Sweet Liberty (1986)

Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Keywords: actor, american-revolution, author, cannon-fire, colonial, dementia, directed-by-star, director, extra, fencing

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Stanley Gould: Wonderful welcome. Maniacs in tights - Shooting.

[Stanley is trying to check into his hotel]::Stanley Gould: I have to get right to my suite. I'm the writer.::Stuntman: So? I'm the stunt coordinator.::Stanley Gould: So you can fall down later - I have writing that can't wait.

[On Stanley's adaptation of Michael's book]::Stanley Gould: You're not upset are you?::Michael Burgess: [annoyed] I think I should warn you - I have a sword in my bag.

Gretchen: [to Michael] How can you teach History and have such a short memory?

Michael Burgess: Hi Mom. I brought you your groceries::Cecelia Burgess: Put them on the TV.::Michael Burgess: Mom, why do you always put your groceries on the TV?::Cecelia Burgess: I always put them there and keep them there for a week. The radiation kills the poison that they put in them.::Michael Burgess: Mom, there's no poison in your groceries. Why don't you put them in the kitchen?::Cecelia Burgess: You know why. [whispers] Because "he's" in there.::Michael Burgess: Who, Mom? The Devil? [Cecelia nods] Mom, the Devil is not in your kitchen.

Michael Burgess: [of the screenplay's historical inaccuracies] Tarleton was a vicious ruthless beast! Why would she fall in love with this guy?::Bo Hodges: He's number four at the box office.::Michael Burgess: What?::Bo Hodges: Elliott James is an international star. He comes on the screen in Paris, they wet their pants in Manila. If she *doesn't* fall in love with him, the audience will set fire to the *ushers*.

Bo Hodges: You realize who goes to see movies. Eighty percent of them are between the ages of 12 and 22. And you know what the kids like?::Michael Burgess: What?::Bo Hodges: Well, this may sound silly to you, but kids go completely ape if you do three things in a picture: defy authority, destroy property, and take people's clothes off.::Michael Burgess: [bollixed] What does that have to do with American history?::Bo Hodges: Oh, come on, Michael, think about it for a second. Why do kids defy authority? Because they're in rebellion. The American revolution, Michael, was the ultimate rebellion. *And* they destroyed property! So all we had to do with these lunatics' help was to get their clothes off.

Michael Burgess: [on meeting the lead actress out of period costume] I'm trying to get used to how *different* you look. You--you know, you're two different people!::Faith Healy: Oh, well, if all I could be is two different people, I'd be out of business!

Elliott James: [of his philandering] You know what my problem is? The way they smell. The perfume of their skin. It's, it's so intoxicating. I told my wife I'd never even *look* at other women if only I could cut off my nose.::Michael Burgess: What'd she say?::Elliott James: She said I was aiming too high.

Faith Healy: [on seeing Michael nearly pick a fight with her co-star Elliott out of jealousy] I think if you have a complaint, you ought to take it up with me.::Michael Burgess: Exactly how far do you take being Mary Slocum?::Faith Healy: How far do you take being an historian?::Michael Burgess: I would stop short of sleeping with George the Third. *Why* would you have anything to do with him?::Faith Healy: Because he's a witty, charming man, and because it helps our scenes.::Michael Burgess: Helps your *scenes*?::Faith Healy: When I look in his eyes now, there's someone there. Do you--do you know what it feels like to act with someone who has the emotional depth of an eggplant?::Michael Burgess: [truly astonished] You're not at *all* like her!::Faith Healy: [quietly, also astonished] Where have you been the last ten weeks?