"Every one who drinks is not a poet. Some of us drink because we're not poets."

I like that line.

I'll put in another vote for "Dr. Horrible," as well as for the original "Arthur." I was always a fan of Dudley Moore, and there were moments in that film that really cracked me up. The sequel was a bore because he had sobered up--a morally unfortunate (but predictable) situation.

Watched the 1997 Japanese thriller, "Benjo Wa Doko Desu-ka?" last night. Interesting bits of hommage to the classical noir tradition: the parrot that "witnessed" the bathroom attendant's murder (VO by Paul Giamatti, with a tone that wanders between sarcasm and whiny mournfulness) seems to know only English phrases like "looks like he dropped the dime" and "this town ain't big enough for both of us," or "put down the cracker and back away" -- also several shots where the private investigator is holding the bird and caressing it -- clearly an attempt to resonate with The Maltese Falcon. The caresses eventually turn to abuse, as the PI, played by Kendo Noritake, grows frustrated with the bird's inability to describe the killer. The parrot, in turn, begins to pluck its own feathers and respond to all heated inquiries with, "That's what SHE said!" Other noirish tropes are deployed with somewhat less finesse -- a deceiving woman with a Hello Kitty tattoo on her cheek, a fedora-wearing man who watches from a doorway while fondling a pillow named Betty, and an inexplicable scene where Noritake follows a pajama-clad hippie to a convenience store and watches him purchase milk. May be worth watching for the emotional payoff at the end, when the parrot is returned to the pet store, stone dead.

I remember seeing it at a local arthouse when I was living in Likapeekapeepee, Michigan -- and they had translated it as "Free Bird." A translator website gives the title literally as "Where is the restroom?" Hope that helps.

I didn't understand the part where the woman with the neon cigaret holder is feeding the parrot french fries and trying to teach it the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V. It finally screams "Cry Havoc!" and bites her. Just seems like they stuck it in there for no reason. An inscrutable film.

All the more reason to see it, thanks Knox!!

Just tried all of the above with variations and....nothing!