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'Magic time!'

posted 14 years ago by suecat1967
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So, a little funny inside joke I noticed during the movie. Right before he and his wife dive into the pints of whiskey he snuck up to their room when they were staying at his father-in-law's, Jack Lemmon opens the bottle of whiskey and says, "Magic time". And, supposedly, before every take in every movie, before the cameras would roll, Jacke Lemmon would say, "It's magic time!".
Did anyone else notice this?

[–] MissSugarKane 14 years ago

Yes! I think it was a little "tribute" to Jack himself. I always love to hear him say it as it's probably the way he said it before every take of every film.

Marilyn Monroe: I don't want to be rich. I just want to be wonderful.