People-baiting
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William McFly:
What are you trying to prove with all of this? Cecil Fox:
Why must everything prove something? William McFly:
Well, there must be something more to it than just fun and games. Cecil Fox:
Well, you must admit its quite a game - and I promise you the fun's only just starting. William McFly:
Strange, almost displaced kind of fun. Out of another time, another world. Cecil Fox:
There's been no other time, really, no other world. We've simply forgotten the pleasure of living in them. William McFly:
In the 17th Century, for instance, let's say Elizabethan London, when torturing lunatics and animals, bear-baiting was great fun. Cecil Fox:
Well, for the witless and undemanding, not unlike today's television. The Elizabethan elite, however, for their more exclusive entertainment, baited each other: people-baiting
What are you trying to prove with all of this? Cecil Fox:
Why must everything prove something? William McFly:
Well, there must be something more to it than just fun and games. Cecil Fox:
Well, you must admit its quite a game - and I promise you the fun's only just starting. William McFly:
Strange, almost displaced kind of fun. Out of another time, another world. Cecil Fox:
There's been no other time, really, no other world. We've simply forgotten the pleasure of living in them. William McFly:
In the 17th Century, for instance, let's say Elizabethan London, when torturing lunatics and animals, bear-baiting was great fun. Cecil Fox:
Well, for the witless and undemanding, not unlike today's television. The Elizabethan elite, however, for their more exclusive entertainment, baited each other: people-baiting
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What are you trying to prove
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Why must everything prove something
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There must be more to it than just fun and games
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You must admit it's quite a game And the fun's only just starting
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Strange almost displaced kind of fun
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out of another time another world
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There's been no other time no other world
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We've simply forgotten the pleasure of living in them
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In the 17th century let's say Elizabethan London
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when torturing lunatics and animals bear baiting was great fun
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For the witless and the undemanding not unlike today's television
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The Elizabethan elite for their more exclusive entertainment
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baited each other people baiting
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Movie Summary
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Actors
William Mcfly
Cecil Fox
