The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) – Filmsack Show Notes

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This week on Filmsack, we float our little Italian boat out to the open sea for some hot guy on guy action that starts out horny and ends with a paddling… to the death when we confront this 1999 psychological thriller about THE “INSERT ADJECTIVE HERE” MR. RIPLEY now impersonating a more likeable movie on Paramount plus. Jazz Hands.

Anywho, everybody should have one talent, what’s mine?  Forging signatures of guys named Dick Dickie, telling lies… mostly to myself but also to other people… once I lied to a cup of coffee about how good it was… it was not … also, I can impersonate practically anybody… as long as they sound like me with a little lower or higher register. Yeah I know that’s three, and sure nobody should have more than one talent… but I need the attention… gimmie. 

Randy, I wear the speedo as is the style of the locals… pigment shaming be damned. Rub it all out! Rub it all out!

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BRIEF

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) follows Tom Ripley, a small-town American with a knack for imitation, as he’s commissioned to retrieve the playboy son of a wealthy shipbuilder from Italy. Over time, Ripley becomes seduced by the luxurious lifestyle he was meant to merely observe, leading him down a perilous path of impersonation, deceit, and ultimately, murder. Director Anthony Minghella crafts a visually stunning and psychologically complex narrative that blurs the lines between admiration and envy, reality and illusion.

Rated: R
1999 ‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ Approximately 2h 22m

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SHOW NOTES

• • • • How talented is he?
      • Fancy lady music  singing.
      • ID Cutup shreds?
      • Many adjective Mr. Ripley.
      • If I could only go back… If could rub everything out… starting with myself… and and borrowing the jacket…
      • You most likely know our son at Princeton. He is Dick. 
      • Come listen to our fancy vocal lady.
      • Thanks for the liars jacket. Now I have a job down at the docks instead of toilet jacket brush guy.
      • All the talent and none of the opportunity… UNTIL.
      • You probably heard… Dickie has been living abroad… in Italy.
      • That is my son’s thing… spending my allowance.
      • I will pay you a 1000 dollars to bring back my slacker son back home…
      • Album Artwork fonts.
      • He has an ear for music…
      • Music appreciation Mr. Ripley.
      • The year… 1958
      • Based on the boring ass novel.
      • The Greenleaf name opens a lot of doors. Friends with the Con-ards.
      • I only have 1 piece of luggage.
      • Dickie Greenleaf… liar!
      • We are partners in disguise… as he slowly falls under the spell of living someone else’s life.
      • Don’t come singing at my bus and doing a duet with the driver…
      • Fiance has a face.
      • I wear the speedo as is the style of the locals.
      • Passing through… you are so white. Pale skin shaming
      • Made me laugh so hard I almost got a nose bleed… is that good?
      • Can you mix a Martini? 
      • Everybody should have 1 talent… forging signatures… telling lies… impersonating practically anybody.
      • is for cashing his allowance.
      • Jazz is just insulant noise.
      • I’m never going back.
      • Bird is the name of my boat.
      • Meanwhile down at the Hot Jazz in Nepals.
      • My dad likes to build boats I prefer to sail them.
      • Jazz Karaoke Americano
      • You always type your letters? 
      • Double agent buy a car with Dad’s money. We can’t drive… but we could get an ice box…
      • I hope it wasn’t cheap Marge.
      • What a beautiful ring. May I have it.
      • He makes me laugh… he should stay.
      • He doesn’t know how to ski.
      • He would play my Funny Valentine.
      • Small Italian town… Dickie has his dickie everywhere.
      • Is it a girl or a guy… was his question.  So he sings it like that.
      • I could F this icebox cause I love it so much.
      • The Mysterious Mr. Ripley. 
      • They hated New York.
      • Brought Shakespeare 
      • without the glasses you aren’t even ugly…
      • Nothing more naked than your handwriting.
      • Show me your signature…cause I totally won’t steal it.
      • Hey… wanna play some tub chess…. just one guy in a tub…. now 2. I didn’t mean with you in it…. or maybe I did.
      • Home by Thanksgiving. 
      • I can’t keep spending your father’s money.
      • F every lady you see once.
      • Freddy the freak. in the listening booth
      • This turned from “The Ladies” to “The Fellas” pretty quickly.
      • I wish you would get out of my clothes… what are you doing. I was just amusing myself. Don’t tell Freddy.
      • You eat Dicky’s food.
      • Dicky attention is like the sunshine… but then it is cold when he forgets about you. so cold.
      • Why do men play it is at killing one another.
      • Marge Maintenance. … wink wink… nudge nudge.
      • Tommy. How’s the peeping… Tommy… how’s the peeping… tommy tommy tommy.
      • Everywhere I go this lady is stalking me.
      • What we doing? Catholic stuff… and murder!!
      • Why did it take an hour to get an ambulance…
      • You don’t have to clean up… really…
      • She was pregnant… did you know that.
      • You are the brother I never had..
      • I didn’t help.
      • We got a secret.
      • We can still go to Venice…
      • Let’s go north. On our last trip… then we must part ways.
      • Who me? Nothing… just sniffing you while you sleep.
      • Why do you do that thing with your neck on trains… spooky.
      • San Remo… 
      • Ton Mongibello.
      • Marge and I had a bet about Princeton.
      • This is like the exit interview. He is a bit mean. I took the boat out around the bay… and the first thing I saw I liked I took.
      • This boat ride is very uncomfortable.
      • You can be a leech…. you can be quite boring… 
      • You follow your cock around. 
      • Some third class mooch… 
      • You give me the creeps.
      • Why do boys always murder. 
      • Dickie dead. Dead Dickie. It was murder… murder most fowl… followed up with dead man boat snuggies.
      • The sax… the drums…
      • I always type my letters…. convenient… too bad I can’t spell.
      • The Talented Mr. Murder Man.
      • He hates being confronted… boy do I say.
      • Everybody knows Freddie Miles.
      • I don’t want too many large bills… no one will change them.
      • Do you hate the opera? I know you like the Jazz. No… he likes the opera for real.
      • Oh no… I shot my best friend and lover… whyyy.
      • I hate opera tattooed on his chest.
      • I hate these kind of movies…where people are always almost getting caught. I don’t need that kind of stress in my life.
      • You should always save pain for the daytime.
      • I was there with Dickie… Dickie loves you.
      • I’ve heard about him.. the Tom Ripley.
      • nothing nothing untoward happened.
      • Peter, Dickie…
      • Whenever Dickie does something I feel guilty.
      • Merry Christmas to me… head in a box…
      • That damn ring… get rid of that ring idiot.
      • Going to have to kill Freddie.
      • The only thing that looks like Dickie is you.
      • Driving down an Alley full of Mirrors is probably not a great idea.
      • Oh what tangled web we weave.
      • I’m not in the habit of carrying around photos of my male friends.
      • You can change the scenery but you can’t escape your own rotten self.
      • wee woo wee woo… blue light face.
      • phew… it was almost the Rome guy.
      • Are you a homosexual. Interesting Non-Sequitur. 
      • Mamma Mia…
      • It all makes sense… in your head. Put the past in a basement and then you meet someone special. then you toss them the key.
      • Knees up Mother Brown.
      • Just take a giant eraser.
      • Now we have the boys choir. 
      • Booze her up.
      • Look at me what…
      • What he will admit to his lady…
      • I feel guilty… you should feel guilty.
      • The moment someone confronts him… he lashes out.
      • You can’t choose your children.
      • oh shit. She found his rings. Is he going to kill her too. I hate movies like this. They stress me out so much.
      • I can explain.
      • Run Marge Run.
      • Just looking 
      • He has so many realities… he lies… he lies.
      • Write it down and and put it in your purse.
      • When you can see were you live from a distance it seems like a dream.
      • In American we are taught to check a fact before it becomes a fact.
      • The talented Mr. Ripley got away with it too. 
      • Marge Knows… Marge Knows…
      • Know what I want to change about this moment… nothing. well… maybe the murder.
      • Uh oh… on the boat… with the last lie. he can’t stop lying… 
      • Traveling under R.
      • No. I’m alone… Guess I have to kill Peter.
      • But I want us to stay here in the room…
      • I’m going to be stuck in the basement aren’t I.
      • I’ve lied about who I am and where I am.
      • I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.
      • Tell me some nice things about Tom Ripley.
      • Tom is a mystery… To is not a nobody. Tom has nightmares… Tom has someone to love him.
      • Tom is crushing me….Cry killing
      • Matt Damon as Tom Ripley: A small-town American whose talent for impersonation leads him down a dark path.
      • Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf: The charismatic playboy whose lifestyle becomes the object of Ripley’s obsession.
      • Anthony Minghella’s Direction: A masterful blend of visual splendor and psychological complexity.
      • Italian Backdrop: Lush scenery and a sumptuous cultural setting that contrast with the film’s grim undercurrents.
      • Themes of Identity and Deception: Ripley’s journey is as much about self-destruction as it is about transformation.
      • The Cost of Ambition: How envy and desire drive the narrative toward tragic consequences.
      • Supporting Characters: Cate Blanchett’s and Gwyneth Paltrow’s roles add layers to the tangled web of relationships.
      • Cinematography & Score: A sumptuous visual style paired with a haunting musical score that amplifies the tension.
      • Moral Ambiguity: The film’s exploration of right, wrong, and everything in between.
      • Critical Reception: Celebrated for its performances and stylish direction, though its ambiguity still sparks debate.
      • Legacy: The Talented Mr. Ripley remains a staple of modern psychological thrillers, revered for its narrative depth and visual flair.
      • Fun Trivia: Inspired by Patricia Highsmith’s novel; Ripley’s character is as enigmatic as he is charismatic.
      • Memorable Moments: Iconic scenes of transformation, close-ups that reveal Ripley’s inner torment, and a finale that leaves you questioning everything.

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