Why was Diane so upset?
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canuckteach — 14 years ago(November 30, 2011 07:57 AM)
lol again - don't feel sorry for Philip: he was a pompous jack-ass.. the actor who played him always specialized in a character of that sort..
Dr Turner is a satirical mock-up of an 80's 'liberated' woman - she got over the fuss at the party, and continued helping Melon - later, we see her tutoring Melon while they cuddle..
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Pankra001 — 14 years ago(January 07, 2012 02:25 PM)
Previous to the party she had only been with Thornton in the classroom and maybe the night they came back from dinner. Remember when they were at the Italian restaurant he opened up about how much he loved his first wife. That was a serious discussion, and Diane probably never saw him as a womanizer, rather just being incredibly immature. I think when she walked into that party she expected to see him at least dressed and greeting his guests with a martini in his hand.
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nagmashdriver — 14 years ago(January 23, 2012 04:39 AM)
Diane was so upset at the hot tub scene because she thought that through poetry, she could actually tame the inner child within Thornton. Silly women, always thinking they can change the men in their lives!
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Babushka_Mama — 13 years ago(June 11, 2012 07:52 PM)
Obviously she had feelings for Rodney but hadn't expressed it yet. After all, why else would she go to a young kids' party like that?
She was falling for him and felt a bit betrayed when she saw him in the midst of all those women. She wasn't right to be mad, but then, isn't that rather typical of women?
Also, by how Rodney had been acting and how he was courting her (in a gentlemanly fashion), she thought he was more of a person than that. Seeing him in the hot tub with a bunch of bikini girls made him look like the typical guy who only cares about boobies and buns.
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snelling — 12 years ago(May 28, 2013 06:19 PM)
I am looking in rochelle's direction. I think every person, both male and female have two sides to them. They have a fun, reckless side and a serious, professional side. Rodney can be a good guy and a fun guy. Phillip had almost all stodgy, nose-in-the-air perfectionism. Diane wanted both from the same man.
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faithish — 12 years ago(November 15, 2013 01:00 PM)
I thought the same thing. It was awfully hypocritical of her to be upset with Thornton for fooling around with coeds when she was openly dating Professor Frigid at the same time. The biggest reason she liked Thornton was because he was a fun-loving free spirit, which is what she seemed to be upset about.
As much of a pompous ass as Philip was, I kind of felt bad for him in this film. He's justifiably upset that a guy like Thornton is able to skirt admission requirements and skate his way through college using charm and bribery. Then Thornton acts like a know-it-all in Philip's class, undermining his authority as a professor, and to top it all off, Thornton steals his girlfriend right out from under his nose. I can't blame him for being pissed off about that. I certainly would be, in his position. -
OldFriendOfTheChristys — 12 years ago(March 31, 2014 10:53 AM)
I think she was just shocked. She was on her way toward falling for Thorntonand leaving Phillip in the dustso she couldnt help but react the way she did. Im not saying Thornton shouldve acted any differentlybecause youre right, they werent datingbut you cant fault a person for feeling what shes feeling. Its not like she held it over his head either. Their reading to each other served as proof of that.
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stones78 — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 08:01 AM)
I think she was going there, dancing and feeling good, then got a kick in the gut when she didn't get what she wanted. I probably would've been a bit bummed too, especially when he just jokes about being with his nieces. I think her being upset isn't that surprising.
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colorsflashing — 9 years ago(December 18, 2016 02:55 PM)
If Thornton had just been sitting in the hot tub like a normal person, I do not believe she would have been upset, even with all the girls there. But she arrives on the scene just as he is underwater getting an up-close look at the coeds' hoo-has, then when he comes out, he says "Now that's what I call Marine Biology!" Then when he sees Diane, he says something which is a) gross and b) grossly insulting to her intelligence, namely "Say hello to my nieces!" The combination of his icky behavior and his completely inappropriate excuse are what pissed her off.
As for Philip, she tried to get him to go into the party with her, but he was too much of a stick-in-the-mud. There is no reason for her to pass up some fun just because Philip won't go.
In terms of the dinner where she stood Philip up, she tried to call him to let him know she was going to keep tutoring Thornton over dinner. Evidently she couldn't reach him. Remember this was 1986, before the widespread use of cell phones.