Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise1983

Genre: Short
Back in the excess-is-best 1980s, the pared-down minimalism of 1984's Stranger than Paradise played like the product of another time--or even another planet. It was so "off," i.e. offbeat and off-kilter, it was (right) on. Now seen as a classic of A… more »



Willie:
You're sure you don't want a TV dinner?

Eva:
Yes. I'm not hungry. Why is it called TV dinner?

Willie:
Um... You're supposed to eat it while you watch TV. Television.

Eva:
I know what a TV is. Where does that meat come from?

Willie:
What do you mean?

Eva:
What does that meat come from?

Willie:
I guess it comes from a cow.

Eva:
From a cow? It doesn't even look like meat.

Willie:
Eva, stop bugging me, will you? You know, this is the way we eat in America. I got my meat, I got my potatoes, I got my vegetables, I got my dessert, and I don't even have to wash the dishes.

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