germany: 82,431,390
Approximate number of Armenians worldwide: 8 million.
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What I ment to say was that it is utterly meaningless if an Armenian character is mentioned in a movie or a book. Now, if a tribute or praise is made to our history and culture, then it's something. But otherwise, I feel a little silly myself getting excited at such small things.
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