Buna, I belief u are very confusing, hana

Buna, I belief Buddy was live it with the old mans and the old mans is fine out about Erik becos Buddy was keep the jewelary, hana

Eric is live with the old mans and the old mans discovert Eric was play with Buddy
When he give the jewelry to Bud E and through the cloth, he is try to say to Bud E, you can have Eric, hana

Well he was best friend with Richard Pryor. Support in times of judgement from everyone.

It was a very progressive treatment of the gay character being "one of the guys" for an '80s film.

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the scene with Grodin picking out clothes for Wilder makes perfect sense. The flamboyant leather clothes Wilder is wearing and him saying "are you sure"? then grodin reassuring that's ok and the robert redford hairdo. then the looks on Wilders work mates faces when he shows off his new look. they all must of thought he was a total fruit.

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Great directing from Gene Wilder, a touching scene with an uncomfortable theme (for its time) yet he handled it masterfully within a comedy.
First time I watched it, I thought the man was the husband of a woman (unseen) that Grodin had an affair with. Then I thought he was the young guy's father. Only later I connected it with the "shocking pink" reference. A bit too subtle, maybe, or maybe I just can't take a hint.
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I just rewatched the film and this scene remains quietly powerful as does the 'shocking pink' scene shortly after. Definitely helps give the film some substance.

Shocking pink.
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I still don't get the joke about the man and the doctor. Must re-watch.

Yes, this part is very subtle. I remember seing the movie when I was a kid, and back then I just felt that Charles Grodin's character must be gay, but I never understood why. I saw it again today and totally got it. I even got the "Shocking pink" line. Even the joke about the man and the doctor which Wilder tells Grodin makes sense today.
This is a very good comedy!
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I didn't get it until this year. I was a little kid when I first saw this film! Now I understand Grodin's line: "shocking pink." Excellent work.

oh, that was his current lover;
I always thought it was the boy's father,
but the suitcase didn't make sense then, now it does

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Still can't see Grodin playing a gay guy. Just doesn't fit. Great film though.
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no way!!! omg!! i never realised that. i just thought that he was having an affair with that guys wife. now it all makes sense, thank you
so obviously he had picked up the blonde guy at the party who had dropped his bracelet. talk about subtley

wellgrodin's character is gay and his friends don't know that. the guy that comes and drops eric's bracelet off is his current lover and obviously discovered that grodin's character cheated on him with this young guy (eric). he throws him out of his househence he moves back into his unfinished condo/apartment.
then wilder explains to him that it's ok with him that he's gay.