The Great Santini

The Great Santini1979

Genre: Drama
The Great Santini is a 1979 American drama film written and directed by Lewis John Carlino, based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Pat Conroy. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O'Keefe, and tells the story of a U.S. Marin… more »



Mary Anne Meechum:
Hey Dad, why do you love me more than your other children?

Bull Meechum:
Beat it, I'm reading the sports page.

Mary Anne Meechum:
Let's have a conversation Dad. Let's bare our souls and get to know one another.

Bull Meechum:
I don't want you to get to know me. I like being an enigma, like a Chink. Now scram.

Mary Anne Meechum:
Am I a Meechum Dad? Can girls be real Meechums; girls without jump shots? Or am a simple form of Meechum, like in biology. Mary Anne, the one-celled Meechum.

Bull Meechum:
Mary Anne scram, I'm starting to lose my temper; Lilian!

Mary Anne Meechum:
[falls to the ground] Dad, I'm pregnant. I'm pregnant by a negro Daddy. His name is Rufus, I didn't wanna tell you but since we're baring our souls to each other. Rufus is a pacifist; a pacifist homosexual.

Bull Meechum:
Jesus H. Christ! Lilian, I'm going to the club. I'll see you all at the game! I can't stand it around here! [storms off as Mary Anne follows him.]

Mary Anne Meechum:
But you'll get to like him after awhile Dad. Dwarfs are easy to like, especially when they're bald and cross-eyed....Dad....Dad...*Dad*!!

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