December 24, 2006
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Failure to Launch
Last time I went sailing with my neighbor, she mentioned a movie called, Failure to Launch. I remember when this movie came out, I really didn’t care to see it, since the whole premise was about a loser who lives at home with his mother.
But my neighbor was so enthusiastic that I *must* see this movie, that I went out and rented it. And she was right. It really wasn’t that bad. Incredibly unrealistic, and I wouldn’t have wanted to marry Matthew McConaughey’s character even if someone had bought me the Spike Africa. But it was refreshing to see a sailboat incorporated into the movie. (Even if most of it was just boats sitting at dock.)
What exactly are they looking at?And why is it always the males who have the dream of owning a sailboat? And the women who don’t know anything about it? (The only thing she asks about is the galley — cuz, you know, that’s where all women work, when they’re on a sailboat.) It’d be nice if someone submitted a screenplay about the opposite situation.
Oh wait. Someone did.
The Grand Imagineer is the 64-foot sloop in which Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey sit to “eat lunch” in Failure to Launch. The story of the sailboat’s name can be found at http://www.grandimagineer.com/boat.html.
One of the quotes from the movie. . . .
“Don’t buy a boat, dude. . . . you don’t love boats. You love the idea of a boat. The reality is it’s just a drain on your time, your wallet, and your emotions. In the end, she will break your heart. . . . You wanna feel pain? You’re better off slamming your hand in a car door.”
I believe that marriage and sailing are fine institutions. And institutions are for crazy people.
